[Avodah] yefas toar

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From: "Marty Bluke" <>
R ' Akiva Miller wrote:
According to this logic, rape is not inherently immoral, because if
it was, then we would not find a case (yefas toar) where it is mutar.
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By yefas toar Chazal say explicitly that lo dibra torah ela k'neged
yetzer hara which implies that it is not a moral action.
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I am not so sure about this being a true 'hetter' of 'rape'.

See Kiddushin 22a, Rashi dh: Shelo Yilchotzeno Bamilchomo:
"Lavoy oleho." Which may mean no rape, or to wait until
he takes her home. (Admittedly Tosfos has a lot kashes on this.)

Also see Rambam Hilchos Mishpotim 8:2-7 all the halachos concerning
 a 'yefas toar'. Definitely not the usual rape situation.

In fact it's not hard to imagine that all the halachas involved were created
'avektsunemen di apetit'..

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