Pidyon Shvuyim: Redeeming Captives 22 | A Hasidic Prayer for Peace
We conclude this series by explore the prayer for peace inspired by Rabbi Nahman of Breslov and penned by Rabbi Natan of Nemirov. Hosted on...
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Pidyon Shvuyim: Redeeming Captives 21 | Extracting from the Depths of Despair
With no visits from the Red Cross, in this hasidic tale we consider who might be visiting our brothers and sisters and they languish in capt...
Pidyon Shvuyim: Redeeming Captives 20 | Keep Trying to Secure Their Release
Rabbi Moshe Leib of Sasov was famous for working hard to secure the release of captives. What happened when he did not succeed? Hosted on Ac...
Pidyon Shvuyim: Redeeming Captives 19 | Trading Places with Hostages
A moment before signing off, we explore a few hasidic tales about freeing captives. We begin with the adroit hasidic dancer, the Shpoler Zei...
Pidyon Shvuyim: Redeeming Captives 18 | Why Discuss Old Cases?
As the series nears its conclusion – what a journey! – we summarise what we have covered and zoom out to consider the value of these harrowi...
Pidyon Shvuyim: Redeeming Captives 17 | Military Action in the Bible
The discussion up to this point has focused on understanding and applying the words of the sages. What about the Tanakh: What type of deals...
Pidyon Shvuyim: Redeeming Captives 16 | A Rabbi Quotes a Lawyer and a Politician
Chief Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu seemed to rely on the opinion of a lawyer and a politician, rather than engage the halakhic sources. Certainly...
Pidyon Shvuyim: Redeeming Captives 15 | Life-Threatening Situations Override Everything
We look at another rabbinic response to the 1985 Jibril deal: Rabbi Yitzhak Ralbag who argued that whoever was involved in the deal did a gr...
Pidyon Shvuyim: Redeeming Captives 14 | Is This Really a Halakhic Question?
Rabbi Hayim David Halevi responded to Rabbi Shlomo Goren questioning whether pidyon shvuyim – the laws of paying to secure the release of ca...
Pidyon Shvuyim: Redeeming Captives 13 | Did the Chief Rabbi Backtrack?
Chief Rabbi Shlomo Goren was vehemently critical of the 1985 Jibril agreement. We will have a look at a surprising response to this position...
Pidyon Shvuyim: Redeeming Captives 12 | Death Penalty for Terrorists
In 1985, the Israel Government concluded the Jibril deal, exchanging 1,150 terrorists for 3 IDF soldiers. What did the Chief Rabbi of Israel...
Pidyon Shvuyim: Redeeming Captives 11 | Ask the Rabbi about Operation Thunderbolt in Entebbe
As part of the backdrop of one of the IDF’s finest moment – the raid on Entebbe and saving over one hundred Jewish hostages in 1976 – the Pr...
Pidyon Shvuyim: Redeeming Captives 10 | Land for Hostages
After the Yom Kippur war, Syria offered to return Israeli POWs in exchange for land conquered by the IDF during the war. What are the halakh...
Pidyon Shvuyim: Redeeming Captives 9 | Soldiers' Morale
It is important to maintain confidence, determination, and drive amongst the ranks. In what way is soldiers’ morale a factor in the Pidyon S...
Pidyon Shvuyim: Redeeming Captives 8 | Captured IDF Soldiers
In the 1973 Yom Kippur war, many IDF soldiers were taken captive. Do the same pidyon shvuyim guidelines apply, or are there unique considera...
Pidyon Shvuyim: Redeeming Captives 7 | Releasing Terrorists to Free Hostages
If terrorists demand the release of other terrorists in order to free hostages, is this a case of pidyon shvuyim? Perhaps this scenario shou...
Pidyon Shvuyim: Redeeming Captives 6 | Prepared to Pay
In this episode, we recap remarkable the story of the 1970 Dawson’s Field hijackings and explore the reactions of American rabbis. Hosted on...
Pidyon Shvuyim: Redeeming Captives 5 | Contact with the Outside
Israel requested that the International Committee of the Red Cross visits our brothers and sisters who are held hostage in Gaza. Do we have...
Pidyon Shvuyim: Redeeming Captives 4 | Choosing to Stay
Was there ever a time that our people left a hostage in captivity? For this episode, we travel to 13th century Germany. Hosted on Acast. See...
Pidyon Shvuyim: Redeeming Captives 3 | The People Act
How did the 16th century Cairo Jewish community react to kidnap situations? And how did rabbinic leaders explain the community’s conduct? Ho...