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Mekor Mayim Chaim YD 155 answers that Shulchan Aruch and Rama hold of a mitigated view of ''avizrayhu''. It does not include the prohibition of benefitting from [[Avoda Zara]] as the Ran wrote, yet, includes the prohibition to hug or kiss one of the forbidden relatives since that is more directly linked to the prohibition of illicit relations. Maharam Shik 165 and Dvar Shmuel Pesachim 25b have similar approaches. See Shulchan Aruch 157:3 for further evidence of this approach.</ref> | Mekor Mayim Chaim YD 155 answers that Shulchan Aruch and Rama hold of a mitigated view of ''avizrayhu''. It does not include the prohibition of benefitting from [[Avoda Zara]] as the Ran wrote, yet, includes the prohibition to hug or kiss one of the forbidden relatives since that is more directly linked to the prohibition of illicit relations. Maharam Shik 165 and Dvar Shmuel Pesachim 25b have similar approaches. See Shulchan Aruch 157:3 for further evidence of this approach.</ref> | ||
#For these three sins one should give up one's life even if the terrorist is threatening one's life for his own benefit.<ref>Ramban Pesachim 6a, Shulchan Aruch Y.D. 157:1</ref> | #For these three sins one should give up one's life even if the terrorist is threatening one's life for his own benefit.<ref>Ramban Pesachim 6a, Shulchan Aruch Y.D. 157:1</ref> | ||
# A woman who is threatened to violate illicit relations does not have to give up her life since she is passive.<ref>Tosfot Ketubot 3b, Tosfot Pesachim 25b s.v. af, Rama Y.D. 157:1</ref> | |||
===What's included in ''avizrayhu''?=== | ===What's included in ''avizrayhu''?=== | ||
# Lifnei Iver is not included in ''avizrayhu'' since it is a general prohibition.<ref>Ran Pesachim 6a s.v. chutz, Ritva Avoda Zara 6b s.v. vaf, and Maharam Chalavah 25b s.v. af.</ref> | # Lifnei Iver is not included in ''avizrayhu'' since it is a general prohibition.<ref>Ran Pesachim 6a s.v. chutz, Ritva Avoda Zara 6b s.v. vaf, and Maharam Chalavah 25b s.v. af.</ref> | ||
