Questions tagged [politics-government]
Questions relating to politics or government
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Is listening to political news considered lashon hara?
"The sin of one who listened to evil gossip is more severe, and it is punished more, than the sin of the one who tells it." Rambam, laws of personality development 7:3. For example, one ...
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Is it permissible to have multiple kings at the same time
According to Halacha, is it permissible to have multiple kings govern over Israel at the same time? Like could you have different kings each governing but all accountable to say a greater king or ...
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Translation help: powers of the seven great men of the city
I'm struggling with a particular part of the reasoning of the Mahari ben-Lev in responsum 2:72, in which he addresses whether or not the טובי העיר have the power to make a rule banning townsfolk from ...
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Are there any sources that discuss political activism?
Are there any Jewish sources (halachic) that explicitly discuss political activism, or being involved with secular governments. The older and more primary the source(s), the better.
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Halakha and practicality of a halachic state
Is there a practical issue with trying to govern a state in a theocracy by Halakha without divine revelation? Even believing it’s okay to have a Jewish state exist before moshiach, would it still be ...
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"And this nation will arise and stray after idols" - the Ohel Moshe's story about Rabbi Shlomo Lorincz
I came across a Ohel Moshe on parashas Shemos, where he cites the sefer Bimechitzatam Shel Gedolei HaTorah.
The explanation in both seforim, deals with the posuk in Devarim (31:16) where it says:
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Meaning of a Talmud statement about acceptable casualties of war
The Talmud says:
Shmuel... said: A government that allows one-sixth to die [by going to war] is not punished. [Shevuot 35b]
I don't understand what this means. That a ruler is allowed to risk the ...
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King David vs King Shaul - did King Shaul do anything wrong?
When Shaul would scold his enemies e.g. the Plishtim, he would shout at them for “defying Israel” (as his men did in Shmuel 1:17:25), but David would shout at them for "defying God" (ibid 26)...
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What is "the Halachic State"?
There is a term called מְדִינַת הֲלָכָה - Halachic State. On Wikipedia (not a reliable source, but could not find anything else), it says:
A Halachic State is a Jewish state that endorses Judaism in ...
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Which political system is the one most promoted/considered generally "correct"/optimal in the Torah & Jewish sources? [duplicate]
The Torah discusses kingship and G-d, blessed be He, and the problems that it could lead to. There is of course the infamous kritarchy (rule by Judges) and the results it produced. However, I've seen ...
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Proto-Libertarian ideas in rabbinic literature
Is there any source in Chazal on the principles that formed the modern thought of Libertarianism?
I'm trying to gather sources of some of the key concepts of Libertarianism in Chazal, such as: (1) ...
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Does Jews for Judaism have disputed ideas or could it be distributed to christians to enrich their knowledge? [closed]
Does Jews for Judaism have disputed ideas or could it be distributed to christians to increase their knowledge?
https://jewsforjudaism.org/
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What changed in the later First Temple period that increased interaction with further kingdoms?
If you read the Book of Kings, the nations with which Israel (or later, Judah and Israel) was always either warring or allying themselves are basically its neighbors: Egypt, Lebanon ("Tyre"),...
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Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's trip to Moscow on Shabbat to meet Putin
I am an Italian ben Noach.
We have all seen that Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett went to Moscow on Shabbat to meet Putin.
I believe that, since this trip has been functional to find a solution ...
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To what extent did Jewish tradition of debate influence the development of Classical Liberalism in Europe? [closed]
Judaism has a long tradition of valuing debate. My sense is that it is somewhat singular in this regard. Certainly there is debate within Islam or Christianity, but if I understand correctly, Judaism ...
