The Value of a Life in Judaism

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The opening of this shiur, in Rabbi YY Jacobson’s own words — taken from the captions, so names and Hebrew terms may be approximate.

died a few weeks ago. As we Ben Ovaja Yaish and a refuah shleimah with David Feinstein our rabbinic advisor, with David Ben Shimon. He should have a refuah shleimah. And Aussie's grandfather with Yosef Ben Mariasha Karasik. We should have a refuah shleimah, we should have a zechor nishmas, and we should be zocheh to see the end of all these situations with the COVID. Please a COVID rub COVID rub Harav Jacobson. Good evening everybody. Thank you so so much Rabbi Katz for your very kind words and thank you to everybody who's gathered here from wherever you are in the comfort of your homes. And I do have to say that this is actually the first lecture that I am privileged to give since the Corona virus pandemic began. When was it Purim? So Nissan Eya 7 When was it Purim? So Nissan Eya 7 almost five months literally almost five months to the day. So for the last five months I have been uh talking a lot fortunately or unfortunately, but from the privacy of my own home using the miracles of modern technology to communicate with our brothers and sisters the world over. But Rabbi Marty Katz decided that this time I have to actually show up at the special home of Azi and Rachel Mandel, where we had the event last year Mandel, where we had the event last year with hundreds and hundreds of people. Every nook and cranny in the home was occupied by another soul. And you know, when Rabbi Katz insists and requests, it's very hard to say no. So, here I am. I finally got out of my house, got out of my cocoon. And I have uh this wonderful couple, Azi and Rachel, right in front of me, together with our uh great video producers, and together with all of you. Socially, we're distant, but

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1. 0:34died a few weeks ago. As we Ben Ovaja Yaish and a refuah shleimah with David…
2. 5:43social, spiritual, academic, genetic needs. And children bring the best out in parents. They challenge us.…
3. 10:49"If my father finds out that I am pregnant, he will literally kill me. I am…
4. 16:29every industry is impacted. Every shopping center, everything closes down. Jews like to dive in with…
5. 21:35to my life, we go ahead with it. The light-headedness in which it's performed sometimes breaks…
6. 26:46atzmus, to the DNA of a Jew, one tiny LITTLE BABY IS KLAL YISRAEL. YOU DON'T…
7. 31:52read on Tisha B'Av at night, and many in the morning as well. It was Yirmiyahu…
8. 36:58They go home not involuntarily. They go home with passion. This is my home. And Rav…
9. 42:02is far more important and far more vital than what divides us. In this organization there's…
10. 47:07of 1,900 years of strife. We crave an era of real unity, of real harmony, of…

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