[Avodah] Fwd: Rabbi Hershel Schachter - True Freedom

[Ben Waxman]

1) Rav Moshe makes it clear in this tshevua that he is not giving a 
psak, that the entire question is theoretical only.
2) In terms of war itself, he says that there are milchomot mitzvah that 
also require orima v'tumim (like milchemet Amaleik).
3) However he also makes it clear that the state (any Jewish state) can 
wage  a war of defense, like what we fought against the Greeks.

I don't see how you conclude anything definite from this tshuva.

Ben
On 5/13/2012 6:48 AM, Doron Beckerman wrote:
> It is worth noting that it is not at all clear that the wars of Israel 
> today have the status of a Milchemes Mitzvah. See Igros Moshe Choshen 
> Mishpat II:78.
>