Comments on: Speak Yiddish? Want to be a Cop in Jerusalem?

By: Torahumada

Torahumada — Tue, 22 May 2012 03:32:50 +0000

#1 This makes perfect sense. When your population speaks a specific language it is best if the police can converse with them effectively.

The police are not out to get everyone. But imagine if you were the victim of a crime and you went to the police and not a single officer understood a word you said. How would that make you feel?

By: Keeves

Keeves — Tue, 22 May 2012 01:33:21 +0000

I think #5 missed the part of the article which says <<>> In other words, there may be criminals who converse among themselves in Yiddish, and they need a policeman “who speak[s] Yiddish (mother tongue level)” to get information about such criminals.

By: kitzur_dot_net

kitzur_dot_net — Mon, 21 May 2012 20:37:20 +0000

nonsense, all the chareidim in mea she’arim and those areas speak perfect hebrew

By: The Chassidishe Gatesheader

The Chassidishe Gatesheader — Mon, 21 May 2012 18:31:43 +0000

The police recruiting with a Gmail address. Typically Israel.

By: Milhouse

Milhouse — Mon, 21 May 2012 17:15:37 +0000

#1 the definition of messirah is אסור למסור ישראל ביד גויים, בין בגופו בין בממונו, ואפילו היה רשע ובעל עבירות, ואפילו היה מצר לו ומצערו. וכל המוסר ישראל ביד גויים, בין בגופו בין בממונו–אין לו חלק לעולם הבא. So who are these so-called mossrim going to masser to? Which גויים are you talking about?

When it comes to nizkei momon, the definition is different: המוסר ממון חברו ביד אנס, חייב לשלם מן היפה שבנכסיו; ואם מת, גובין מיורשיו כשאר כל המזיקין. בין שהיה האנס גוי, בין שהיה ישראל–הרי זה המוסר, חייב לשלם כל מה שלקח האנס. But that only creates a civil case; you sue the mosser in beis din and he has to pay. You can’t kill him, and he doesn’t lose his olam haba. He’s just like any other mazik. The mosser who loses his olam haba, and may be killed by anybody who can get away with it, is specifically המוסר ישראל ביד גויים, which doesn’t apply in this case.

By: OrLeOlam

OrLeOlam — Mon, 21 May 2012 16:20:13 +0000

#1,

Don’t start paskenim with ignorance, please.

By: Csar

Csar — Mon, 21 May 2012 15:41:23 +0000

They’re looking to hire moserim. Considering the halacha is we must kill a moser, it is hard to believe anyone would be stupid enough to take this job, considering it is a serious violation of halacha.