Venue: YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov

Halacha:

General,  Kiddush Hashem 

History:

10 - 15th Centuries CE 

Collections: Rabbi Torczyner Responsa that changed Jewish History

Description

Second of two parts on the approach of halachic authorities to dying al kiddush hashem (martyrdom), and the way that influenced Jewish history. Looked at the honor Ashkenazi authorities accorded to martyrs, and the dishonor of those who failed to martyr themselves.