Kol Dodi Dofek- 16 yr old Rvrdale, 23 yr from Shor Yoshuv

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amother

Mon, May 14 2007, 2:08 pm

All previously healthy Yeshiva boys, all dieing suddenly.

What's going on?
Why is this happening?
What are Gedolim saying?

amother

Mon, May 14 2007, 2:09 pm

One happened on Shabbos, one on Sunday.

amother

Mon, May 14 2007, 2:53 pm

Do you all not see this post, not care about this post, or are you clueless about how to respond?

shayna82

Mon, May 14 2007, 3:00 pm

yikes, what a post amother?

do you want everyone on this site to respond? what about not writing anything, cuz you dont knwo what to write?

Exploding anger

Crayon210

Mon, May 14 2007, 3:09 pm

What exactly do you want us to say?

First, I don't know why this is in Judaism.
Two, Kol Dodi Dofek is a quote from Shir HaShirim that I never would have associated with RL two young people dying.
Three, I thought you were trying to make a shidduch between a 16 and 23 year old. I really didn't know what you were talking about.

Even now that I've read it I don't really know what you want anyone to say.

amother

Mon, May 14 2007, 3:29 pm

Crayon210 wrote:

You haven't read the much publicized poem by that title about the rapid onslaught of continuous heinous tragedies facing us recetly. Otherwise it probably would have clicked.

http://www.theyeshivaworld.com.....-5603

HindaRochel

Mon, May 14 2007, 3:48 pm

Because I didn't know what to say except Baruch Dyan Emet.

PinkandYellow

Mon, May 14 2007, 4:28 pm

yes, I just got an email about the 16 yo boy, we know the family. its very sad and what should I say but bde and maybe daven a little more?

roza

Mon, May 14 2007, 5:19 pm

Terrible tragedy...
Boruch Dayan Haemes

chen

Tue, May 15 2007, 8:39 am

Crayon210 wrote:

I thought you were trying to make a shidduch between a 16 and 23 year old. I really didn't know what you were talking about.

Same here--great minds think alike!

newmom

Tue, May 15 2007, 9:23 am

And I thought you were saying that a 16 yo married a 23 yo.

BennysMommy

Tue, May 15 2007, 9:42 am

chen wrote:

Crayon210 wrote:

I thought you were trying to make a shidduch between a 16 and 23 year old. I really didn't know what you were talking about.

Same here--great minds think alike!

thought the same thing.
baruch dayin emes

amother

Tue, May 15 2007, 10:07 am

The "Kol Dodi Dofek" poem about the many sudden deaths in our community, was
1-posted on Yeshiva World,
2-printed in the Yated and I think the Hamodia as well , and
3-posted on THIS website in the very recent past.
4- and was very much talked about as a result of appearing on many forums.

chen

Tue, May 15 2007, 10:31 am

amother wrote:

Even if every member of this forum subscribed to every one of the above, which is not the case, it still would not guarantee that everyone would have seen the poem. Do you read every post on every thread on every forum? Do you read every article on every page, cover to cover, of every paper to which you subscribe?

Considering it was recently Pesach during which we read Shir Hashirim, from which "kol Dodi dofek" is a quote, and considering that your title said nothing about BDE or death or anything of a tragic nature, merely mentioned two young people, no gender, just age and location, it is not at all surprising that people would conclude you were talking shidduchim.

People, please think carefully about wording your thread titles and don't go off half-cocked.

gryp

Tue, May 15 2007, 10:36 am

Quote:

Me too, Crayon.

Quote:

Maybe you should do a poll about who saw it. I didn't, and truthfully, a poem about people dying doesn't interest me much.

Quote:

Do you read every post on every thread on every forum?

do people read every single thread on here? I skip over the ones that don't interest me, and many of the ones that do I wait to read until the discussion is over.

DefyGravity

Tue, May 15 2007, 10:39 am

amother wrote:

Crayon210 wrote:

I did read the poem (well, some of it) and still didn't get the reference.
Furthermore, I don't see the point in announcing tragedies. What good does it do?

I only clicked on this thread b/c I thought it was some type of shidduch story.

Learn how to properly title a thread.

Motek

Thu, May 17 2007, 11:18 am

DefyGravity wrote:

I did read the poem (well, some of it) and still didn't get the reference.

me neither Confused

amother

Thu, May 17 2007, 11:53 am

Kol Dodi Dofek
Hashem is POUNDING at our door
Don’t we see what’s happening?
Do we know what might be in store?

The poem explains the connection.

82 Responded to “A poem about the recent tragedies” in Yeshiva Word alone. Others responded positively to all the other newspapers it was in. Not one negative comment.

This was the first of 82 all positive responses there to that inspiring poem:

Well put it hits all the notes,
and it really stirs the soul
anyone who reads this,
can’t leave with their heart - whole.

Wink

Perhaps we ought to call this website Imacritic.

Motek

Thu, May 17 2007, 3:03 pm

I would not use the imagery of a lover knocking at the door in connection with tragedies!

amother

Thu, May 17 2007, 3:21 pm

Motek wrote:

I would not use the imagery of a lover knocking at the door in connection with tragedies!

Don't we say Baruch Dayan Emes?

Hashem does everything for the good.

If that is so, and hopefully we believe it, why be offended with the connection of love and death? As hurt as we are, are we doubtful of the results and long term effects of Hashem's actions?

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