#56: War is no Excuse

Rashi and Ramban on Parashat Ki Teitze, Devarim/Deuteronomy 23:10

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Gimme Some Torah #56

When you go out as a troop against your enemies, be on your guard against anything untoward. - Devarim/Deuteronomy 23:10

Moses tells the soldiers of Israel to beware of anything “untoward” when they go out to battle. The verse in the original Hebrew is far more direct: “מִכֹּל דָּבָר רָע (mikol davar ra…