What Can I Possibly Say - Chaim Ozer Geldzhaler

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[Music] Shivas are difficult to attend. We come up the steps, people are sitting shiv, people are sad, they're mourning, and you think to yourself, what could you say? What could you say that's going to make a difference? Especially if there's tragedy involved, then it becomes even more difficult. Who are you to say something? What can you possibly say to make anything better? I remember when we were sitting sh for our father many years ago. There was a very difficult Shiva. There were 13 children. and the youngest was 2 months old. I was 11 years old at the time. And I remember

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1. 0:01[Music] Shivas are difficult to attend. We come up the steps, people are sitting shiv, people…
2. 0:31Mashia came in trying to say something smart. And he turned to me and he says…
3. 1:01something that that they'll remember. And it's not only Shivas. Anytime you meet people, you meet…
4. 1:32as a friend, you as a person, you'll be much more dignified if you speak less.…

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