Pidyon Shvuyim: Redeeming Captives 14 Is This Really a Halakhic Question?

A Shot of Torah with Levi Cooper by The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies

Rabbi Hayim David Halevi responded to Rabbi Shlomo Goren questioning whether pidyon shvuyim – the laws of paying to secure the release of captives – is indeed the correct prism for addressing contemporary cases. Perhaps...View more