How can an omnipotent and loving God permit so much suffering in the world? And, What are the Jewish views of the afterlife? Since beginning rabbinical school, those are the two questions people most frequently ask me. The latter question is fairly straightforward to answer (Which millennium and which Jews?) but the former is a [...]
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Belief in God after the Holocaust: How do Christians and Jews ‘answer’ the question of suffering?
Posted in Jewish, tagged Bart ehrman, Belief in god after the holocaust, God's problem, Theodicy on January 29, 2011 | 2 Comments »
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I am a writer, editor, rabbinical student, mother and scuba diver (not necessarily in that order). My latest project is a narrative nonfiction book called Chasing Cupid: Tales of Dating Disaster in Jewish Suburbia, about my 15+ years of dating.
