This is part of a series for a course on theodicy. Which of Job’s friends did you find theologically most relatable? Why? I think I find Eliphaz the most relatable, with some reservations. He starts from lived spiritual experience, not doctrine. Elpihaz appeals to visions, mystery, and the moral order of the world rather than
This is part of a series for a course on theodicy. I find Harold S. Kushner’s theodicy in When Bad Things Happen to Good People deeply compelling on a pastoral level, but ultimately I find it theologically incomplete. The strength of Kusher’s text lies in his lived realism. Writing as a congregational rabbi responding to
This is a multipart series for a course in theodicy. One of the most striking insights from reading Finding God: Ten Jewish Responses is that Jewish theodicy is not a single answer, but an evolving concept. Tracing a line from Philo of Alexandria to Erich Fromm reveals a clear trajectory: from explaining God to redefining
Writer, President of Bangor's Congregation Beth Israel, retired soldier, programmer, father, musician, Heeb, living in the woods of Maine with three ladies and a dog. Brian is also a rabbinical student with the Pluralistic Rabbinical Seminary.
Director of Education for Congregation Beth Israel in Bangor, Maine, runs joint religious school with our sister congregation, special educator and former school board member, mother to Avi and Nezzie.
