To Always
I was speaking to a Holocaust survivor. The last thing I intended to do was upset her. The point I was making was that it’s illogical for someone to say that they used to believe in G-d but not anymore.
To Anonymous Jew
I’m going to come to your defense because your point is well taken. When we say that Torah protects, we don’t really know what that means, because as you said, throughout the millennia countless Tzaddikim have been martyred. Now we must understand that we can never reject a Torah principle and the belief that Talmud Torah is a shield is certainly such a principle, but it could mean that one who studies is guaranteed Olam Habo. That’s why the people who ridicule the IDF are fools. A Jew must live rationally. Dovid Hamelech didn’t tell his men to sit in the Bes Hamedrash. They fought. It’s quite possible that some stayed behind and learned, certainly learning helps, but this idea that some have that if everyone sat in the Bes Hamedrash Israel could dismantle its armed forces is insane. So, I somewhat agree with you, however, we must be clear that every Chazal is true, but how it’s understood isn’t necessarily clear cut.