Hostage Deals In Halacha & Jewish History V: Rav Goren & Iskat jibril (1985)

L'ilui nishmat Oded Lifshitz who is laid to rest on the afternoon on which the shiur was given.

In 1985 the Israel government under Shimon Peres released 1,150 security prisoners in return for three captive soldiers Yosef Grof, Nissim Salem, and Hezi Shai in the deal known as Isskat Jibril.

In this shiur we learn the contribution of Rav Shlomo Goren, former Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi Of Israel and the first chief rabbi of Tzahal  to the debate surrounding the deal.

Rav Goren's approach differed markedly from the approach of Rav Ovadia Yosef discussed in the previous class. In Rav Goren's reading there is no halachic justification for such a hostage deal and yet...

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