Shalom Mark here. I've come across so many internet slurs that go unopposed by responsible Talmudim and this one has made the rounds several times. Please.... I am asking you to give me the hebrew and English translation and a contextural explanation such that I could provide authoritative refutation of the obvious slur of the Rambam. Please.... not some two sentence answer. I know those. Please. Please. Mark Here's the ugly bit slurring the Rambam: "Kill All Christians"-Talmud "The famous Jewish rabbi, Maimonides, acclaimed by Christian apologists and defenders of Zionism as "a great man of God," encouraged Jews to kill all Christians. In the Talmud (Hilkoth Akrum, X, 1), Maimonides says, "Do not have pity for them. Show no mercy unto them. Therefore, if you see one in difficulty of drowning, do not go to his help... it is right to kill him by your own hand by shoving him into a well or in some other way." If you think supporting Israel will lead to peace in the middle east or anywhere in the world, guess again.

Shalom Rabbi, Appropo a question I just asked, my I impose upon you to provide a translation of the first halacha of the Rambam as you suggested I read and learn.... I can't seem to find one on the internet, and I don't know a translation that would be deemed worthy of study in English. L'hitraot

Dear Rabbi Lauffer:Thank you so much for taking the time to answer my question. I just wanted to also clarify the frequency by which I need to say Birkat HaGomel.  For example if I commute to work on Tuesdays and Thursdays - Do I need to say the bracha once a week (i.e on Shabbat), or twice a week once for each previous day I went to work (i.e, Thursday and Shabbat).Thanks again,

Dear Rabbi Lauffer:Thank you so much for taking the time to answer my question. I just wanted to also clarify the frequency by which I need to say Birkat HaGomel. For example if I commute to work on Tuesdays and Thursdays - Do I need to say the bracha once a week (i.e on Shabbat), or twice a week once for each previous day I went to work (i.e, Thursday and Shabbat).Thanks again,

Dear Rabbi Lauffer,Thank you for your response. I see from your answer that one is paid back for [as much as you want to spend for] the mitzvos which the Torah says that we're paid back for, which is what I wanted to know. But you added that not all mitzvos are in this category. I am not questioning your psak, but I would like to mention what spurred my question. I was reading a book called, "Trust Me!", by Rabbi Eliezer Parkoff. On page 436, he writes the following:"The Mishnah Berurah (in Be'ur Halachah) cautions that this statement refers only to Torah study and Shabbos and Yom Tov expenses;* regular weekday expenses are not included.*The Shita Mekubbetzes (on Beitzah 16a), quoting the Ritva, states that the Gemara is not only referring to these three things. Rather, it means any mitzvah. The reason it mentions these three things specifically is because they are quite common. Moreover, the Mishnah Berurah seems to rule according to this understanding, for in Orach Chaim 242, note 4, we read: "...for the needs of a Shabbos meal or seudas mitzvah." "Now, obviously, you and Rabbi Parkoff can disagree on how to interpret this halachah; I just wanted to know if that was, indeed, the case. Maybe not everyone agrees with the Shita Mekubbetzes. I don't know; I'm not a posek. Would you please clarify whether this is a machlokes, or not?Thanks,Yaakov Laska