Podcast Episode
Treating Trees Treasonably - כִּי הָאָדָם עֵץ הַשָּׂדֶה - פרשת שופטים
About this episode
Source sheet hereIn this shiur, we examine the prohibition of Bal Tashchit, which forbids the wanton destruction of fruit trees during a military siege. Various meforshim debate the meaning of the phrase "for man is a tree of the field," offering different interpretations of the relationship between humanity and nature.