... the fire in so he will die faster and lessen his suffering but he objects . Why was this suicide and not a kiddush hashem? The Rabbeinu Tam answers this by contrasting this with the story mentioned above regarding the children who jumped into the sea. In the children's case they are allowed to ... as in the case of the children). Even going to the extent that the torture or possible religious transgression is expected to come true the Rabbeinu Tam rules that one is permitted to commit suicide. He believes that in certain circumstances it was preferable to die for your beliefs rather then...

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... , which had forced them to turn towards money lending for a living . Jews were involved in commerce in every Catholic country. However, this was not the case with the crafts. Rabenu Tam stated that Jews did not engage in manual labour . When King Edward I attempted to re-structure English Jewry economically, he encouraged Jews to participate in crafts . Jewish craftsmanship was a major ... ...

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