Volume 41: Number 43
Sat, 03 Jun 2023
Subjects Discussed In This Issue:
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From: Joel Rich
Date: Wed, 31 May 2023 06:27:44 +0300
Subject: [Avodah] shoa
A recent article made the case that the shoa was sui generis in Jewish
history. Would you agree or disagree? (more of interest to me ? why?)
KT
Joel Rich
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From: Micha Berger
Date: Wed, 31 May 2023 13:51:28 -0400
Subject: Re: [Avodah] shoa
On Wed, May 31, 2023 at 06:27:44AM +0300, Joel Rich via Avodah wrote:
> A recent article made the case that the shoa was sui generis in Jewish
> history. Would you agree or disagree? (more of interest to me -- why?)
I would agree. But for non-rational reasons.
I can see only two options:
Either the Shoa was Chevlei Mashiach, and thus unique in being part of
the preparation to the very last and total ge'ulah. Thus the sheer size
of the tragedy is a function of that unique nature.
Or, chas vechalila, it wasn't Chevlei Mashiach. And I am incapable
emotionally of handling the idea that something yet worse lies ahead.
Not "only" numerically, but theologically also, it left us bereft in a
way no other tragedy did before. Not only was it during the first time
this galus that we faced catastrophe when most Jews weren't maaminim
veshomerei Torah uMitzvos, in other galiyos He sent us nevi'im who could
help us use the experience to come back.
Tir'u baTov!
-Micha
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Micha Berger When we are no longer able to change a situation
http://www.aishdas.org/asp -- just think of an incurable disease such as
Author: Widen Your Tent inoperable cancer -- we are challenged to change
- https://amzn.to/2JRxnDF ourselves. - Victor Frankl (MSfM)
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