A special message from Rabbi Dovid Bendory, Executive Director of Pidyon.
20 Tevet 5771 | Duration: 1:39
Halacha l'ma'aseh based on the Tzitz Eliezer.
7 Av 5769 | Duration: 16:30
Tzitz Eliezer 3:9a
Outside of Eretz Yisrael, all Jewish communities are like border cities.
6 Av 5769 | Duration: 15:00
Tzitz Eliezer 3:9a
Permission is given to fight defensively on Shabbos, but is it also a mitzvah? Who should fight?
3 Av 5769 | Duration: 16:07
Tzitz Eliezer 3:9a
Just as the Castle Doctrine can be strong or weak on an individual basis, so too on a national basis.
2 Av 5769 | Duration: 12:21
Tzitz Eliezer 3:9a
The Tzitz Eliezer's summary of the Talmud's view on war on Shabbos.
1 Av 5769 | Duration: 14:13
Tzitz Eliezer 3:9a
If a Jewish city is beseiged, there are distinctions between border towns and inner towns and between personal defense and defenst of property.
29 Tamuz 5769 | Duration: 8:51
Eruvin 45a
Introduction: can a Jewish army wage war on Shabbos? A question from 1948.
28 Tamuz 5769 | Duration: 16:07
Tzitz Eliezer 3:9a; Eruvin 45a
During the Three Weeks, we don't simply mourn; rather, we long for Hashem and experience our deep loneliness
25 Tamuz 5769 | Duration: 15:04
While the halacha requires us to prepare for the worst, we must always remember that Hashem fights our battles for us.
24 Tamuz 5769 | Duration: 17:06
Gen. 48:22; Ex. 17:11; Rosh HaShanah 29a; Ps. 20
A look back at Biblical examples of Jews who took up arms; a look at Biblical examples of what we would today call "Gun Control."
23 Tamuz 5769 | Duration: 16:19
Gen. 14:12-16; Exo. 2:11-12; I Sam. 13:19-23; Est. 8:11-13
The sad reality of our times is that our synagogues are potential terrorist targets; we have an obligation to prepare to defend ourselves.
22 Tamuz 5769 | Duration: 18:43
Piskei Halacha from Rav Moshe and Chacham Ovadia.
21 Tamuz 5769 | Duration: 15:32
Igros Moshe CM 2:54; Yechave Da'at 5:55
The halacha goes out of its way to strengthen the Castle Doctrine and encourage an orderly society.
18 Tamuz 5769 | Duration: 17:54
MT Geneiva 9:9,11; Bava Kama 117b; MT Chovel 8:14; CM 380:3
The 17th of Tamuz, Self-Defense, and "Never Again."
17 Tamuz 5769 | Duration: 12:55
Does the Castle Doctrine apply to a tresspasser anywhere on your property? Or just in your house itself?
16 Tamuz 5769 | Duration: 17:44
San. 72b; MT Geneiva 9:8,12
Not only does halacha allow you to protect yourself and your home, it commands you to protect your neighbor and your neighbor's home as well.
15 Tamuz 5769 | Duration: 15:02
San. 72b; MT Geneiva 9:7,10
The unfortunate reality is that we live at a time when we need to prepare for the worst. Rav Dovid discusses the Torah view of firearms and more in this "lunch and learn" discussion.
10 Tamuz 5769 | Duration: 46:15
When a robber enters a home, can the homeowner assume that the robber is a threat and immediately shoot? Or does the homeowner need to first be threatened in some way?
10 Tamuz 5769 | Duration: 15:00
San. 72a
Halacha provides an unqualified right to defend your property.
9 Tamuz 5769 | Duration: 16:10
San. 72a
A summary and review of the halachot involved in self-defense; a brief comparison of secular laws; and an introduction to protection of property.
8 Tamuz 5769 | Duration: 17:04
Ex. 22:1
A look at the mitzvah of self-defense and a summary of related FBI statistics on firearms in self-defense.
7 Tamuz 5769 | Duration: 16:06
MT Rotzeach 1:8,10,13; CM 425:4; Tzitz Eliezer 4:4
When the Torah commands us to "Show no mercy!" it does not mean that we should be cruel.
4 Tamuz 5769 | Duration: 16:15
Kohelet Rabba 7:16; Rav Tzadok M'Lublin Divrei Sofrim 28
From where does the Rambam derive the obligation to protect another from harm?
3 Tamuz 5769 | Duration: 15:26
Deu. 25:11-12; Rashi, ad.loc.
How do you know when to escalate a self-defense effort to the use of deadly force?
1 Tamuz 5769 | Duration: 14:10
CM 421:1; MT Rotzeach 1:5,7; Deu. 25:11-12; Rashi, ad.loc.
What is a "warning?" At what point can a defender escalate to deadly force?"
30 Sivan 5769 | Duration: 14:43
MT Rotzeach 1:7
Self-defense as presented by the Rambam.
27 Sivan 5769 | Duration: 16:52
San. 73a; MT Rotzeach 1:6
In halacha, self-defense is a fundamental right.
26 Sivan 5769 | Duration: 16:07
San. 73a; Deu. 22:23-27
The right to defend yourself and others against attack.
25 Sivan 5769 | Duration: 15:12
Lev. 19:17; Rashi, ad.loc.; San. 73a
