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When Structures Are Crumbling, What’s the Message?

Can We Question G-d?

40 min

Class Summary:

Rabbi YY Jacobson addressing a live Instagram chat on 19 Tammuz, 5781, June 29, 2021. Hosted by Sarah Guigue ("Hasidic Hipster Girl" @hasidic.hipster.girl), joined by Joseph Dahan, (co-founder and director Hatzalah of South Florida @hatzalahsouthflorida), Steve Eisenberg (speaker & educator, local resident of Bal Harbour/Surfside). Arranged by Zalman Herz.

This conversation explored the recent tragedy in Surfside, Florida, the collapse of the Champlain Towers on Thursday, June 24, 2021, and the theological issues connected with the tragedy. Are we allowed to ask questions on G-d? What is the Jewish approach? What are the lessons we can all learn when so many structures are crumbling in our lives?

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    Jeff Goodman -2 years ago

    Hello Yeshiva.net

    I watched that excellent program from YY Jacobson & I was trying to email Sarah but then emmail boujnced back. Do you have Sarahs correct email address?

    Thanks in advance!

    Jeff Yaachov Goodman

    [email protected]

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    Miriam Klein -2 years ago

    Thank you for this forum.R' YY msg is very helpful and clarifying at this confusing time!

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    Chaya Hornstein -2 years ago

    oh wow!! thx so much!

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  • Anonymous -2 years ago

    Elbows and Collar bones are HALLACHICLY ervah and need to be covered. Just puting it out there.

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  • Anonymous -2 years ago

    great discussion - faith in god that god knows best even if we don't understand 

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    P. Fried -2 years ago

    I'm sorry to say this, but I would think gidrei tznius should be upheld on this forum...

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      chaim -2 years ago

      what the hell are you talking about,  you nitpickin idiot

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      • Anonymous -2 years ago

        Elbows and Collar bones are HALLACHICLY ervah and need to be covered. Just puting it out there.

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      • PF

        P Fried -2 years ago

        Chaim, is that how a Yid talks?

        And, Halacha is not "nitpicking", it is Hashem's will.
        A space shuttle exploded because the engineers didn't properly "nitpick", and left out a tiny "O ring".

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          Sam -2 years ago

          This page isnt exactly rocket siance. Its a religious forum/website. Slight diffarence. 

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          • Anonymous -2 years ago

            well the Rabbi uses alot this משל of technology and Halucha restricitions. its actualy a great great משל.

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Surfside Tower Collapse

Rabbi YY Jacobson

  • June 29, 2021
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  • 19 Tamuz 5781
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Dedicated by Yael Rothschild in memory of Yissaschar ben Yosef V'Rosa and Shoshana bat Rivkah OBM

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