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Theodicy

The Violation of Jerusalem

Look and see! A sexually assaulted Jerusalem resists being blamed and shamed by Lamentations’ male narrator and demands that YHWH recognize her suffering.

Prof. Rabbi

Rachel Adelman

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The Book of Job and its Paradoxical Relationship with the Akedah

The inscrutable story of the Akedah, can be better understood in light of its subversive sequel, the equally morally complex book of Job.

Judy Klitsner

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The Cycle of Life and Torah: Accepting Our Mortality

Dr.

Moshe Lavee

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Naomi’s Bitter Poem

A look at Naomi’s theology, as expressed in her poem, and how it carries her through her grief and back into productive engagement.

Prof. Rabbi

Jonathan Magonet

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Why Does God Really Spare Nineveh?

The Book of Jonah depicts the animals being dressed in sackcloth and mourning along with the people. Are the Ninevites fools or repentants?

Prof. Rabbi

David Frankel

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Biblical Theodicy & Why God Made Israel Wander in the Wilderness

Dr.

Shani Tzoref

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My Personal Struggle with Unreasonable Belief

Torah Mi-Sinai and other dogmas compelled me to reconsider my place within the Orthodox world.

Prof.

Solomon Schimmel

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