Sunday, November 30, 2025

Dimyon

I just heard Rabbi X, who apparently believes that the biggest mitzva in the Torah is to serve in the army and if you don't do so you are not part of Klal Yisrael עפ"ל, say that the boy who allegedly committed suicide at the Atzeres Tefillah did so because his Rabbeim didn't let him go to the army. 

What did he base this specious claim on??

One thing.

Imagination. דמיונות!! He just imagined it. I mean why else would he commit suicide?? There is no good reason to take your own life other than being prevented from fulfilling the greatest mitzva in the Torah. So it must be that he wanted to go to the army, his rabbeim didn't let him, so he went to the Atzeres Tefilla and jumped to his death. Then Rabbi X said it on the Internet and hundreds will hear it and might even believe him. He literally made it up. The boy wrote a note and no mention of this was made. 

Anyway - we are giving shiurim there days on the power of דמיון, listen here and here