Comments on: Bloomy: Tree Limb Which Killed Infant Was Likely ‘Act of God’

By: akuperma

akuperma — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 20:24:49 +0000

#11 – maybe the Mayor should have said “oops” or “sorry” or “maybe we do need to pay people to trim the trees since trimming trees costs less than paying wrongful death judgments”

By: velicher choosid

velicher choosid — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 20:14:13 +0000

The “foxhole” of the lawsuit is getting in this atheist’s way.

By: Your Sister

Your Sister — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 17:48:37 +0000

some_jew and akuperma, would you rather have had the Mayor call it Yad Hashem?

By: akuperma

akuperma — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 17:05:44 +0000

“Act of god” is a legal doctine in American law meaning the bad thing that happened was caused by forces beyond the control of any individual, i.e., an accident not caused by anyone’s negligence. It has to do with the law of liability. Since the tree was owned by the city, which had a legal duty to keep it in good order, the city is quite possibly liable.

However “act of god” does not refer to Ha-Shem, or to any other sort of diety. It’s an example of misnamed secular legalese.

By: mark levin

mark levin — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:58:31 +0000

Bloomberg said Monday that the accident was most likely “an act of God” and cautioned the public not to rush to judgment.

Sorry Bloomey, IT IS AN ACT OF G-D! EVERYTHING IS AN ACT OF G-D!

By: AinOhdMilvado

AinOhdMilvado — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:50:10 +0000

The old expression says that there are no atheists in a foxhole.
In THIS case the incoming shell is a major law suit against the city.

By: some_jew

some_jew — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:18:33 +0000

“Act of God” is a legal term. This doesn’t have anything to do with religion.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Act_of_God

By: Your Sister

Your Sister — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:01:08 +0000

mr. wheelchair, don’t get too excited. When he starts keeping kosher, keeping shabbos, and finally breaks up with that goyishe girlfriend of his, then and only then can we say that the Mayor is a ba’al halacha.

By: mr. wheelchair

mr. wheelchair — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 15:15:02 +0000

Who’s being mikarev him?

By: Lia

Lia — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 14:48:51 +0000

Of course as frum people we have to believe all is from Hashem. That is what keeps us going or else we could not Chas V’Shalom live with the tests some of us are challenged with.
Recently we sat shiva in Bnei Brak for a sister of ours who had her suitcase ready to be packed for a trip to U.S.A. to visit with our elderly mother. She suddenly screamed from severe headache pain and within the hour was on her way to the hospital. She suffered from an aneurysm and was niftar.
Our sister was healthy took care of herself and was an example of a bas melech.
We had thousands of people coming to tell us what a Great Women she was. Among the people who came were such as the Belzer Rebbitzen and people who one would say were very modern. Unfortunately, a few hours after our sister’s trauma another neighbor ,diagonally across from her also suffered and aneurysm and she was also niftar. She was also a special woman. Both were quiet and did everything with anivus, humble. Do we have questions? It is hard to go on with life and we do with pain and tears.
So yes this tree story sounds like the one this winter when two chashuva men were too killed on their way home from shul on Motzei Shabbos.
Before we start our day and say Modeh Ani we should reflect on what we have to be thankful for.