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Coping With Suicide
By Tzvi Freeman
Question: Recently, my nephew was found dead in his room. We know it was suicide. His father—my sister's husband and my husband's brother—was against his choice of fiancée. We've told everyone it was a heart attack—he had heart problems before. My sister ...
Ask the Rabbi » Latest Questions » Advice » Coping With Suicide
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Does Suicide Lead To Hell?
By Tzvi Freeman
Is it true that if you commit suicide, you won't go to heaven? But if there is no Jewish hell, where will you go?
Ideas & Beliefs » Questions & Answers » Life & Death » Does Suicide Lead To Hell?
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King of Shabbat
By Zalman Velvel
He pounded until his hands hurt, but still, no answer. He rammed his body into the door until his shoulder ached. Finally, he managed to break the door open. "Yussie?" the rabbi called out. "Yussie, are you here?!"
Library » Stories » Fiction » King of Shabbat
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From the Brink of Despair
a 9/11 story
By Avraham Berkowitz
Dan told me that in recent days, as images of the 9-11 attacks appeared on television again and again with the approach of the anniversary, Sasha had become even more depressed, to the point that he was suicidal.
Library » Stories » Contemporary » From the Brink of Despair
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The Wake-Up Call
My Battle with Depression
By Aliza Hausman
As my sisters, my boyfriend, my friends and my students rallied to help me cope with physical illness, my mind was being warped by something more insidious. Realizing that I would live the rest of my life as a disabled person, I started to wonder whether ...
Women » Women's Health & Concerns » Mental Health » The Wake-Up Call
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The Importance of Life
By Zalman Goldstein
In the Hands of G-d... I Am the Guardian of My Life... Life is Always Worth Living... Dealing with Pain and Suffering... Drafting a Living Will...
Lifecycles » Death & Mourning » Library » Online Books & Guides » The Jewish Mourner's Companion » Life and Illness » The Importance of Life
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The Rock and the Menorah
By Lazer Gurkow
Did the people of Masada do the right thing? Isn't suicide a violation of the supreme commandment to cherish life? How did Masada become a story of Jewish 'heroism'?
Library » Jewish History » Essays » The Rock and the Menorah
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Losing Alisha
Reflections on the Death of a Childhood Friend
By Chana (Jenny) Weisberg
What remains from one of the darkest periods of my life is something strange, something I never would have expected: a rare gift that you can only purchase at the cost of thousands and thousands of tears...
Women » Women's Narrative » Personal Stories » Dealing with Challenge » Losing Alisha
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