[Avodah] Abuse and Halakhah

Michael Kopinsky mkopinsky at gmail.com
Wed Jun 6 15:20:13 PDT 2012


On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 5:05 PM, Doron Beckerman <beck072 at gmail.com> wrote:
> One might even say that the Mishnah is saying no Chiddush, merely
> mirroring the Torah's - G-d Almighty Himself's - attitude of how to weigh
> the issues of Hotza'as Shem Ra versus rape  of a virgin girl - and He
> doubled down on Hotza'as Shem Ra.

I'm not sure what is the modern analogue to Hotza'as Shem Ra - is it the
spreading of false rumors (a more literal analogue), or is it the ruining
of a young life (a more holistic analogue, imo)?

KT,
Michael


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