The importance of intention in the Mitzvah War
The rabbi usually claims that for a mitzvah to be considered a mitzvah, it requires an intention to fulfill its obligation.
According to this, does a secular person who does not believe in God go out to fight in war? Does he fulfill the commandment to help Israel in times of trouble?
And I would be happy to receive a source for the answer if there is one..
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The question of whether or not a commandment requires intention is a matter of debate in the Talmud and among the Poskim. It has nothing to do with me. What I am arguing is that, according to all opinions, a commandment requires faith. Without faith, no act can be considered a commandment or a transgression. See my article on the fall of a secular person into transgression and in column 631.
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Is belief in a philosophical God sufficient or also in the status of Mount Sinai?
Are anti-moral acts considered a crime?
And does the motive for performing the mitzvah (Ezrat Yisrael Meyd Tzor in our case) have to be the intention to fulfill the mitzvah of God, or is it even considered that if one simply loves the country and fights for it, he fulfills the mitzvah?
I referred to the article. There I explained that faith in the giving of the Torah at Sinai is required. Immoral acts are immoral acts. What does “offense” mean? In the halakhic sense? If it is not part of the halakhic law, then the offense is not halakhic but moral.
I answered that too. For an act to be considered a mitzvah, faith is required. What is not clear?
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