Showing posts with label Judaism: Theodicy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Judaism: Theodicy. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Useless Theological Questions

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In a recent post, I commented, "These days I find myself much less interested in the question of why Gd created this world, and much mo...
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Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Really, King David?

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[ I found this interesting advice for a Rosh Kollel, at Life in Israel, interesting ] A couple of weeks ago, during a shiur, I was asked how...
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Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Science and Religion and Explaining the Holocaust

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From time to time I attend a funeral at which the officiant begins by quoting these lines from Ben Sira: “Seek not to understand what is too...
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Friday, November 28, 2008

Rivkah, Mumbai, and Us: Why me? (Derashah Toldot 5769)

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Even in India; Even in the middle of what is fundamentally a war between Muslim and Hindu; Even when the terrorists, Deccan Mujahideen or In...
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Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Daf: Gittin 56b-57b – Titus, Divine muteness, Onkelos, Eretz Tzvi, Suicide in Judaism

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We continue the “Tisha b’Av” gemara regarding the destruction of the Beit haMikdash and the fall of Beitar. For those who are looking for s...
Thursday, August 28, 2008

From Shifchah Charufah to Theodicy, “I don’t know” is the right answer

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Over the years, I have learned to love the magic words “I don’t know” on many levels. It started with my high school entrance interview with...
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Monday, July 14, 2008

Sotah 46-48 – Theodicy, Elisha learning Talmud, and Complaining to Gd

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As always, better to read this with a gemara in front of you. Some more notes on 46b The gemara (taking its discussion as a whole) identifie...