[Avodah] Threats Against A Judge

[kennethgmiller at juno.com]

R' Zev Sero wrote:
> Nor is kibush ha'aretz listed, and yet it's completely
> obvious that it does override pikuach nefesh.  The same
> applies to lo taguru; by its nature it's obvious that it
> requires mesirut nefesh.  The three listed exceptions are
> those that don't require mesirut nefesh by their very
> natures, and indeed bnai noach are *not* required to be
> moser nefesh for them, but Jews are.

One of "the three listed exceptions" is murder. I have two questions:

1) It seems to me that the prohibiton against murder DOES require mesiras nefesh by its very nature: "Who knows whose blood is redder?"

2) Is it really true that a Ben Noach is not required to be moser nefesh for murder? Suppose Yasser threatens Adolf that he must murder Mahmoud, or be killed himself. Are you saying that Adolf is allowed to murder Mahmoud to protect his own life?

Akiva Miller

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