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Thread: Importance of laws of the land
Post: RE: Importance of laws of the land
| Hi Reb,
With what you've written there, at least in theory, we are fundamentally agreed. Practically, I'm not so sure, but that was a great explanation.
I don't think, in theory, that my writing... |
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amenyahu |
Laws and Courts (T)
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04-14-2014, 06:52 PM |
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Thread: Importance of laws of the land
Post: RE: Importance of laws of the land
| Hi Reb Schulman, Rabbi Weiner, AskNoah,
You've tempered my blade of "righteous indignation" ... at least somewhat. The way you explained it, that it is about the good of the community, showed me th... |
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amenyahu |
Laws and Courts (T)
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03-25-2014, 06:33 PM |
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Thread: Importance of laws of the land
Post: RE: Importance of laws of the land
| Hi Asknoah,
I personally disagree with the notion that the rabbinical statement "the law of the kingdom is law" is part of the Seven Commandments. I know that in your book, the Divine Code, there i... |
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amenyahu |
Laws and Courts (T)
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03-18-2014, 09:47 AM |
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Thread: Theft by Justice Officers
Post: RE: Theft and Justice
| "The answer to both questions is: not arbitrarily. But once can imagine a scenario in which the government makes it illegal for all citizens to own a certain type of item - say, for example, handguns.... |
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amenyahu |
Laws and Courts (T)
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03-14-2014, 11:02 PM |
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Thread: Theft by Justice Officers
Post: RE: Theft and Justice
| Thank you, Reb, for your answer.
You said:
"- any seizure of personal property by a justice office may rightfully be done only by order of the court, for the purpose of a good and necessary reas... |
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amenyahu |
Laws and Courts (T)
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03-10-2014, 09:36 PM |
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Thread: Theft by Justice Officers
Post: Theft by Justice Officers
| Hi AskNoah,
Theft is the physical taking of someone else's property without their consent. Thinking in terms of the Seven Commandments, including a positive obligations to have officers to support ... |
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amenyahu |
Laws and Courts (T)
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03-06-2014, 05:52 PM |
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Thread: The need for a Rabbi and related questions
Post: Rabbinical Jurisdiction
| Hi there,
A few years ago, I asked a question about needing a rabbi, or accepting upon oneself a rabbi. Within the answer given was the notions of accepting a rabbi's "rulings". The definition of a... |
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amenyahu |
Torah Study for Noahides (R)
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01-13-2014, 11:46 PM |
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Thread: Exposing Misinformation about Ger, Ger-Toshav & Ger-Tzedek
Post: What is a Ger Tzedek?
| Hi AskNoah,
1. Please could you tell me what exactly a ger tzedek is.
2. This is something that was said to me on Facebook (since a lot more than two people know of it, it shouldn't be lashon h... |
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amenyahu |
Ask The Academy Rabbis
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09-21-2013, 07:52 AM |
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Thread: Taxation
Post: RE: Taxation
| Hi Reb,
In the Divine Code, the word "liable" seems to mean the death penalty in a court, not losing a share in the world to come. It is the sort of offence that cannot get a person forgiveness in ... |
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amenyahu |
Prohibition of Theft (R, T)
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07-14-2013, 09:21 PM |
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Thread: Taxation
Post: RE: Taxation
| Hi Reb,
You said that the sheva mitzvos, the 7M, the seven commandments have negative and positive aspects. In other words, they have active commands telling a person to do something and they have ... |
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amenyahu |
Prohibition of Theft (R, T)
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07-13-2013, 05:53 PM |
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Thread: Taxation
Post: RE: Taxation
| Reb,
Thank you for the answer you gave.
The answer that you gave refers to the administration of fair justice law and order within a society. That didn't specifically refer to government but is ... |
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amenyahu |
Prohibition of Theft (R, T)
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07-09-2013, 12:59 AM |
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Thread: Taxation
Post: Dinim: Courts or Government
| Hi there,
Hope you are well.
You may have answered this question already. If you have, sorry.
Does dinim relate to courts or to governments? Rambam speaks of setting up courts. Is that the sa... |
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amenyahu |
Prohibition of Theft (R, T)
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07-08-2013, 09:00 PM |
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Thread: Taxation
Post: RE: Taxation
| Did RambaN and RambaM say that "dina d'malchusa dina" ("the law of the land is the law") is part and parcel of the Noahide law of Dinim?
And with regards to taxes, if it were truly robbery not to p... |
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amenyahu |
Prohibition of Theft (R, T)
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05-10-2013, 10:45 AM |
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Thread: Taxation
Post: RE: Taxation
| I did a search on the term "dina d'malchuta" and found that it refers to Jews living in foreign lands. When and where is it initially said to be part of the Noahide command of dinim? Is this a conclus... |
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amenyahu |
Prohibition of Theft (R, T)
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05-08-2013, 09:27 AM |
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Thread: Taxation
Post: RE: Taxation
| Hi Reb,
With regards to your initial references to Pirkei Avot 6:2 and Mishna 3:5 they are nice words. But I don't know what is meant by "free". Is it still right and just for a king or government ... |
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amenyahu |
Prohibition of Theft (R, T)
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05-03-2013, 11:47 PM |
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Thread: Taxation
Post: RE: Taxation
| But the power given to a king or government according to these laws do tell me that even under the Jewish system or the Torah system, we are still all slaves or serfs of one type or another. Those law... |
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amenyahu |
Prohibition of Theft (R, T)
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04-24-2013, 05:08 PM |
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Thread: Taxation
Post: RE: Taxation
| Could you please provide a source accessible to the most gentiles that shows that taxation, the taking of money by government without the consent of the individual(s) from whom it is taken, is legal a... |
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amenyahu |
Prohibition of Theft (R, T)
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04-16-2013, 11:34 PM |
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Thread: Taxation
Post: RE: Taxation
| I read the above taking note of the advice that was given. Over the past weeks I've been looking into government and what money actually is or how it is generated. I've been looking into the way how t... |
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amenyahu |
Prohibition of Theft (R, T)
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03-28-2013, 01:54 AM |
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Thread: Punishments for Law-Breakers?
Post: RE: Punishments for Law-Breakers?
| Hi Reb,
Thanx for your great answer. It helps with the forming of concepts in my head.
If I were living under a Torah-observant government, I may have more trust in it. I'm starting to wonder ab... |
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amenyahu |
Laws and Courts (T)
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03-16-2013, 07:17 AM |
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Thread: Punishments for Law-Breakers?
Post: Societal laws and punishments
| Hi Reb, AskNoah,
I have another question, or another set of questions. Hope you can help.
I've been thinking about government and its policing forces, including social services. What I ask is in... |
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amenyahu |
Laws and Courts (T)
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149,502 |
03-13-2013, 09:00 AM |
