[Avodah] Lifnei Iver

[Mordechai Torczyner]

From: Micha Berger <micha at aishdas.org>
>On Wed, Jan 03, 2007 at 06:41:46AM -0500, Mordechai Torczyner wrote:
>: Presumably, though, if it were truly a dangerous situation there would
>: still be a lifnei iver obligation.

:I don't think so. Bor bereshus harabbim. But lifnei iveir is not once
:mentioned in the gemara as an issur against physically harming people.

Not so; see Avodah Zarah 15b on selling arms to those who might use them to endanger us.

In any case, my choice of lifnei iver was lav davka; my point is that a separate halachic issue will pertain even if maakeh does not.


Be well,
Mordechai


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