Questions tagged [genocide]
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Killing of the nations of Canaan
I always understood Judaism as being the most peaceful religion, the one that doesn't go on crusades or various campaigns of forced conversions. However, how do I approach the fact that we killed the ...
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If Hashem loves Am Yisrael, why did He intend to destroy them?
In parshat Ki Tissa, Hashem tells Moshe that He wants to destroy Am Yisrael and rebuild the nation using Moshe. Similarly in parshat Shlach. I can understand the concept of Hashem inflicting ...
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Are the Jewish people commanded to commit genocide?
We are being confronted more and more each day with the subject of genocide. Lately, comparisons are being drawn between possibly refusing Syrian Muslim refugees, or Muslims in general, entry into the ...
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