Saving a Jewish Soul
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Question
Dear Rabbi, Shalom, If I have two options: to save one Jewish child or ten Arabs (Arabs who are not terrorists and support Jews), what should I do?
Answer
Shalom Rav
You should save the Jew.
Source
Sanhedrin 37.
Whoever destroys a single Jewish soul, it is considered by Scripture as if he destroyed an entire world. And whoever saves a single Jewish soul, it is considered by Scripture as if he saved an entire world.
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