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#Yichud is not considered something one needs to give up one's life.<ref>Torat Yichud 10:5. See, however, Tuv Taam Vdaat 192 and Shem Aryeh who consider it ''avizrahu''.</ref> | #Yichud is not considered something one needs to give up one's life.<ref>Torat Yichud 10:5. See, however, Tuv Taam Vdaat 192 and Shem Aryeh who consider it ''avizrahu''.</ref> | ||
# Instituting practices to imitate non-Jewish religious practices is a separate biblical prohibition (Devarim 12:30) but not considered ''avizrayhu'' of [[avoda zara]].<ref>Maharam Shik 165</ref> | # Instituting practices to imitate non-Jewish religious practices is a separate biblical prohibition (Devarim 12:30) but not considered ''avizrayhu'' of [[avoda zara]].<ref>Maharam Shik 165</ref> | ||
# Entering a church is forbidden but not ''avizrayhu'' of [[avoda zara]] | # Entering a church is forbidden but not ''avizrayhu'' of [[avoda zara]].<ref>Shulchan Aruch Y.D. 157:3</ref> | ||
# Using something worshipped as [[avoda zara]] is considered ''avizrayhu'' of [[avoda zara]] unless it is given to the patient as a medicinal item and it isn't specified that it was worshipped as [[avoda zara]].<ref>Yerushalmi Shabbat 14:4, Tosfot Pesachim 25a s.v. chutz, Ritva Pesachim 25a, Rashba Avoda Zara 27b s.v. vim, Rashba teshuva cited by Bet Yosef YD 123:2. Ran Pesachim 5b s.v. bchol disagrees. Ritva quotes the Raah who is also strict. Shulchan Aruch Y.D. 155:2 quotes the Tosfot as the main opinion.</ref> | # Using something worshipped as [[avoda zara]] is considered ''avizrayhu'' of [[avoda zara]] unless it is given to the patient as a medicinal item and it isn't specified that it was worshipped as [[avoda zara]].<ref>Yerushalmi Shabbat 14:4, Tosfot Pesachim 25a s.v. chutz, Ritva Pesachim 25a, Rashba Avoda Zara 27b s.v. vim, Rashba teshuva cited by Bet Yosef YD 123:2. Ran Pesachim 5b s.v. bchol disagrees. Ritva quotes the Raah who is also strict. Shulchan Aruch Y.D. 155:2 quotes the Tosfot as the main opinion.</ref> | ||
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# If someone's life is threatened unless he violates a prohibition if the terrorist threatening his life is doing so to negate the Torah if he's in the presence of ten Jews he should die for Kiddush Hashem. This applies to any prohibition and according to some opinions even for violating a minhag one should give up one's life.<ref>Rashi Sanhedrin 75b explains that the small mitzvah described is changing the color of one's shoelaces because it is breaking the minhag of Jews to have modest clothing. However, the Rif Sanhedrin 17b explains that the gemara described a case where one changed one's shoelaces and violated ''lo tilbash'', mimicking non-Jewish ways. Bet Yosef 157:1 interprets the Rambam in line with the Rif. Shach 157:5 cites both Rashi and Rif.</ref> | # If someone's life is threatened unless he violates a prohibition if the terrorist threatening his life is doing so to negate the Torah if he's in the presence of ten Jews he should die for Kiddush Hashem. This applies to any prohibition and according to some opinions even for violating a minhag one should give up one's life.<ref>Rashi Sanhedrin 75b explains that the small mitzvah described is changing the color of one's shoelaces because it is breaking the minhag of Jews to have modest clothing. However, the Rif Sanhedrin 17b explains that the gemara described a case where one changed one's shoelaces and violated ''lo tilbash'', mimicking non-Jewish ways. Bet Yosef 157:1 interprets the Rambam in line with the Rif. Shach 157:5 cites both Rashi and Rif.</ref> | ||
