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Tag: Theodicy

0 Philosophy Holidays

Perhaps God should atone, too.

Jeremy Rosen in Future of Jewish · 11 Oct

Rabbi Jeremy Rosen reflects on the concept of atonement as Yom Kippur approaches, posing the provocative idea that perhaps God, too, should atone for the suffering in the world.

0 Israel Jewish Law

A Theodicy of Absurdity

Natan Slifkin in Rationalist Judaism · 20 May

Rav Aharon Feldman, a prominent figure in Agudas Yisrael of America, offers a theodicy for the Gaza war in a letter suggesting it was a Divine message due to Israel's perceived godlessness.

0 Philosophy Jewish Law

Do We Know Why God Allows Evil and Suffering?

Sruli Fruchter in 18forty · 25 Feb

The theological problem of evil and suffering, also known as theodicy, challenges belief in a just and fair world governed by a traditional view of God.

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Why Pandemics Happen to Good People

Jeremy Brown in Lehrhaus · 27 Jan 2022

The question of why a just God allows evil in the world, known as theodicy, has been debated throughout history.

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Confronting God on Tishah Be-Av in Yehudah ha-Levi’s Yom Akhpi Hikhbadti

Yosef Lindell in Lehrhaus · 27 Jul 2020

In the kinnah "Yom Akhpi Hikhbadti," Rabbi Yehudah ha-Levi retells the story of Zechariah's murder and the subsequent massacre by Nebuzaradan, but with a unique focus on questions of theodicy.

0 Jewish Law Philosophy

#18: Why Bad Things Happen to Good People: Three Torah Perspectives on this Vexing Problem

Torah 101 · 17 Jun 2019

This podcast explores the challenging question of why bad things happen to good people, known as theodicy, through three Torah perspectives derived from discussions between Moses and God, as well as references to ministering angels and Adam.

0 Philosophy Jewish Law

Maimonidean Providence & Stoicism

Ariel Krakowski in Lehrhaus · 24 Dec 2018

The article discusses the practical principles of Stoicism and their relation to Maimonides' exploration of providence and theodicy in the Guide for the Perplexed.