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Israel at War: How to Cope with Tragedy - Rabbi Zamir Cohen in English (AI)

2.2K views · Dec 31, 2023

Rabbi Zamir Cohen

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to the bereaved families the heart of the entire Jewish people stands United with you in these challenging times following the brutal actions of those heartless monsters who mercilessly ended the lives of innocent human beings showing no regard for age or gender targeting both The Young and the old women men and children alike it is very difficult to find words of comfort when the heart cries in tremendous pain but let's consider a few points that are important to take into account in these difficult days let's discuss a few Concepts and ideas that we all know although let's try utilize our intellect to have an impact on the heart in order to receive some sort of comfort and strength to cope with these challenging and painful days that we are living in which undoubtedly seem like a dream to everyone we hope it is simply a dream if only we would wake up and see that reality is different from what we perceive now though unfortunately this is the reality we are facing first it's important to remember a fundamental principle in Judaism that today is also being discovered in the world of science over the past few decades that the true essence of a person is the soul and it never dies the body is just like clothing for the person as it says in the verse and the Lord God formed man of dust from the ground and he breathed into his nostrils the soul of life and Man became a living soul in other words we are all composed of two parts body and soul a body that originates from dust and the soul from

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  1. 0:00to the bereaved families the heart of the entire Jewish people stands United with you in…
  2. 0:31that are important to take into account in these difficult days let's discuss a few Concepts…
  3. 1:06important to remember a fundamental principle in Judaism that today is also being discovered in the…
  4. 1:39the Divine Light that God breathed into that body infusing it with a living Soul a…
  5. 2:12the body though the true reality of the individual continues to exist and concerning those who…
  6. 2:43because he is Jewish is defined as Hari malut nobody can reach their level in the…
  7. 3:17stage but ultimately we all depart this world Rabbi yosf Caro said I do not want…
  8. 3:48impossible to comprehend the pain we must remember that those who were killed because they're Jewish…
  9. 4:21deceased but we must remember that the pain is only by us the individual that has…

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