Unit 3 Flashcards
“if a person is…
about to kill you, kill him first” - Talmud [din rodef]
“Oseh…
Shalom” - Amidah
“God will bless…
his people with peace” - Grace after meals
“and the wolf…
will dwell with the lamb” - Isaiah
“It is forbidden…
for one to be harsh and unforgiving” - Rambam
“i cannot…
and I don’t want to forgive the killers of children” - Wiesel [ww2 survivor]
“do not hate…
your brother in your heart” - Vayikra
“the pain of embarassment…
is even worse than death itself” - Rabbi Yonah
“give me…
friendship or give me death” - Talmud
“do not stand idly…
by your brother’s blood” - Vayikra
“seek good…
not evil” - Amos 5
What is Dina De-Malkhuta Dina
The Jewish law to keep the law of the land
“appoint judges…….
and they shall judge the people fairly” - Devarim
“eye for…
eye, tooth for tooth” - Devarim
“I was created solely…
[no place from]
to serve my maker”
“there is no true…
justice unless mercy is a part of it” - Talmud
“Justice, justice…
you shall pursue” - Devarim
“A jewish court that…
used the death penalty even once in 70 years was considered blood thirsty” - Talmud
“One who strikes a man so…
that he dies shall surely be put to death” - Shemot
“If i was a member of the Sanhedrin…
no man would ever have been put to death” - Akiva
What is it called when a Jew is aloud to break a law to save a life?
Pikuach nefesh
