Decree of Annihilation

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Decree of Annihilation

Decree of Annihilation

A governmental decree concerning religious persecutions or edicts to convert the religion.

("Sword" - as we said in the Mishnah regarding one who suffers under it, it is not the end of the matter that the sword is not for peace, such as when there is no conquering of lands or imposing taxes on them or a decree of annihilation, but even a sword for peace - Beit Habechirah le-Meiri, Tractate Ta'anit 22a.)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

גְּזֵרַת שְׁמָד

Definition (Hebrew)

הַחְלָטָה שִׁלְטוֹנִית עַל רְדִיפוֹת דָּת אוֹ גְּזֵרוֹת לְהָמִיר אֶת הַדָּת.

("חֶרֶב- שֶׁאָמַרְנוּ בַּמִּשְׁנָה שֶׁמִּתְעַנִּים עָלָיו, לֹא סוֹף דָּבָר חֶרֶב שֶׁאֵינָהּ שֶׁל שָׁלוֹם, כְּגוֹן שֶׁבְּאֵין לִכְבֹּשׁ אֲרָצוֹת אוֹ לְהַעֲלוֹת לָהֶם מַס אוֹ לְגִזְרַת שְׁמָד אֶלָּא אֲפִלּוּ חֶרֶב שֶׁל שָׁלוֹם"- בֵּית הַבְּחִירָה לִמְאִירִי מַסֶּכֶת תַּעֲנִית כב ע"א)

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