העורך Editor

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I haven’t finished learning the matter, but it appears from Shach on Shulchan Aruch Y.D. (190:27, S.K. 37) the words of the S.A. are based upon a scribal error in the Ramban, and are against the Gemara. How come the Beis Yosef didn’t think twice?

The Gra idem says:

וכן אם כו’, טעות הוא דזה לכו”ע טמאה כמש”ש בגמ’ ועש”ך

The Achronim seem to elegantly dance around the issue.

At first, it was only making your Borsalino hats and Streimels by skinning animals alive (for shinier sheen), and live dismemberment of unsuitable chickens, and burning off chicks’ flesh beaks, and taking away newborn calves…

But torturing human babies?

Where does it end?!

For an example of the Torah of the Achronim, complete with an “Achron” question, an “Achron” resolution, and “Achron” pilpul, see Toras Hashelamim Yoreh Deah 183:3.

Apparently, there has been a furor a while ago regarding the order of treating the wounded after a non-Jewish murder of Jews (the word “terrorism” means nothing but strategy, so I try not to use it. The word “Arab” is irrelevant, too). First, the murdering non-Jew should be attended to, then his Jewish victims…

For those who recognize this as part of a pattern: the joint Arab-Israeli war against the Jews, this is no surprise. And it applies to non-state medics, as well, sadly.

But what’s the problem? First, the non-Jew should be “attended to”. Then the Jews should be helped.

Easy.