José Mujica

 

Rabbi Shlomo Goren on conduct during war

Despite the explicit Torah obligation to wage war, we are also commanded to have mercy on the enemy, and even during wartime, only to kill when it is necessary for self-defense for the purpose of conquest and victory; and not to attack non-combatants, and certainly not to strike at women and children who are not participating in the war effort.  With the exception of obligatory wars about which we were explicitly commanded by the Torah in ancient times, "You shall save alive nothing that breathes" (Devarim 20:16), since the enemies of that time also practiced cruelty, and so the Torah was stringent about them.  Nothing may be learned from them, God forbid, about other wars or about our time.  

Rabbi Shlomo Goren, Meshiv Milchama I, p. 14)[7]

Military Rabbinate: Founded and led the IDF Military Rabbinate from 1948 to 1968 (rising to the rank of brigadier-general), personally accompanying troops into multiple wars including the 1948 War of Independence, the 1956 Sinai Campaign, and the Six-Day War. In 1972 elected Chief Rabbi of Israel; the fourth Ashkenazi Jew to hold office.

Live Webinar

 Live Webinar: Exploring Rav Hirsch’s Commentary  Wed, Oct 21 @ 5pm PT, 8pm ET  Join us for a panel on Rabbi Samson Rafael Hirsch’s unique style of biblical interpretation and the significance of his Torah commentary (now available in the Sefaria Library). Attendance is free! 

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Tsundoku

 Tsundoku (積ん読) is a Japanese word that describes the habit of acquiring books and letting them pile up unread — buying more books than you can actually read, creating a growing stack (or library) of untouched volumes.

Saw this on the web. How true.

 

Kush

Adults are far more stupid than I had anticipated as a child