Reply To: Is stealing food to survive pikuach nefesh?

DY: It would have to function under the rubric of Yesh Koach…, I would think. It’s not so clear that Rashi actually ever held that way because, frankly, it’s a very tough Shittah to digest. There are those who say B’feirush, though, that if you can’t pay back then you can’t save yourself (I think the Meiri or the Shittah Mekubetzes there in Bava Kama 60 quotes them). It’s very difficult to understand. If you’ve seen a good P’shat, by all means please share.