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The Light at the End of the Night: Rav Hutner on the Pesach Seder and the Problem of Evil

JL;DR SUMMARY Shmuel Lubin delves into Rabbi Yitzhak Hutner's interpretation of the Pesach Seder, focusing on how it addresses the problem of evil and human suffering. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish ThoughtHalakhahRedemptionSufferingPesachProblem Of EvilRabbi Yitzhak HutnerMaharalPachad YitzhakQuestion And Answer

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Brooklyn, New York, United States
"In a letter to a student experiencing lifes travails, R. Hutner praises him for experiencing hardship as an inspiration towards repentance (Iggerot PY: #106, see also #253). Regarding national suffering, aside from his article on the Holocaust, see Maamarei PY: Sukkot 107 which the editors note was likely delivered during the Yom Kippur War."

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