Fwd: Electricity and civilian poplations in time of war

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Date: Sun, Jun 22, 2014 at 9:31 PM
Subject: Electricity and civilian poplations in time of war
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Daily times for Ateret The times for tomorrow - Tuesday, 26 Sivan 5774 (24/6/2014) Alot Hashachar 04:22 Talit & Tefillin 04:49 Sunrise 05:34 Kriyat Shma MGA 08:32 Kriyat Shma GRA 09:08 Tefilla MGA 09:55 Tefilla GRA 10:19 Midday & midnight 12:41 Mincha Gedola 13:17 Mincha Ketana 16:55 Plag Hamincha 18:24 Sunset 19:53 Tzet Hakochavim 20:15 Tzet Hakochavim Rabenu Tam 21:05 Daf yomi - Bavli: Taanit 13 Daf Yomi - Yerushalmi: Brachot 62 Amud Yomi - Mishna Brura: vol 3 113. Click here to customize Halachic times Links Recommend the Daily Halacha to a friend Read more Q&A Ask a question Mobile surfing   Dedicate a Daily Halacha in memory of your beloved! In order to select a free date, click here... Daily Halacha Monday, 25 Sivan 5774 Electricity and civilian poplations in time of war Rabbi Elchanan Lewis Additional questions "Do not hate your brother..." Bracha on wheat gluten Swimming pools and a Ma'akeh Direction of Sleeping Tefilin questions Question: Please share halachic insights as to what extent a jewish army can effect the daily lives of a civilian populaton in times of war. If a jewish army is at war, can it turn off the electricity to a civilian population (by either not supplying electicity, or by disabling the use of tranformers or power stations) to an area where in addition to an innocent population, there are military installations of the people who the jewish army is at war with. By turning off or disrupting the electric supply it may effect civilian hospitals and sanitation facilities Answer: Laws of war are complex and depend on many factors some of which can be only assessed in the battlefield and some of which are only in the hands of the greatest of rabbis. In general, during the war, the life of our enemy (even the civilians) is worth less that life of our people; how much more so, the convenience and comfort of our enemy is worth less than the lives of our soldiers and civilians. Therefore if to save lives of, or to remove a risk from our soldiers, you will be allowed to cut off electricity from women and children etc. in some cases even risking lives of civilians during war will be permitted for the sake of defending Jewish lives, in some extreme cases even collectively punishing the civil population will be permitted. (Amud Hayemini 16, Tchumin 12 pp. 237-239, ibid 5 p. 353) Ask a question about this answer Additional questions from War Ethics Additional answers by Rabbi Elchanan Lewis Click here for the print edition of this Halacha Subscription Management This message has been sent to faigerayzel@gmail.com as a service from the 'Yeshiva' website. If you would like to update your email address or the sending service click here If you wish to be removed from this mailing list please click here Update subscription details | View on our website | Send to a friend Note: In order to ensure you receive future mail from the 'Yeshiva website' and are able to view it properly, please add  AskRabbi@yeshiva.org.il to your contact list

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