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Why does the heter of yefas toar apply only in milchemes reshus, not milchemes mitzvah (מצוה)? The shiur distinguishes between conquest mentality (which awakens yetzer hara for women) and destruction/defensive warfare (which does not). The phrase "ki seitzei lamilchama" may indicate leaving Eretz Yisrael, excluding defensive wars from the heter.
The shiur opens by analyzing the phrase "ki seitzei lamilchama al oyevecha" (Devarim 21:10) and the grammatical question of whether "oyevecha" is singular or collective, which affects whether "u'nesano Hashem (ה׳)" refers to each individual battle's captives or to final victory. This raises the fundamental question: does the heter of yefas toar apply throughout a war whenever captives are taken, or only after decisive victory? Rashi (רש"י) explains that yefas toar cannot apply to milchemes mitzvah (מצוה) because of "lo sechayeh kol neshama" — the requirement to destroy the seven Canaanite nations. Rabbi Zweig questions whether this technical reason (you must kill them, so you cannot marry them) is the complete explanation, or whether there's a fundamental distinction between types of warfare that excludes yefas toar from milchemes mitzvah.
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Ki Seitzei 21:10
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