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| + | <p>How do you evaluate Shimon and Levi's slaughter of the city of Shekhem?  Should their actions be justified as an appropriate avenging of their sister's honor or be condemned as overly harsh and cruel?  Alternatively, was the deed perhaps undesirable, but nonetheless a necessary response to the rape? See <a href="Sin and Slaughter of Shekhem" data-aht="page">Sin and Slaughter of Shekhem</a> for details.</p> | ||
| + | <p>The story raises the question of the relative benefits of policies of restraint versus active deterrence, and the morality of collective punishment versus targeted killings. Debate these issues with your family both as they relate to the actions of the brothers and to contemporary politics.</p> | ||
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Version as of 02:31, 15 December 2016
Shabbat Table Topics – Parashat Vayishlach
Shimon and Levi on Trial
How do you evaluate Shimon and Levi's slaughter of the city of Shekhem? Should their actions be justified as an appropriate avenging of their sister's honor or be condemned as overly harsh and cruel? Alternatively, was the deed perhaps undesirable, but nonetheless a necessary response to the rape? See Sin and Slaughter of Shekhem for details.
The story raises the question of the relative benefits of policies of restraint versus active deterrence, and the morality of collective punishment versus targeted killings. Debate these issues with your family both as they relate to the actions of the brothers and to contemporary politics.
