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A Response to Personal Suffering

Parshat Acharei Mot

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A Response to Personal Suffering: Parshat Acharei Mot

When Aaron experiences the greatest pain imaginable—the death of his two sons—he was silent. What did his silence mean? And how should we react to personal suffering?
Nadab and Abihu, Death of, Pain, Suffering & Tragedy, Acharei-Kedoshim, Acharei

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Heather Anderson Oregon May 3, 2017

Thank you Reply

Yitzhak May 3, 2017

This rings hollow, I am sorry to say. G-d is not responsible for tragedy. Rather, G-d is the canvas upon which either tragedy or joy is depicted. We, as humans,(or nature and change), are the artists. Reply

Elisheva March 12, 2025
in response to Yitzhak:

This is just one response to personal tragedy, as the name of the vort implies.
and this is Rashi's explanation so it carries a lot of weight in Torah study
Hatzlachah
May you never know such suffering in the first place Reply