CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

PREFACE

INTRODUCTION- JUDAISM, CHRISTIANITY , AND ISLAM ON WAR

Walter Jacob

TORTURE, TERRORISM, AND THE HALAKHAH

Mark Washofsky

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MARTYRDOM FOR THE SAKE OF HEAVEN

Michael Stroh..

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SOME THOUGHTS ON REDEEMING CAPTIVES

Moshe Zemer ..

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IS JEWISH PACIFISM LEGITIMATE?

Arnold Jacob Wolf

FIGHTING IN NATIONAL ARMIES Walter Jacob ....

FIGHTING IN THE ISRAELI ARMY Walter Jacob

SELECTED RESPONSA

On the Redemption of Captives

Ransoming a Kidnaped Executive

Concealing Jewish Identity Jewish

Lawyer and Terrorists

Wearing a Sword

Use of the" Lord's Prayer" by a Soldier

Wearing a Cross.

Volunteering for the Military Chaplaincy.

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