Headlines in Halacha: If Someone Talks About Suicide, Take Them Seriously!

11/26/22 – Shiur 396 – Taking One’s Life in Halacha

November 25, 2022

Is there any Heter ever for taking one’s own life?
Terminal illness? Extreme poverty? Mafia chasing him?
How do we view someone who commits suicide due to mental health issues?
How do we prevent this tragedy?

with Rabbi Mordechai Twersky – Horonsteipel Rebbe – 27:13
with Tzvi Gluck – Director of Amudim – 43:00
with Mrs. Aliza Bulow – Mother of child who commited suicide, Founder of CORE – 1:05:06
with Dr. Chaim Nissel – Licensed Psychologist Yeshiva University Vice Provost, Senior trainer for American Association of Suicidology – 1:14:01
with Rabbi Yehuda Leib Wiener – Rov of Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles, Rov of Knesses Yisrael – 1:31:08

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