tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7898782635470765614.post3118946832597174091..comments2023-09-11T17:58:13.764-04:00Comments on The Rebbetzin's Husband: From Shifchah Charufah to Theodicy, “I don’t know” is the right answerThe Rebbetzin's Husbandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14977193945074906534noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7898782635470765614.post-40039913816142297432008-09-02T09:49:00.000-04:002008-09-02T09:49:00.000-04:00AnonyBrad-Thanks; I'll have to look for it.AnonyBrad-<BR/>Thanks; I'll have to look for it.The Rebbetzin's Husbandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14977193945074906534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7898782635470765614.post-19731765179559825512008-09-01T17:29:00.000-04:002008-09-01T17:29:00.000-04:00Rabbi Lichtenstein has a great article about theod...Rabbi Lichtenstein has a great article about theodicy in "by his light" specifically with regards to the holocaust, specifically with regards to teaching about theodicy. Every time i read it it brings me great nechama. BradAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7898782635470765614.post-5436013990161682422008-08-30T23:29:00.000-04:002008-08-30T23:29:00.000-04:00ALN-Thanks; my feeling exactly, and a good way to ...ALN-<BR/>Thanks; my feeling exactly, and a good way to explain "meaningless."The Rebbetzin's Husbandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14977193945074906534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7898782635470765614.post-76546353087165011802008-08-30T16:59:00.000-04:002008-08-30T16:59:00.000-04:00I do feel, often, like I should have an answer, li...<I>I do feel, often, like I should have an answer, like I’m expected to have the answer... I’m supposed to say something which will give all of this meaning.</I><BR/><BR/>Beyond the sadness and the loss of a "meaningless" death, the heaviness we feel is just that -- "meaningless" does not refer to a death without meaning, but rather, one whose meaning we humans cannot understand, or even contemplate, without coming up against our own discomforts and fears about death, and the ways those fears often disrupt our constant attempts to live a meaningful life.<BR/><BR/>No one expects a rabbi to understand any better than the rest of us, just to offer a listening ear and some hope and encouragement that we fill our lives with meaning.A Living Nadneydahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14365370597831368062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7898782635470765614.post-90706811215534330112008-08-29T06:31:00.000-04:002008-08-29T06:31:00.000-04:00Izgad-Feel free to email me, but I will be a bit c...Izgad-<BR/>Feel free to email me, but I will be a bit crammed in schedule today and may not get back to you until after Shabbos.<BR/><BR/>Leora-<BR/>Why only for kids? Or is that just because they lack the self-confidence to understand it's all right to opt for the grey?<BR/><BR/>Tzipporah-<BR/>Thanks!The Rebbetzin's Husbandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14977193945074906534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7898782635470765614.post-10171305061623176422008-08-28T18:26:00.000-04:002008-08-28T18:26:00.000-04:00Good post. Good lesson, especially for those of us...Good post. Good lesson, especially for those of us who would teach others (especially parents).Tzipporahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08807511259582331073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7898782635470765614.post-85329230945833015612008-08-28T17:41:00.000-04:002008-08-28T17:41:00.000-04:00I like the idea that as a kid, you guessed. Shows...I like the idea that as a kid, you guessed. Shows a lot of spunk and ingenuity. Maybe you could have put a question mark at the end of what you said?<BR/><BR/>I have a hard time with teaching kids there is a "right" way to do stuff. Some things are black and white, but there are a lot of greys, too.Leorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12303493764579879710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7898782635470765614.post-22483278569103110582008-08-28T12:21:00.000-04:002008-08-28T12:21:00.000-04:00There is a small private matter that I was wonderi...There is a small private matter that I was wondering if you could help me out with. I know that you are very busy. <BR/>Could I contact you via email or phone?Izgadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03869626126435460209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7898782635470765614.post-79440256721822383082008-08-28T12:02:00.000-04:002008-08-28T12:02:00.000-04:00Izgad -Thanks for catching my typo.Definitely an e...Izgad -<BR/>Thanks for catching my typo.<BR/><BR/>Definitely an experience. There's a lot about that year that I am only beginning to understand.The Rebbetzin's Husbandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14977193945074906534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7898782635470765614.post-82072179933418397022008-08-28T11:59:00.000-04:002008-08-28T11:59:00.000-04:00"becomes involved with anotehr man"anotherI had Ra..."becomes involved with anotehr man"<BR/><BR/>another<BR/><BR/>I had Rabbi Cohen when I was in YU. Not my type of haskafa, but what an experience. :)Izgadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03869626126435460209noreply@blogger.com