Comments on: Free Care for Lebanese Wounded in the Current Crisis – in Israel http://amygreenbaum.com/2006/07/26/free-care-for-lebanese-wounded-in-the-current-crisis-in-israel/ A blog on Judaism, Israel, Jews, life and politics. Thu, 30 Apr 2026 05:45:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1 By: 1rabbi http://amygreenbaum.com/2006/07/26/free-care-for-lebanese-wounded-in-the-current-crisis-in-israel/#comment-21 Wed, 26 Jul 2006 11:08:09 +0000 https://1rabbi.wordpress.com/2006/07/26/free-care-for-lebanese-wounded-in-the-current-crisis-in-israel/#comment-21 Richard,

You are correct about the hosptial director’s comment and Rambam’s tzedakah ladder.

May peace and safety prevail soon for all!

]]> By: Richard Silverstein http://amygreenbaum.com/2006/07/26/free-care-for-lebanese-wounded-in-the-current-crisis-in-israel/#comment-20 Wed, 26 Jul 2006 09:09:45 +0000 https://1rabbi.wordpress.com/2006/07/26/free-care-for-lebanese-wounded-in-the-current-crisis-in-israel/#comment-20 I’m sorry but if this was truly a sincere gesture then the hospital director would not have added the absolutely stupid comment: “We don’t hate like the terrorists.”

If you truly want to help a person you don’t do it for a political purpose of showing how much better you are than your enemy. You simply help them because it’s a humane & decent thing to do. You remember Rambam’s saying that the best form of tzedakah is anonymous? Well, the best form of offering help to a wounded enemy is simply to offer w/o comment.

If I were a wounded Lebanese & read this story I would never take advantage of the offer.

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