A few questions
Peace and blessings, Your Honor. First of all, I wanted to thank you for the debate. It was interesting and beautiful.
I wanted to ask a few questions (not related to the debate):
1. Is there an obligation to say something in the name of the speaker, or is it just good manners, if at all?
2. What is your opinion about mixed-sex schools (elementary and high school) (in terms of halakhic and educational aspects)?
3. And a bilingual school for Jews and Arabs. What do you think? Is it good to send my children there or not?
4. Why am I obligated to the Torah and commandments, since it was not I who made a covenant with God, but my ancestors?
5. If I believe that kosher meat is halachically okay, would I be allowed to feed it to my friend who believes that only a portion is permissible?
6. Do you accept the principle of the Ramban: that it is forbidden to be a villain in authority and in the Torah?
7. Regarding the above (6), do you think this is the intention of the verse: “Be holy”?
8. Is the language spoken in Israel “Hebrew” or “Israeli”?
9. Is the Talmud founded on the secret? Or: Is there a secret in it?
10. The perverted woman. Why didn’t the Torah speak about the perverted man?
I greatly appreciate the rabbi’s great work, and apologize if I was too heavy-handed with questions. Thank you very much in advance.
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- Beautiful leadership.
- It depends on the society and the norms that prevail in it. It has advantages and disadvantages.
- Same as above.
- You don’t enact the laws of the state either. And after a hundred years, they bind you even though you didn’t choose those who enacted them. You are part of a community that made a covenant, and the entire community is bound by it. This is what the Rosh writes in the answer cited in the Yod regarding the community’s boycotts that apply to the unborn.
- Only if you tell him. See for example here in the words of the Ritva (I have extended them in other places): https://mikyab.net/%D7%9B%D7%AA%D7%91%D7%99%D7%9D/%D7%9E%D7%90%D7%9E%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%9D/%D7%94%D7%90%D7%9D-%D7%94%D7%94%D7%9C%D7%9B%D7%94-%D7%94%D7%99%D7%90-%D7%A4%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%A1%D7%98%D7%99%D7%AA
- Yes. It is forbidden, but not halachically of course. The term “navel” says so by its very definition.
- Definitely possible.
- A meaningless semantic question. Call it what you will.
- No. Maybe there is. It’s in the eye of the beholder.
- Because a married man is not prohibited from having sex with another woman.
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10. Is there no halachic prohibition?
There is a slight prohibition against coming to a single woman (who is not a nida). According to the rabbis, or perhaps an active cancellation of kiddushin. Being married does not increase or decrease in this matter. If she is married, then of course both of you are violating a severe prohibition, and again being married does not increase or decrease.
This is halakhic. Morally, of course, there are problems with cheating on your wife.
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