Halacha in Action: Navigating Complexities on the Front Lines | by Rav Asher Weiss Shlit"a

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Yeah. So, good morning to all of you, to all of us. And so, this is my last opportunity to address this most assembly before driving to the airport on my way home. And as I arrive, I have a Shia to the auda and then another Shia Bashem. So we're leaving a Shere in one continent going to some in another continent. We should always be able for many more years to come. you know, so this is my fourth session in the conference and once again I want to thank everyone Dr. Freedman, the entire staff for this amazing opportunity for us all an uplifting weekend. beautiful chabas and the topic I was asked to discuss today is I don't remember exactly the wording navigating something about front lines but it is about the special time we are in the war that's raging in Israel and it's uh maybe some would say the most difficult period since the state was established in many ways terrible war. Uh, it's the longest war Israel fought. It's going on for four months and nobody knows how and when it will end, taking a terrible toll. Everyday soldiers are dying. And uh, internationally we are in a very difficult position. Anti-semitism is on the rise in the entire world and in America as well. So just a few general comments about uh the responsibility of a POK in these times and I also want to draw some comparisons between doctors and Rabonim because this is a medical conference not a military one. But uh so and these will be my closing remarks. Uh so I am always a very busy person as

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