The Covid Pandemic - Where Did We Go Wrong | by Rav Asher Weiss Shlit"a (5783)

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Welcome everyone. Um it's always a major highlight and to hear from a Usher Weiss and this will be our say to Lera. I know people have had plenty of say to hear but this will be a final highlight and he'll be addressing us on the COVID pandemic. as we're blessed to address us. [Music] I'm very sorry but I won't be addressing you on the covid pandemic because uh I I wasn't aware that uh we are going to speak about historical events uh But on the plan that was put forward, I was asked to address the question, where did we go wrong? So on one hand it is not the sug where did we go wrong on the co pandemic is not the discussion and this is my farewell she I am leaving shortly after today she and we are all leaving noon and so I do want to give somewhat thought of a brief alahic discussion before making some additional comments. So in the time of the COVID pandemic, many developed a mistrust of the medical establishment in general of uh conventional remedies and approaches particularly and they opted for many alternative ideas cures. So I briefly want to discuss how or relates to alternative medicine and that is a broad general discussion not necessarily related to CO but to rate it related to CO as well. So the famous Gora invas says It is from this PK that we learn that doctors have the right to treat patients that it is a legitimate practice. Mamash Malan, what what is it coming to teach us? And why would we think that doctors have no place in our communities and we do not turn to doctors for treating our ill. There are three fundamental Rambans in three different of his amazing in which the Ramban deals with his two different interpretations. One

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1. 0:00Welcome everyone. Um it's always a major highlight and to hear from a Usher Weiss and…
2. 4:06might think we believe in as plotus and if a person is ill obviously it is…
3. 7:46three clearly says that it is not only it's not permission it's and the is not…
4. 11:57mitzvah. It is and it is both sides. The patient to seek and the and the…
5. 15:33quotes rashi he omits one word gimuro and the way the raan quotes is but then…
6. 20:11only. You only administer medicine if it is known to be effective or a mum recommends…
7. 23:51this medicine are reliable people and they bear consequences for wrongdoing and the big problems with…
8. 27:33aftermath of what happened to our societies in COVID. Not from the medical aspect, more from…
9. 31:39am a bit familiar in the field. To my dismay, my late father passed away. cancer.…
10. 35:22addicted. And being a smoker shortens your life beyond doubt. And maybe 50 or 60 years…

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