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What I Never Anticipated About Coronavirus

From the COLlive Inbox: Rabbi Yakov Saacks writes, "When this pandemic hit, like most, I was nervous that this would be a catastrophe and that many people would get sick and even possibly pass away. What I did not anticipate was that my family was going to get the virus and get it in a severe way." Full Story

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Beautiful
April 23, 2020 10:16 pm

Only good news

Amazing
April 23, 2020 11:23 pm

Its beautiful to read how yidden help each other in time of crisis.more people can do more beautiful things to help other yidden. follow rabbonim and practice social distancing….think how many yidden we can save from being sick….

Warm
April 23, 2020 11:27 pm

I feel your raw pain and love. Glad to read that for you and yours things seem returning to good health. Thanks for sharing.

I struggle to absorb the “Last, but most important, thank you Hashem – Boruch M’chayeh Meisim.” If “Hashem” orchestrates all, then he gave the pain and death. Do people thank “Hashem” for the virus and all its ongoings?

Yes.
Reply to  Warm
April 24, 2020 1:56 am

A person is obligated to praise Hashem for what appears to us to be bad as well as what we recognize as good. That’s why we say Baruch Dayan haEmes when someone passes. The Rebbe said many times that Hashem only does good but sometimes the good is revealed and other times it is hidden, and he would bless people that they should experience revealed good. Suppose you grew up isolated in a remote forest, and as an adult were brought to a modern city to live. As part of learning about the modern world you are taken on a… Read more »

We should...
Reply to  Warm
April 24, 2020 2:15 am

We need (it’s healthy as well, for letting go of our bitterness, anger and frustrations) to thank “Hashem” for the good and BAD in our lives.

Hurting
Reply to  Warm
April 24, 2020 8:11 am

I know we are all hurting now and i dont want this tdound harsh. But yes, as believing Jews we know that life is in Hashems hands. He, in his goodness, restores our souls to our bodies every morning, allowing usanother day of beautiful life, even though He owes us nothing.

So yes, when we are given the sometimes difficult reminder that everything we have is only a gift from Him, we absolutely thank Hashem for His abundant kindness in giving us back our health and allowing us more time here on earth to serve him with humility.

I hear you
Reply to  Warm
April 24, 2020 9:40 am

As the author I will try and tackle this from my heart. It was very difficult for me to write what i wrote because of all the people (many I know personally) have passed on from this world. I asked myself, will this cause chizuk or pain? I ultimately decided to forge ahead with it because Jews are all about thanks – In fact, it is in our very name, Yehudim. While halachically my brother is obligated to say hagomel, I do not think it precludes me from thanking hashem as a recipient as well. I agree with you that… Read more »

Fans of Yisrael
April 24, 2020 8:27 am

And your brother is such a special tmimisdik, hard working man, Baruch Hashem, so thrilled with his recovery.

Rafuel
April 24, 2020 3:26 pm

We should only hear good news.

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