Kinna 22: Mass Suicide For Hashem's Name from Naaleh

Every year when I read the Kinos I could not understand why there are times when it is permitted to kill yourself Al Kiddush Hashem, and yet there are times when it is forbidden to kill yourself to shorten the suffering before death.  In this Shiur Rabbi Avishai David explains that if you are afraid that you will be unable to prevent yourself from commiting a grave sin, it is permitted to kill yourself to prevent it, but it is forbidden to kill yourself to prevent suffering.

from the Shiur: Kinna 22: Mass Suicide For Hashem's Name

Teacher: Rabbi Avishai David Class: Kinnot: Poems for Jerusalem

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