Q&A: Books of Life and Death
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Books of Life and Death
Question
Hello Rabbi,
What is your view of the statements of the Sages in the Talmud and in the prayers about the wicked being sealed for immediate death on Rosh Hashanah?
Answer
As far as I’m concerned, these are metaphors meant to prompt us to engage in soul-searching. I wrote about this in Column 27 in honor of Rosh Hashanah.