What must one do upon hearing someone blaspheme G-d's name? Is vigilante action valid when it comes to someone who hears blasphemy?  (PLEASE NOTE: ANY CONCLUSIONS NOTED IN THIS PODCAST ARE NOT PRACTICAL HALACHA; THEY ARE ONLY A THEORETICAL DISCUSSION OF THE HALACHIC ISSUES AS MAIMONIDES PRESENTED THEM. THERE IS NO PLACE FOR VIGILANTE ACTION IN PRACTICE.)

What must one do upon hearing someone blaspheme G-d's name? Is vigilante action valid when it comes to someone who hears blasphemy? (PLEASE NOTE: ANY CONCLUSIONS NOTED IN THIS PODCAST ARE NOT PRACTICAL HALACHA; THEY ARE ONLY A THEORETICAL DISCUSSION OF THE HALACHIC ISSUES AS MAIMONIDES PRESENTED THEM. THERE IS NO PLACE FOR VIGILANTE ACTION IN PRACTICE.)

Maimonides Minute - Hilchot Avodah Zarah 2:9-10

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Maimonides Minute - Hilchot Avodah Zarah 2:9-10

Maimonides Minute - Hilchot Avodah Zarah 2:9-10