Physician. Pianist and One-"Mond"-Band. Experienced Ba'al Kri'ah. Jewish Music maven and afficionado. Eretz-Yisroel'dig Yid. Dedicated Tatty and קובע עיתים.
@nomadicmarc@nissimblack Yes, but no. They were secular, yes, but not Avodah Zarah worshippers. They wanted to settle Eretz Yisroel, which is a mitzvah. To top it, they were Tinokkos Shenishbu. The problem is not them, but how we see them.
RABBI: The blessing “may your children inherit the gates of their enemies” means they should be safe; it isn’t literal.
SHIMSHON: (carrying gates of Gaza) So… you want I should put these back?