jan 12, 2002 - "In the same way, the war rejects certain aspects of incest, even though associating with a heathen is a very serious thing, but it was allowed in the war (under the conditions that it was allowed), out of consideration for the difficulties of the fighters. And since the success of the whole in the war is before our eyes, the Torah allowed the individual to satisfy the evil urge under the conditions it permitted, for the sake of the success of the whole." -Eyal Karim Kipp 2002, Jan 12

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I read on this website about the captive of Japhet Tavar, as well as the Torah laws, and I still have the question -
In various wars between the nations, such as the First World War, for example, various nations fought each other, and no one was particularly good for the Jews or particularly bad for the Jews...
But if they occupied a village and there were Jews there and they raped Jewish girls, this was rightly considered a disaster and a tragedy for the girl and the family
If so, rape in war is considered a shocking thing. How, then, I was told by a rabbi, that it is permissible for a woman to take a title, according to some of the judges, even before the entire process described in the Torah? That is, he will submit to his will and lie with her, and only then will he take her to his home, etc.?

This seems contradictory to me. After all, if the rape of civilians in war is considered something forbidden and shocking, why, apparently, is it allowed for a Jew?

And is it permissible for an IDF soldier, for example, to rape girls during combat, or is this prohibited?

with gratitude

Answer:
Israel's wars - both mitzvah wars and PA wars - are mitzvah wars. They are different from the other wars going on in the nations of the world, among themselves.
Since war in its essence is not a matter for an individual, but the nation as a whole is fighting, there are situations where the personality of the individual is "erased" for the sake of the whole. And on the contrary, there are and are endangering a large unit for the sake of saving the individual when this is necessary for moral reasons.
One of the most important and decisive values ​​in war is maintaining the fighting capacity of the army. Because of this, the cowardly and soft-hearted return from the war organizers, so that he does not melt his brother's heart, and the feelings and needs of the individual are deferred to the Zoyt fund to finance the nation's success in the war.
Just as in war the barriers of taking risks for others are "breached", so also in war the barriers of modesty and kashrut are "breached". Imperial wine, which was not allowed in times of peace, was allowed in war, to maintain the good feeling of the warriors. Forbidden foods were allowed in war (and in some ways even when there is kosher food), to keep the soldiers fit, even though they are forbidden in peacetime.
In the same way, the war rejects certain aspects of incest, even though associating with a heathen is a very serious thing, but it was allowed in the war (under the conditions that it was allowed), out of consideration for the difficulties of the fighters. And since the success of the whole in the war is before our eyes, the Torah allowed the individual to satisfy the evil urge under the conditions it permitted, for the sake of the success of the whole.

Shalom

Eyal Karim

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