[Avodah] Fwd: Rabbi Hershel Schachter - True Freedom

[Zev Sero]

On 21/05/2012 12:03 PM, Ben Waxman wrote:
> Is there any tshuva about army deferrals which cites this Rambam?

I don't know of any teshuvos about army deferrals altogether, but this
Rambam is constantly cited in discussions of the topic.  But that's not
really relevant; you asked why the Rambam doesn't mention this exemption,
and I pointed out that he does.  That's all.  You expected to find it in
Hil' Melachim, but that's not how the Rambam works.

On 21/05/2012 12:03 PM, Ben Waxman wrote:
> I looked at Rav Moshe's psak on learning in kollel and taking money
> while learning. He doesn't cite this a heter. RM brings two reasons:
> we pasken against the Rambam or Et La'asot.

Ma inyan shmita etzel har sinai?  The same Rambam who says not to take
money for learning says that learning does exempt one from army service.

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Zev Sero
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