Weapons & Halacha

Weapons should be held in responsible hands. Halacha regulates the sale of weapons to assure their proper use. Join Rabbi Dovid Fink as he examines the classical sources with an eye to applying them to current times.

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January 17, 2024 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Weapons & Halacha: Owning Weapons

Class description

Halacha strictly limits the marketing of weapons. In this miniseries, we will survey the primary sources for this prohibition and its ramifications in contemporary society.

A source sheet is available through the links in both WORD format and pdf. In class we will translate and explain these sources.

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Weapons -- pdf Weapons -- 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.