שו"ת הרשב"א חלק ג סימן שצג

 שו"ת הרשב"א חלק ג סימן שצג

תשובת שאלה. 

עמדתי על כל טענות הקונדרס הזה ורואה אני שאם העדים נאמני' אצל הברורים רשאים הן לקנוס קנס ממון או עונש הגוף הכל לפי מה שיראה להם וזה מקיים העולם. שאם אתם מעמידין הכל על הדינין הקצובים בתורה ושלא לענוש אלא כמו שענשה התורה בחבלות וכיוצא בזה נמצא העולם חרב שהיינו צריכים עדים והתראה. וכמו שאמרו ז"ל לא חרבה ירושלים אלא שהעמידו דבריהם על דין תורה. וכ"ש בחוצה לארץ שאין דנין בה דיני קנסות ונמצאו קלי דעת פורצין גדרו של עולם נמצא העולם שמם וכבר קנס /שמא צ"ל קנסו/ ז"ל קנסות במכה את חבירו ביד או בהרכיבה וכו' כדאיתא בריש פרק המניח את הכד. ואעפ"י שאלו דיני קנסות הן ואין דנין אותן בבבל כדאיתא התם בריש פרק המניח את הכד מכל מקום בכל מקום ומקום דנין לעתים בכיוצא בהן לגדור את הדור. וגדולה מזו אמרו בפרק נגמר הדין בשמעון בן שטח שתלה שמונים נשים באשקלון ביום אחד ואעפ"י שאין תולין אשה ושאין דנין /שנים/ ביום אחד ואעפ"י שאין /בדפוס ליוורנו תקל"ח ושם אמרו/ טעמא שלא לעבור על דברי תורה אלא לעשות סייג לתורה. וכך אמרו ביבמות בפרק האשה רבה באחד שרכב על סוס בשבת בימי יונים והביאוהו לב"ד וסקלוהו, ובאחד שהטיח את אשתו תחת תאנה והלקהו, וכל זה שהיתה השעה צריכה לכך. וכן עושין בכל דור ודור ובכל מקום ומקום שרואין שהשעה צריכה לכך ולייסר השוטים והנערים המטים עקלקלותם. והנה אמרו דרב הונא שהיה מבבל קץ ידא כדאיתא בריש פרק כל היד, ובסנהדרין בריש גלותא דאמר אי ודאי קטל נפשא לכהיוה לעיניה, ואעפ"י שאין קציצת אבר בדיני התורה אלא הכל לגדר ולצורך שעה. ולפיכך ברורים אלו שעשו זה אם ראו צורך השעה לענוש ולקנוס ממון או גוף לתיקון המדינה ולצורך השעה כדין עשו, וכ"ש בדאיכא הורמנא דמלכא, וכענין ר' אלעזר בר' שמעון בריש פרק השוכר את הפועלים. ומכל מקום הברורים צריכין להתיישב בדברים ולעשות מעשיהן אחר המלכה ולהיות כונתם בכל עת לשמים. 

With criminals moving online, fraud is now Israel’s top illicit cash crop – ministry

 https://www.timesofisrael.com/with-criminals-moving-online-fraud-now-israels-top-illicit-cash-crop/

Fraud, especially the type perpetrated online, has become the most significant source of dirty money for Israeli criminals, according to a new report from the Justice Ministry’s anti-money laundering unit.

In its 2021 National Risk Assessment, released in late November, Israeli law enforcement agencies concluded that internet fraud poses the country’s biggest money-laundering risk, in terms of the prevalence of the crime and amount of money generated measured against law enforcement’s capability of thwarting it.

The report stands in contrast to the Money Laundering and Terror Financing Prohibition Authority’s (IMPA) previous report from 2017, which pointed to tax evasion, fictitious invoices and drug trafficking as Israel’s biggest money laundering problems.

The report is a periodic self-assessment that Israel is required to carry out as a condition of its membership in the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global anti-money laundering organization.

Tech Founder Out After Antisemitic, Anti-Vaccine Email

 https://hamodia.com/2022/01/04/tech-founder-out-after-antisemitic-anti-vaccine-email/

David Bateman, founder and board chair of the company Entrata, claimed the COVID-19 vaccine is part of a plot by “the Jews” to exterminate people, Fox13 reported.

The email attacks the efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccine and urges people not to get it. It claims the pandemic and “systematic extermination of billions of people” will lead to an effort to “consolidate all the countries in the world under a single flag with totalitarian rule.

Rabbi Avremi Zippel of Chabad Utah called the email “blatant anti-Semitism” and a “flaming pile of garbage” that could lead to real-world violence.

“We know how quickly things go from ridiculous conspiracy theories online and in emails, how that jumps to violence rather quickly,” he said.

Another Let Down by a Jewish Organisation Claiming to Address Abuse

 https://migdalemunah.org.uk/another-let-down-by-a-jewish-organisation-claiming-to-address-abuse/

Then we come to Vienna in Austria. An organisation called ESRA, has been set up by the local Jewish Community to address issues surrounding abuse and trauma. More specifically, in 2009, they launched a campaign to fight domestic violence against women. The literature clearly lists Rabbanim and senior community leaders who were behind the initiative, most notably [Rabbi] Jacob Biderman and Konstanze Thau. Those familiar with the case of the Schlesinger Twins in Vienna may be aware of how their mother, Beth Alexander, was tricked into going to see the psychiatrist at ESRA, by Mr Schlesinger, with the intention obtaining a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia, or postnatal depression at the very least. This attempt failed and the psychiatrist issued a short report to say that beth was not suffering from postnatal depression or any other form of mental illness. Shortly afterwards ESRA imposed a silencing order on the case. When Beth requested that the psychiatrist submit a more detailed report to the court to help her case, the psychiatrist said she was unable to do so as ESRA wouldn’t allow it, even though by this time she was no longer working for ESRA. After Mr Schlesinger gained custody through the Austrian courts, he took paternity leave, during which time, ESRA voluntarily paid him a large monthly living allowance. When questioned why they felt this was appropriate, they said it was because they needed to maintain his lifestyle. Beth received no financial support nor any compassion in all her dealings with ESRA.

After 7 years on the run, get-refuser finally gives wife divorce

 https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/319893

Representing the conclusion to one of the most emotionally challenging and dramatic cases handled by the rabbinical courts in recent memory, a Beit Shemesh resident was granted freedom from her husband this week.

She received her get (writ of divorce) after nearly fourteen years of efforts, including several months the husband spent in prison after being captured in Tel Aviv in a targeted manhunt.

Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections - dedicated to Garnel

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_interference_in_the_2016_United_States_elections

The Russian government interfered in the 2016 U.S. presidential election with the goals of harming the campaign of Hillary Clinton, boosting the candidacy of Donald Trump, and increasing political and social discord in the United States. According to the U.S. intelligence community, the operation—code named Project Lakhta[1][2]—was ordered directly by Russian President Vladimir Putin.[3][4] The Special Counsel's report, made public in April 2019, examined numerous contacts between the Trump campaign and Russian officials but concluded that there was insufficient evidence to bring any conspiracy or coordination charges against Trump or his associates.

At least 25 social media pages drawing 1.4 million followers were created by Russian agents to target the American political right and promote the Trump candidacy.[48] An example of the targeting was the adding of Blue Lives Matter material to social media platforms by Russian operatives after the Black Lives Matter movement moved to the center of public attention in the America and sparked a pro-police reaction.[48]

Israeli study shows 4th vaccine boosts antibodies fivefold as infections soar

 https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-691491

The fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine boosts antibodies fivefold a week after the shot is administered, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Tuesday, citing preliminary findings of an Israeli study.

Dr. Gili Regev-Yochay, who is leading the study at Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer, told Bennett the fivefold increase in antibodies indicates that the vaccine works and provides protection against serious complications. In addition, the new booster appears to have a safety profile similar to the previous ones, she said.

Jewish BBC broadcaster resigns over antisemitism

 https://www.thejc.com/news/news/jewish-bbc-broadcaster-resigns-over-antisemitism-1TsyKrqWXsvfDVSh4JLmjn

The BBC has attracted widespread criticism for a report in the aftermath of the Oxford Street incident in which it was alleged by the broadcaster that anti-muslim slurs could be heard from inside the bus of threatened teenagers.

Jewish community leaders and campaign groups have called on the BBC to retract and apologise for the report with the Board of Deputies commissioning an independent investigation into the video which found no evidence of Anti-Muslim slurs.

The Campaign Against Antisemitism also held a rally outside the BBC’s headquarters in Central London to demand the BBC ‘Stop blaming Jews.’

BBC Broadcaster Rabbi YY Rubinstein Resigns After 30 Years Over 'Inexcusable' Antisemitism

 https://www.newsweek.com/bbc-broadcaster-rabbi-yy-rubinstein-resigns-after-30-years-over-inexcusable-antisemitism-1665376

BBC Broadcaster Rabbi YY Rubinstein announced he would resign from the broadcasting corporation due to "inexcusable" antisemitism on Monday.

Rubinstein posted his resignation letter on Facebook, writing it is "a very sad moment" for him. He wrote that his resignation was sparked by the broadcaster's coverage of a group of Jewish teenagers being attacked on a bus in London.

Many have accused the BBC of falsely reporting the group of teenagers used anti-Muslim slurs during the attack.

Case Against Andrew Cuomo Weakens as Nursing Home, Forcible Touching Probes Collapse

 https://www.newsweek.com/case-against-andrew-cuomo-weakens-nursing-home-forcible-touching-probes-collapse-1665329

The cases made against former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in his final months in office are crumbling as separate investigations into the conduct of his administration have been and are expected to be dropped by two district attorneys in the state.

An Expert Explains the BITE Model with Steven Hassan, PhD

KA says any beis din can do anything they think they must do to accomplish their goal- just like Mendel Epstein?

Week into trial, Bennett claims 4th vaccine shot provides major immunity boost

https://www.timesofisrael.com/week-into-trial-bennett-claims-4th-vaccine-shot-provides-immunity-boost/ 

The fourth Pfizer vaccine shot causes a significant boost in antibodies within a week after taking it, according to interim data from Israel’s landmark study on the matter made public Tuesday by Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.

Bennett heard the partial results during a tour of Sheba Medical Center near Tel Aviv, telling reporters that a week after receiving the fourth dose, recipients had almost five times more COVID-19 antibodies in their blood.

However, since the trial began just a week earlier, there is no data on whether the number of antibodies maintains itself over time after the first week, or whether the antibodies provide better protection against catching — or developing serious illness from — the Omicron variant, which has shown an ability to break through other vaccine defenses.

Manhattan DA won’t charge Cuomo in nursing home probe, lawyer says

 https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/whiteboard/2022/01/03/manhattan-da-wont-charge-cuomo-in-nursing-home-probe-lawyer-says-1403639

Prosecutors in Manhattan have concluded former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo did not break the law when his administration misled the public about the number of Covid-19 deaths tied to nursing homes, the Democrat’s former attorney said on Monday.