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Would the Torah Kill Baby Hitler?

1.2K views · Sep 1, 2026

Rabbi Dovid Orlofsky

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  1. 0:00Hi, this is Dr. Laski with that question. Answer. Series where we try in a few…
  2. 0:31That's the parsha. As we approach Rosh Hashanah, we learn in the parsha of Yishmael where…
  3. 1:02in his crib. That was his name originally, Schicklgruber. And you kill him. And thus prevent…
  4. 1:34is going to kill your children with thirst, you're going to make a miracle to provide…
  5. 2:08In my opinion, if you were to go back into time and kill baby Hitler, would…
  6. 2:38There's no redemption arc for Amalek. Yeah? And uh Hitler obviously was Amalek. All right? Whether…
  7. 3:08That's the way that Hakadosh Baruch Hu ideally, you know, is warning us beforehand and we…
  8. 3:39future will do something, that's not enough reason to kill him who he is now." But…
  9. 4:10And therefore stop him now. Just like I tell you by Amalek. But by Yishmael, he…
  10. 4:40like Amalek as Balaam in his prophecy tells us will ultimately be destroyed cuz there is…

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