Comments on: IDF Chief Rabbinate Declares Sgt. Oron Shaul HY”D Dead

By: Believein1

Believein1 — Sun, 27 Jul 2014 16:20:32 +0000

Yes, Yidden don’t pray to DEAD People, – correct.

My point is for the sake of the family -
At least they will be consoled where their son’s body is.

-But that is not the case. No one know’s where his body is.

That’s what make’s the difference

By: beeds

beeds — Sun, 27 Jul 2014 15:56:42 +0000

I would like to point out something very very important when commenting on any such article. How do you know who’s reading the article. Maybe someone who knew him. By commenting the way some of you are doing, you are causing more pain in a completely unnecessary and hurtful way. In fact, you may even be Oiver an Issur min Hatorah.
Please think before you comment

By: Mark Levin

Mark Levin — Sun, 27 Jul 2014 14:37:10 +0000

This is the most saddest case from all the other cases. Imagine not being able to go to one’s Kever and pray to him?

Sorry but yiddin DON’T pray to DEAD people. That would be AVODA ZORA.

By: feinshmekker613

feinshmekker613 — Sun, 27 Jul 2014 07:20:07 +0000

to Believein1…you can’t pray or talk to the dead. Unfortunately, there are many in the Jewish community that are ignorant of that fact. In any case, Boruch Dayin Haemes.

By: Believein1

Believein1 — Sun, 27 Jul 2014 03:01:04 +0000

To#12:

How would you feel if your son wouldn’t have a burial and a kever for you to go to because he died “Al Kiddush Hashem”?

“Think about what u write before u write.”

By: chaimavrumi

chaimavrumi — Sat, 26 Jul 2014 18:21:13 +0000

“Prayer TO him”? Choose your words carefully. We’re Jews, not Xians.

By: laptop

laptop — Fri, 25 Jul 2014 20:46:47 +0000

I’m sure rav Rafi did not come to this conclusion without analyzing all the facts.
The IDF has classified information that is not made public. They may have spies in Gaza that have seen the body or received pictures of the niftar from Hamas in a ransom request that they are not making public.

No Rav wants to take the responsibility of declaring someone dead when their is a possibility they are still alive

By: uninvolved

uninvolved — Fri, 25 Jul 2014 19:49:30 +0000

Based a drone recording, they saw the entire tank explode. I assume this is how they know with certainty that there were no survivors

By: yaakov doe

yaakov doe — Fri, 25 Jul 2014 19:44:13 +0000

Is this a psak that would free an agunah? Based on what?

By: ScooterJew613

ScooterJew613 — Fri, 25 Jul 2014 18:48:27 +0000

Actually because he died al kiddish H’shem he does not need to be buries and every kaddish u say for him counts kike everyone else. For everyone else who made commnets think about what u write before u write. I am sure the Rav who poskined this decision is fully aware of all the circumstances.