Israeli rabbi urges IDF soldiers to refrain from taking ‘spoils of war’ in Gaza
Citing biblical precedents, Aviner referenced the Book of Esther (9:10, 15, 16), highlighting that after their victory, the Jews refrained from taking spoils from their enemies,
Rabbi Shlomo Aviner, head of the Ateret Cohanim yeshiva delivers a special torah lesson at the mixed-gender prayer section at the Western Wall in Jerusalem Old City, January 3, 2018, ahead of a Court hearing at the supreme court regarding the Western Wall layout. (photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
