[Avodah] rape

[Yitzhak Grossman]

On Sun, 14 Sep 2008 09:49:51 +0300
"Ilana Sober Elzufon" <ilanasober at gmail.com> wrote:

...

> But setting punishments, and defining specific criteria for imposing them,
> is very dependent on the specific society. This is an area of law that is
> entrusted by the Torah to the melech and should be applied appropriately in
> each era.
> 
> The above I learned from my first husband, Moshe Sober z"l; I think mainly
> based on Drashot HaRan.

Note, though, that the Ran's theory is innovative, and not necessarily
the consensus view.

> - Ilana

Yitzhak
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