[Avodah] Just walk away

[Zev Sero]

On 15/6/20 9:57 am, Jay F. Shachter via Avodah wrote:
> What kind of question is that?  Yes, I think you have an obligation to
> save a Jew's life, by depriving him of the obligation to die.  I know
> I would thank you for it.  Do you think you are doing a Jew a favor by
> requiring him to martyr himself?  Let him live and do other mitzvoth.

What gives you the right to deprive him of this rare mitzvah, for which 
Rabbi Akiva longed all his life, and which the Bet Yosef was promised 
and then for some reason was deprived of?

It seems to me that you should leave only if it appears that the person 
is going to fail the test, or if he explicitly asks you to.

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Zev Sero            Wishing everyone a *healthy* and happy summer
zev at sero.name       Seek Jerusalem's peace; may all who love you prosper