[Avodah] R Zilberstein

[Rabbi Barry Kornblau via Avodah]

On Wed, Nov 18, 2015, 4:39 PM Eli Turkel wrote:
> I had an argument today in Rav Zilberstein's shiur...
...
> psak of R. Zilberstein: We are only concerned with "chole be-fanenu" ,
> Halacha is not interested in strategy. We rely on G-d to solve the future
> problems. We solve the immediate problem and ignore the consequences that
> is G-d's problem i,e, a present :vadai" overrides a future "safek" no
> matter what. Hence, Churchill's decision was against halacha

R' Broyde article on military ethics argues that usual halachic rules
are suspended in wartime, ayeim sham. If so, achieving victory becomes
controlling desideratum, likely producing "rulings" different from
those.

Barry Kornblau