Avrumi Hersh asks:
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resh lokish was menachem ovel and he said, don't be sad about death, cos everyone dies and everyone will die.
Abaye says you should leave out the words 'everyone will die' otherwise you are giving pischon peh to the Satan, and he quotes this from resh lokish himself.
How can he ask this on resh lokish. If resh lokish is the baal memra of al yiftach odom piv, then clearly he held.that this brocho did not violate his own rule!
Avrumi Hersh, London england
The Kollel replies:
Dear Avrumi,
The entire "speach" including "everyone will die" was said by the Meturgeman on his own. (Reish Lakish only asked him to speak.) Therefore, the question can be asked.
All the best,
Reuven Weiner