[Avodah] Is the Superbowl Kosher?

[Joshua Meisner]

On Thu, Jan 31, 2019 at 4:36 PM Micha Berger via Avodah <
avodah at lists.aishdas.org> wrote:

> The stam beraisa (AZ 18b) prohibited going to itztadinin (stadia) mipenei
> moshav leivim. R' Nasan permits, because he may be able to scream and
> save someone, or at least prevent his widow from becoming an agunah.
>

How are we defining moshav leitzim?  We often use the word "scoffer", but
that doesn't seem to fit here.  Rashi uses the phrase "s'chok v'leitzanus"
to explain what happens at a karkom (Rashi says siege), as well as
explaining bukyon, mukyon, lulyon, and salgaryon as being "minei leitzanim"
- but would this definition of leitzanus apply more to a football game than
to a baseball game?

Interestingly, the Bach changes the phrase "she-hein moshav leitzim" by the
stadium to "she-hein shofchei damim", which may tilt the discussion back
toward your particular concern over violent sports.

Josh
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