[Avodah] Assisted Suicide

[Micha Berger]

On Sat, Jan 26, 2008 at 06:48:03PM -0500, Richard Wolberg wrote:
: Do you think that if God wasn't planning to take you just yet, that  
: praying to Him for death would change His mind?

That question is true of tefhillah in general. If He wanted to make
someone poor, or to bring the messiah at a given time, or... then how
would davening help?

By turning to the Borei one changes the factors that go into His
decision. For all we know, the person's job in life was completed by
this realization that we rely on Him.

Gut Voch!
-Micha

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