Torah’s Mandate: Defend Yourselves!: 19 Tishrei, 5741 • September 29, 1980
“The Guardian of Israel neither slumbers nor sleeps” – at all times Jews are protected by G-d. But we are commanded to also take part in our own security.
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David
Florida
April 29, 2019
This is more relevant today. With the massacre in Pittsburgh and now San Diego, we must be prepared to defend ourselves from anyone that threatens to harm us. Reply
Dorothy
Eugene oregon
December 19, 2012
Dorothy he is completely right! the God we know, would tell us to defend ourselves. i can tell by everything that happened in Jewish teachings. that's the command to all Jews; defend Israel. Reply
Rafael V. Rabinovich
Brooklyn, NY
November 6, 2008
In book Try "Eyes Upon the Land" and "When Silence is a Sin" Reply
Anonymous
November 6, 2008
where would i find this in a book? or audio Reply
Pikuach Nefesh seems very clear, but what if saving three or four Jews certainly jeopardizes the lives of an untold number of us?