# 11. We Don’t Wait for Danger: The Law of Preventive War

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Podcast: [The Laws of War and Peace with Rav Shlomo Katz](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-laws-of-war-and-peace-with-rav-shlomo-katz-7750010)
Published: 2026-05-13T11:05:23+00:00
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Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David explore one of the most urgent Torah questions of our generation: What does the Torah actually demand from Am Yisrael when danger is rising? Through the lens of הלכות מלחמה, Rav Shlomo learns the Rambam, Gemara, and Shulchan Aruch on מלחמת מצוה, לא תעמוד על דם רעך, and the obligation not only to respond to danger… but to prevent it. From October 7th to the roads of Shomron, from “quiet for quiet” to the spiritual confusion of exile-thinking, this conversation is a painful and clarifying look at what it means for a Jew to stop normalizing threat and start thinking like a nation entrusted with life. This episode was given with deep love for Am Yisrael, for our holy chayalim, and for a generation trying to rediscover what Jewish responsibility really means. ---------- For more Shuirim and Music from Rav Shlomo Katz, visit: https://ravshlomokatz.com Join Rav Shlomo Katz's WhatsApp Community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/KHKOhhPaeHx5Kb74WL9L9a?mode=ems_copy_t CHAPTERS 00:00 Opening Blessings, Memorials, and Dedication 03:48 Personal Reflections: Happy and Sad on the Road to Yitzhar 06:21 Source of עזרת ישראל מיד צר in Tanach and Rambam 12:12 Gemara’s Three Categories of War: Reshut, Mitzvah, Chova 13:58 Obligatory War According to Rabbi Aha and Joshua’s Conquests 19:49 Modern Threats: Iran, Qatar, and Immediate Danger 22:28 Thunder Metaphor: Spiritual Shock After October 7 27:41 Preventive War and Milchemet Mitzvah Explained 32:04 Rules of Engagement vs Torah Thinking 36:18 The Deeper Meaning of לא תעמוד על דם רעך 41:02 Vivian Silver and the Confusion of Compassion 43:09 Golda Meir’s “Secret Weapon” Reconsidered

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