Did dying on Rosh Hashanah make Ruth Bader Ginsburg a ‘tzaddika?’
“If you die at the end of the year, literally on the cusp, which is exactly when Ruth died, that means in a sense that you’re assured for that whole year because you’re one of the righteous people.”
People gather to mourn the death of Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, at the Supreme Court in Washington, U.S., September 20, 2020(photo credit: REUTERS/JOSHUA ROBERTS)ByBEN HARRIS/JTA