Venue: Cong. Shomrei Torah (Fairlawn, NJ) Cong. Shomrei Torah (Fairlawn, NJ)

Parsha:

Shoftim 

Description

The Torah says that it is forbidden to cut down fruit trees when fighting a war. The Rambam and Ramban disagree on how to properly categorize this mitzvah. Practically, this issur does not apply if an action has a productive purpose.