Q&A: The Sacrifice of the Coal Miners
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The Sacrifice of the Coal Miners
Question
The Rabbi wrote that we are not fascists, and therefore a soldier cannot be required to carry out an action that means certain death.
What would the ruling be in the Chernobyl disaster, where the coal miners were required to perform actions that ended up killing all of them in order to prevent the leak? Could they not be compelled there either?
Answer
Do you actually have a question, or did you just come to pester me?
It’s like saying: we learned that 2+3=5; when we take two oranges plus three, will we get five?