David Wolpe

David Wolpe

Rabbi

Rabbi David Wolpe is the Max Webb Emeritus Rabbi of Sinai Temple in Los Angeles, California. He is a scholar in residence at the Maimonides Fund and and the Inaugural Rabbinic fellow for the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). Wolpe received his rabbinical ordination from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. Named the most influential Rabbi in America, he is the author of eight books, including the national bestseller Making Loss Matter: Creating Meaning in Difficult Times, and Why Faith Matters.

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God’s Absence

God’s Absence

In the Bible, God’s appearance is a blessing, while God’s hidden face is a punishment. But does that mean we've been punished for millennia? Chasidic masters offer a profound reinterpretation: God’s absence is a divine invitation—calling those who are willing to seek God out, to forge a deeper connection.