Dangerous Places & Halacha
The Torah prohibits unnecessarily endangering yourself by going into dangerous places. Join Rabbi Dovid Fink as he examines the classical sources defining this prohibition to establish how they apply in everyday and in extraordinary situations.
January 31, 2024 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dangerous Places & Halacha: Dangerous Places
Dangerous Places & Halacha: Dangerous Places
Class description
Halacha prohibits unnecessarily endangering your life. In this series we will survey the opinion of the leading poskim defining exactly what constitutes a prohibited danger and what exigent circumstances justify endangering oneself.
Primary sources are available through the links in both WORD format and pdf. In class we will translate and explain these sources.
Handouts
In addition to being one of Rabbi Brovender's first students, Rabbi Dovid Fink is an outstanding expertﾠand teacher of Halacha. Rabbi Fink received his Rabbinic ordination from ITRI and the Mir and was awarded his Ph.D in Semitic Languages and Linguistics from Yale University. Rav Fink has taught thousands of students from all over the world for over 35 years.