Taking one's life to avoid suffering - v1 #6 by Rabbi Aaron Cohen

The 6th of Cheshvan, 5702 (October 27, 1941), was but two days prior to the liquidation of the Kovno ghetto. One of the respected members of the community approached Rav Oshry with a heart-rending shaila. He was certain that he and the member of his family would be killed, and the Nazis would likely make him watch as they murdered his family. He would certainly suffer a painful death as well. Would it be permitted for him to take his own life to avoid this physical and emotional suffering? read more

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Taking one's life to avoid suffering - v1 #6 by Rabbi Aaron Cohen is an episode from All Shiurim at the Tif by Cong. Tifereth Israel of Passaic, NJ.

This episode is 17:59 long.

This episode was published on Jul 14, 2020.

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