Questions about armed conflict and armed services.
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What is the Jewish position on aggressive acts of war?
I am reading the "The Jewish State" by Theodor Herzl, he proposes the creation of a Jewish State through mostly financial means. I don't recall a war in recent (hundreds of years) where the Jewish people were the aggressors. Google points me to a…
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Does a Jewish army require permission from Gedolim to wage war
Basically, as the title says, in the modern era without Sanhedrin, does a Jewish army require permission from the rabbonim of the times to wage war?
If they do, would the current conflict in Israel be considered a milchemes mitzvah and therefore not…
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What’s the Jewish equivalent to The Art of War?
I know from Parashas Vayishlach, there is a reference to how a Jew should prepare for war. Yaakov prays and sends Esau a large gift to appease him.
Where can I find more sources on how a Jew fights a war?
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Is an enemy counteroffensive in an optional war a milchemet mitzva?
After consulting the Urim vThumin, Shlomo decides to conquer Egypt. He captures the Nile Delta.
An Egyptian force from the south moves upward to liberate it. Since the Jews are now on the defensive, does the war transform from an optional war to a…
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Why were Joab killing all males in Edom?
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Kings%2011&version=NKJV?
14 Now the Lord raised up an adversary against Solomon, Hadad the
Edomite; he was a descendant of the king in Edom. 15 For it happened,
when David was in Edom, and Joab…
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Why G-d didn't reveal the Israelis a recipe for gunpowder?
I think that would change the balance of power dramatically and ensure fast and effortless conquer of the Promised Land.
For those (interpreters and those of you) who hold that the conquest had to be "natural", by the power of force - battles, and…
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