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To Rejoice or Not to Rejoice in the downfall of the enemy.
Harzel:
What if displaying joy at the fall of a great national enemy might cost us an arm and a leg ? For example when some evil Tzar (or... Stalin) had died in Russia If Jews would have displayed rejoice that would be like inviting a pogrom on themselves.
Tag-MehirTzedek:
--- Quote from: Zelhar on October 07, 2013, 03:20:21 AM ---What if displaying joy at the fall of a great national enemy might cost us an arm and a leg ? For example when some evil Tzar (or... Stalin) had died in Russia If Jews would have displayed rejoice that would be like inviting a pogrom on themselves.
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Obviously one should be smart and like in many cases Pikuah Nefesh is more important then the rejoicing itself.
Also in that case it isn't really that complete since then he would be replaced by another one and who knows if the next would be worse or not?
Tag-MehirTzedek:
--- Quote from: Dan Ben Noah on October 07, 2013, 04:06:59 PM ---Well is displaying joy over the downfall of the enemy actually one of the 613? I don't think so and I don't think it's obligatory--I just thought it was something people naturally feel compelled to do as a result of God's deliverance.
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Perhaps it is and the manifestation of it is the Hallel.
muman613:
--- Quote from: Dan Ben Noah on October 07, 2013, 04:06:59 PM ---Well is displaying joy over the downfall of the enemy actually one of the 613? I don't think so and I don't think it's obligatory--I just thought it was something people naturally feel compelled to do as a result of God's deliverance.
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You are correct. It is not a mitzvah... But the question is raised in the Talmud, in Pirkie Avot, and in the Ketuvim(Writings)...
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