Reply To: Suicide In Light of Chana (of seven sons fame)

Blinky,

I’m not certain that she herself was being coerced into idolatry like her children. After all, if that were the case, would she not have been given the same choice right after her last son?

And yet, even if she were — wouldn’t it have been better to allow herself to be killed passively rather than commit suicide, given the harshness with which suicides are considered?

The Wolf