Q&A: Greater Is One Who Causes Sin — Haredim and Secular Jews
Greater Is One Who Causes Sin — Haredim and Secular Jews
Question
With God’s help,
Hello Rabbi,
A. I wanted to ask regarding your approach to the principle that one who causes another to sin is worse — are these aggadic statements, or Jewish law?
A2. If these are aggadic statements, then why do we find that for the three transgressions one is obligated to die rather than avoid them?
B. Assuming there is a person who would perform an act of rescue, but as a result would become secular himself (and would violate one of the three things).
Would you still say that it is preferable for him to do act X?
B2. If it is preferable that he refrain and die, with what likelihood that he will become secular may he save himself?
B3. If that act of rescue is for someone else or for a group of people, can one say that their blood is preferable to his life?
Answer
A. https://forum.otzar.org/viewtopic.php?t=47494
A2. There is no connection. There are certain transgressions for which one must die rather than commit them. That does not mean there is a sweeping rule that death is preferable to sin.
B. This is not a well-defined question. He should not become secular. That is his choice.