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A live Torah class by Rabbi Chaim Mintz, founder of Oorah, discussing the topic of violence.
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What’s said in this shiur
The opening of this shiur, in Rabbi Chaim Mintz’s own words— taken from the captions, so names and Hebrew terms may be approximate.
okay my question was that um they were killed so violently not shocked not just shot it was axes and stabbings and on tv they showed the inside of the synagogue with blood was all over the floor and on the books and it was just so so violent and i think they said seven minutes the whole thing was but
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- 0:01okay my question was that um they were killed so violently not shocked not just shot…
- 0:31why in such a it was such a violent way how could that even how do…
- 1:03is shaking this up more and telling us a message a strong message that's what it…
- 1:35that message you give across that's we have to look at it that god's really telling…
About Rabbi Chaim Mintz on Lehallel
333 approved videos from 2008 to 2025, 239 of them searchable by their own words. Open all of Rabbi Chaim Mintz’s shiurim →
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