Mareh Makom

Protest

• Protest: The black flag above the order — when conscience clashes with the duty to obey
  When is it permissible — or even mandatory — to breach the duty of obedience?
  The hallmark of a "manifestly illegal" order - must fly like a black flag above the given order, as a warning sign saying: "Forbidden!".
• Protest: The right and the duty to stand before God and demand justice
  Is a person allowed to argue with God and protest His decisions?
  Far be it from you; shall the Judge of all the earth not do justice?
• Protest: When knowledge awakens the courage to resist
  Is ignorance the price of social peace, or is knowledge the gateway to freedom?
  He makes the people devoid of knowledge and devoid of desire, and ensures that those who know dare not act.
• Protest: between violence and change, between silence and revolt—a journey to the limits of rebellion
  Is protest a right or a duty, and when does it cross the line between legitimate resistance and violence?
  It is nothing but pure violence, and it cannot be subdued except by means of even greater violence.
• Protest: when a transgression becomes a mitzvah — on halakhah's winding path between ideal and reality
  Is it permissible to desecrate Shabbat in order to protest Shabbat desecration?
  In the Land of Israel, the practice has been to be lenient in this regard, and they say that it is a great mitzvah and an obligation to protest on Shabbat even if it causes Shabbat desecration.