Rischa D'Araisa Season 6 Episode 26:
Reviewing Rabbi Dr. Kenneth Brander's
"Finding a Home in Our Midst - Engaging & Welcoming Gay and Lesbian Jews Within the Orthodox Community"
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Rabbi Yosef Gavriel Bechhofer הרב יוסף גבריאל בקהופר
You mentioned a Maharshal. What did he say and where did he say it?
ReplyDeleteThe Maharshal (Yam Shel Shlomo, Bava Kama 4:9) rules that while, ordinarily, all laws other than idolatry, murder and licentiousness are set aside under mortal danger, one may still not falsify the Torah. Ziyuf ha-Torah is not overridden by piku’ach nefesh (https://www.torahmusings.com/2010/07/jewish-and-gentile-judges/). It is on BK 38a, and the Maharshal is bothered why the Chachamim taught the Roman that we are pattur if our ox gores an ox of a non-Jew.
DeleteRabbi Heinemann shlit'a cited that when, a few years ago amidst all the sound and fury, he was asked why he wouldn't back down about his heter to change the temperature on a "Sabbath mode" oven on yomtov; he said he was being moser nefesh rather than commit ziyuf haTorah! (He concluded: "follow your rabbi. And if I am your rabbi, you can keep doing it.")
DeleteI really appreciated the constructive, respectful tone of this episode. (Okay maybe it helped that Rabbis B & K had a similar viewpoint this time.) Generated more light than heat. Kol HaKavod.
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