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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT face="Times New Roman">From: Micha Berger
<</FONT><A href="mailto:micha@aishdas.org"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">micha@aishdas.org</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman">><BR>>On Wed, Jan 03, 2007 at 06:41:46AM -0500,
Mordechai Torczyner wrote:<BR>>: Presumably, though, if it were truly a
dangerous situation there would<BR>>: still be a lifnei iver
obligation.<BR><BR>:I don't think so. Bor bereshus harabbim. But lifnei iveir is
not once<BR>:mentioned in the gemara as an issur against physically harming
people.<BR></DIV></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Arial></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Not so; see Avodah Zarah 15b on selling arms to those who
might use them to endanger us.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>In any case, my choice of lifnei iver was lav davka; my
point is that a separate halachic issue will pertain even if maakeh does
not.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Be well,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Mordechai</FONT></DIV>
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