Alleyways To Torah

i rarely ever do this, and may be held over my head for a loooong time... but in the name of limud torah i have no choice. i am about to quote artscroll.

twice.

the 1st comes form the back of the artscroll yom kippur machzor:
"under duress: often we sin because we put ourselves in a predicament that we rationalize that we have no choice but to sin. for example, if we are aafraid we may lose our jobs or our customers, we may permit ourselves to do some things that we know to be wrong and would not condone in others..."

the 2nd comes from 'Pathway to Prayer' of the artscroll series. obviously the yom kippur one:
"with coercion (when we were not permitted to submit): This includes when one is coerced, even with the threat of death, to commit idolatry, immoraliy or murder. Likewise it includes an act that will cause a desacration of the Name of God, such as when ther eis a decree to uproot Judaism, in which case one may not transgress even the smallest Rabbinic decree.
"The YAAVETZ wrote that even in a case where one is coerced to do a sin to which he is permited to submit, the act still requires forgiveness, for he should have prayed not to be put into such a predicament (as we pray every morning, 'do not bring us.. unto a difficult test'"

Thank you Amichai.

Thank you Artscroll!!!

Thank you Amichai.

Thank you Artscroll!!!