Operation EPIC FURY in Halacha – Hear from boots on the ground

About this episode

The episode discusses the ethical implications of collateral damage in war and its relation to Halacha.

Does collateral damage in war have a limit – can you destroy a missile base that will kill many civilians in the town nearby. Can you hit a nuclear reactor that will contaminate millions? Are citizens who support the regime considered combatants? What Issurim can you be Doche because of mental health – using phones on Shabbos, or other electric devices that will calm them down? Does Iran have a Din of an active Rodef if it’s only something in the future – they’re in middle of making a nucl...

Topics covered

• war ethics
• collateral damage
• mental health
• Halacha
• Judaism
• Iran
• combatants

Keywords

• collateral damage
• war ethics
• Halacha
• mental health
• Shabbos
• Iran
• combatants

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Iran

Places: nuclear reactor, missile base, town, Shabbos

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