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הרב ברנד שליט”א: מה לומדים מהחשמונאים?

חנוכה, קרבנות, והצהרת טראמפ

החשמונאים לחמו בלי משיח ● החשמונאים לא יכלו להיות משיח ● התיקונים שהחשמונאים עשו ● בענין חידוש המזבח ● עיקר שם חנוכה בגלל חנוכת המזבח ● עיקר גזירת היוונים בגלל התרשלות בעבודת הקרבנות ● ההתרשלות בזמננו ● הצהרת טראמפ, ההכרה בירושלים כעיר הבירה ● המסר של מאמר זה ● עתידין בתי כנסיות ובתי מדרשות שבבבל שיקבעו בארץ ישראל ● לאו דוקא בביאת הגואל אלא חורבן קהילות חו”ל וקביעתן בא”י ● שיקבעו בארץ ישראל מחייב השתדלות מצידינו ● המעון של התורה הוא רק בא”י, ולא במדבר ולא בחו”ל

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Feiglin on the Grocery Law

Keep Government Out of Private Religious Practice

by Moshe Feiglin

The “Grocery Store Bill” that passed today in the Knesset is an excellent example of why the State should not be involved in religious affairs. What is the story behind this bill? In the beginning, there was a law prohibiting the opening of businesses, including grocery stores, on Shabbat. In Tel Aviv, the law was ignored. The High Court supported Tel Aviv. The Knesset opposed Tel Aviv.

The bill turned into a major political battle. After a full course of baseless hatred all around, we have come full circle: The new bill says what had already been the case in practice: In communities that wish to have open groceries on Shabbat, the groceries will be open. In communities that wish to have closed groceries on Shabbat, the groceries will be closed.

What does Zehut say?

We must remove the entire issue from the Knesset and its conflict-instigators, and give the authority to decide on Shabbat observance for private businesses to the communities. In the words of President Trump, “All we are doing is recognizing reality”. (Reality, by the way, is the secular name for the Master of the Universe). For more on Religion and State, see our Platform Synopsis.

קול החינוך גליון #103

יו”ל ע”י ‘ועד הורים’ – בהכוונת גדולי התורה שליט”א

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Rabbi Asher Weiss: May One Plead ‘Guilty’ in Government Court?

Plea Deals and Chillul Hashem

Question:

Shalom Aleichem,

Occasionally, in order to secure a conviction (which can be very difficult), prosecutors will make a deal with the accused that they will only be charged with a lesser offense if they agree to plead guilty.

In the event that an observant Jew has been charged with a particularly egregious crime ר”ל is there a formal/technical concern about chilul Hashem in “admitting” to such crime when one is innocent? Is it possible to speak about this generally or does it depend upon the particulars?

Answer:

It would be permissible to make a plea bargain as it is common knowledge that this is a legal tactic and often does not reflect the truth. The defendant and his legal team will often state this openly. The technicality of entering the plea does not necessarily increase Chilul Hashem. In many cases, the charges alone and their being spread by the media cause the greatest Chilul Hashem, regardless of the outcome and trial.

As you mentioned, however, this question would certainly be case dependent, and if in fact making a plea would cause a great Chilul Hashem, it is something to be considered. This would depend on the standing of the defendant in his community, the nature of the charges and the evidence against him.

From Tvunah, here.