Free Speech, Incitement & Halacha

Values of free speech conflict with speech that incites people to sin. Join Rabbi Dovid Fink as he examines the opinions of the principal poskim defining the prohibition of incitement (הסתה) to see how the concepts of halacha apply in current situations.

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February 28, 2024 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Free Speech, Incitement & Halacha: Incitement

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The Torah prohibits inciting or encouraging someone to sin. Chazal inferred the details of this prohibition from the story of the snake that encouraged Chava to violate Gd’s commandment in the Garden of Eden.

In this series, we will survey the opinions of the leading authorities defining permitted and prohibited speech.

Sources are available through the links in both WORD format and pdf. In class we will translate and explain these sources.

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Meisit -- pdf Meisit -- WORD

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Rabbi Dovid Fink

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.