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Rabbi Doron Perez

In honor of Daniel Perez Z’L

On October 7 2023 Rabbi Doron Perez blessed his two sons before they ran to help on the Gaza border. Yonatan was shot and Daniel was kidnapped. 10 days later, Yonatan got married with the status of Daniel unknown. Months later Daniel was declared dead and we continue to pray for the return of his body. Listen to Rabbi Perez’s gripping story and learn from his profound insights. Meet this legend among us.

Educational Guide

  1. How would you respond if you received news of tragedy in your family?

  2. How do you discover within yourself, situations that trigger big feelings, and how do you deal with them?

  3. What are ways to cope with uncertainty?

  4. How does Rabbi Perez deal with loss on a day-to-day basis and what can we learn from this to help us in our own lives?

  5. How do you find happiness during hard times?

  6. Rabbi Perez said “It's possible to feel immense joy and sadness at the same time”, What do you think he means and how can we implement that in our own lives?

  7. What is antifragility? What are some examples in your life where you see antifragility?

  8. How has the antifragility in your life impacted you?

  9. How do you make a decision and stick with it, without doubt, like Rabbi Perez did with Aliyah?

  10. What can you learn from Daniel and his resilience to not give up?

  11. What lessons can we take from tragedy?

  12. What does Rabbi Perez mean when he says “honor the pain?”

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