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A Rabbi who taught us in NY recalls his childhood:
His father had been murdered by the Nazis. He and his peers were raised in a DP camp. The Rebbi who taught them Torah, himself a survivor, was a tyrant. He whipped boys for not mastering their lessons.
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A Rabbi who taught us in NY recalls his childhood:
His father had been murdered by the Nazis. He and his peers were raised in a DP camp. The Rebbi who taught them Torah, himself a survivor, was a tyrant. He whipped boys for not mastering their lessons.
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https://twitter.com/YehudaKrohn/status/1312048604526391297
Our Rebbi and his peers decided to stay up one night reciting Tehillim/Psalms, hoping that G-d would heed their prayers and kill their sadistic Rebbi!
He recalls their sense of amazement, upon waking up the next morning and discovering... that their Rebbi was still alive.
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He recalls their sense of amazement, upon waking up the next morning and discovering... that their Rebbi was still alive.
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This story and my original tweet speak to the way religious people face the conundrum of a world that allows for abuse and suffering, alongside of prayer, faith, and naivete.
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