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Meir Soloveichik on What Jews Believe and Say about Martyrdom
Meir Soloveichik on What Jews Believe and Say about Martyrdom
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Length:
22 minutes
Released:
Oct 13, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
Jews typically honor the dead by saying the phrase zikhrono livrakha, “may his memory be a blessing.” But when a Jew is murdered because he is a Jew, he is considered a martyr, and his name is then honored by the use of a different phrase, hashem yikom damo, "may God avenge his blood." Today, Rabbi Meir Soloveichik joins Mosaic editor Jonathan Silver to discuss his 2018 essay in Commentary on this subject, and to share his first thoughts on one of the worst weeks in modern Jewish history. Musical selections in this podcast are drawn from the Quintet for Clarinet and Strings, op. 31a, composed by Paul Ben-Haim and performed by the ARC Ensemble.
Released:
Oct 13, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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