<description>&lt;a href="https://elmad.pardes.org/2024/03/pidyon-shvuyim-8-captured-idf-soldiers/"&gt;&lt;img width="150" height="150" src="https://elmad.pardes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Copy-of-PARDES-from-Jerusalem-Logo-and-NewsletterFeatured-Image-2000-x-1418-px-1-150x150.png" alt="Pidyon Shvuyim 8: Captured IDF Soldiers" align="left" style="margin: 0 20px 20px 0;max-width:100%" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400"&gt;In the 1973 Yom Kippur war, many IDF soldiers were taken captive. Do the same &lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400"&gt;pidyon shvuyim&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400"&gt; guidelines apply, or are there unique considerations when we are dealing with soldiers?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Credits:&lt;br /&gt;
Rabbi Dr. Levi Cooper&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;#8211; Pardes Faculty&amp;#8230; &lt;a href="https://elmad.pardes.org/2024/03/pidyon-shvuyim-8-captured-idf-soldiers/" class="read-more"&gt;Read the rest &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The post &lt;a href="https://elmad.pardes.org/2024/03/pidyon-shvuyim-8-captured-idf-soldiers/"&gt;Pidyon Shvuyim 8: Captured IDF Soldiers&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a href="https://elmad.pardes.org"&gt;Elmad Online Learning&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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Pidyon Shvuyim 8: Captured IDF Soldiers

<description>&lt;a href="https://elmad.pardes.org/2024/01/pidyon-shvuyim-episode-7-releasing-terrorists-to-free-hostages/"&gt;&lt;img width="150" height="150" src="https://elmad.pardes.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Episode-Template-11-150x150.png" alt="Pidyon Shvuyim Episode 7: Releasing Terrorists to Free Hostages" align="left" style="margin: 0 20px 20px 0;max-width:100%" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400"&gt;If terrorists demand the release of other terrorists in order to free hostages, is this a case of &lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400"&gt;pidyon shvuyim&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400"&gt;? Perhaps this scenario should be considered under a different legal rubric?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Credits: &lt;/strong&gt;Rabbi Dr. Levi Cooper &amp;#8211; Pardes Faculty&amp;#8230; &lt;a href="https://elmad.pardes.org/2024/01/pidyon-shvuyim-episode-7-releasing-terrorists-to-free-hostages/" class="read-more"&gt;Read the rest &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The post &lt;a href="https://elmad.pardes.org/2024/01/pidyon-shvuyim-episode-7-releasing-terrorists-to-free-hostages/"&gt;Pidyon Shvuyim Episode 7: Releasing Terrorists to Free Hostages&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a href="https://elmad.pardes.org"&gt;Elmad Online Learning&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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If terrorists demand the release of other terrorists in order to free hostages, is this a case of pidyon shvuyim? Perhaps this scenario should be considered under a different legal rubric? - Credits: Rabbi Dr. Levi Cooper - Pardes Faculty

If terrorists demand the release of other terrorists in order to free hostages, is this a case of pidyon shvuyim? Perhaps this scenario should be considered under a different legal rubric? 
 
Credits: Rabbi Dr. Levi Cooper - Pardes Faculty

Pidyon Shvuyim Episode 7: Releasing Terrorists to Free Hostages

<description>&lt;a href="https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/12/pidyon-shvuyim-prepared-to-pay/"&gt;&lt;img width="150" height="150" src="https://elmad.pardes.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Episode-Template-11-150x150.png" alt="Pidyon Shvuyim Episode 6: Prepared to Pay" align="left" style="margin: 0 20px 20px 0;max-width:100%" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400"&gt;In this episode, we recap remarkable the story of the 1970 Dawson’s Field hijackings and explore the reactions of American rabbis. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Credits:&lt;/strong&gt; Rabbi Levi Cooper &amp;#8211; Pardes Faculty&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&amp;#8230; &lt;a href="https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/12/pidyon-shvuyim-prepared-to-pay/" class="read-more"&gt;Read the rest &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The post &lt;a href="https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/12/pidyon-shvuyim-prepared-to-pay/"&gt;Pidyon Shvuyim Episode 6: Prepared to Pay&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a href="https://elmad.pardes.org"&gt;Elmad Online Learning&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/12/pidyon-shvuyim-prepared-to-pay/" rel="nofollow"&gt;Continue reading Pidyon Shvuyim Episode 6: Prepared to Pay at Elmad Online Learning.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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In this episode, we recap remarkable the story of the 1970 Dawson’s Field hijackings and explore the reactions of American rabbis.  - Credits: Rabbi Levi Cooper - Pardes Faculty -  

In this episode, we recap remarkable the story of the 1970 Dawson’s Field hijackings and explore the reactions of American rabbis. 
 
Credits: Rabbi Levi Cooper - Pardes Faculty 
 
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Pidyon Shvuyim Episode 6: Prepared to Pay

<description>&lt;a href="https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/12/pidyon-shvuyim-contact-with-the-outside/"&gt;&lt;img width="150" height="150" src="https://elmad.pardes.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Episode-Template-11-150x150.png" alt="Pidyon Shvuyim Episode 5: Contact with the Outside" align="left" style="margin: 0 20px 20px 0;max-width:100%" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400"&gt;Israel requested that the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400"&gt;International Committee of the Red Cross&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400"&gt; visits our brothers and sisters who are held hostage in Gaza. Do we have precedents in the annals of Jewish history for visiting captives?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Credits:&lt;/strong&gt; Rabbi Levi Cooper &amp;#8211; Pardes &amp;#8230; &lt;a href="https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/12/pidyon-shvuyim-contact-with-the-outside/" class="read-more"&gt;Read the rest &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The post &lt;a href="https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/12/pidyon-shvuyim-contact-with-the-outside/"&gt;Pidyon Shvuyim Episode 5: Contact with the Outside&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a href="https://elmad.pardes.org"&gt;Elmad Online Learning&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/12/pidyon-shvuyim-contact-with-the-outside/" rel="nofollow"&gt;Continue reading Pidyon Shvuyim Episode 5: Contact with the Outside at Elmad Online Learning.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Israel requested that the International Committee of the Red Cross visits our brothers and sisters who are held hostage in Gaza. Do we have precedents in the annals of Jewish history for visiting captives? - Credits: Rabbi Levi Cooper - Pardes Faculty

Israel requested that the International Committee of the Red Cross visits our brothers and sisters who are held hostage in Gaza. Do we have precedents in the annals of Jewish history for visiting captives? 
 
Credits: Rabbi Levi Cooper - Pardes Faculty

Pidyon Shvuyim Episode 5: Contact with the Outside

<description>&lt;a href="https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/12/pidyon-shvuyim-choosing-to-stay/"&gt;&lt;img width="150" height="150" src="https://elmad.pardes.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Episode-Template-11-150x150.png" alt="Pidyon Shvuyim Episode 4: Choosing to Stay" align="left" style="margin: 0 20px 20px 0;max-width:100%" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400"&gt;Was there ever a time that our people left a hostage in captivity? For this episode, we travel to 13th century Germany.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Credits:&lt;/strong&gt; Rabbi Levi Cooper &amp;#8211; Pardes Faculty&amp;#8230; &lt;a href="https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/12/pidyon-shvuyim-choosing-to-stay/" class="read-more"&gt;Read the rest &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The post &lt;a href="https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/12/pidyon-shvuyim-choosing-to-stay/"&gt;Pidyon Shvuyim Episode 4: Choosing to Stay&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a href="https://elmad.pardes.org"&gt;Elmad Online Learning&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://elmad.pardes.org/2023/12/pidyon-shvuyim-choosing-to-stay/" rel="nofollow"&gt;Continue reading Pidyon Shvuyim Episode 4: Choosing to Stay at Elmad Online Learning.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Was there ever a time that our people left a hostage in captivity? For this episode, we travel to 13th century Germany. - Credits: Rabbi Levi Cooper - Pardes Faculty

Was there ever a time that our people left a hostage in captivity? For this episode, we travel to 13th century Germany. 
 
Credits: Rabbi Levi Cooper - Pardes Faculty

Pidyon Shvuyim Episode 4: Choosing to Stay

Rabbi Dr. Levi Cooper, the Maggid of Melbourne, invites us to join him on an exploration of a wide array of Jewish ideas and their relevance in our contemporary Jewish lives.  The Maggid of Melbourne features both written and podcast series, each taking an in-depth look at a different Jewish topic. Whether you are interested in the laws of government according to halakha or learning about the spiritual practices of the Hasidic masters, you are sure to find inspiration with the Maggid of Melbourne, Rabbi Dr. Levi Cooper. 

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