Bava Batra 16 - Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People?
Publisher |
Tablet Magazine
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
Judaism
Religion & Spirituality
Publication Date |
Jul 11, 2024
Episode Duration |
00:10:25
Today’s Talmud page, Bava Batra 16, raises one of the most profound questions in human morality: the question of theodicy, or why would an all-merciful God allow evil to exist in the world. As the rabbis read the ancient book of Job, they deliver a surprisingly modern, and acutely relevant, wisdom. So what should we do when the going gets a little bit too tough for us to take? Listen and find out. Like the show? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Send us a note at takeone@tabletmag.com. Follow us on Twitter at @takeonedafyomi and join the conversation in the Take One Facebook group. We think that you may also enjoy Liel's new book How the Talmud Can Change Your Life: Surprisingly Modern Advice from a Very Old Book, available directly from the publisher, or wherever you purchase books. Listen to the Testimonies Archive, a partnership between Tablet Studios and the USC Shoah Foundation, for eyewitness audio accounts from Israel in the wake of the Oct 7 Hamas attacks. Check out all of Tablet’s podcasts at tabletmag.com/podcasts.

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