Evil in the world
Hello Rabbi,
I saw that you are assuming that God wants the world to operate according to fixed laws, and therefore this prevents him from intervening in the world and correcting its conduct. Also, man has free choice.
It follows that evil is inevitable. If so, why is evil in the world a (sort of) factor for many people’s faith? For example, how can one make claims to God about the Holocaust? After all, everything came from the choice of humans, and God has no influence on this (because there is free choice)!
Thank you in advance.
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You burst into an open door. Indeed, you cannot come to Him with complaints. Complaints must be made to humans, and to them alone. At most, one can wonder why God, the Almighty, did not intervene and thwart their intentions, but I answered that with a parallel answer (that if it is true in His eyes that the world will proceed according to fixed laws, He should not intervene):
מניעת הרע בעולם
In this context, it is worth mentioning the story told by Rabbi Amital. He once met with Abba Kovner (a publicist/political strategist for the Labor Movement and the Palmach), and the latter told him that during the Holocaust he lost his faith in God. Rabbi Amital replied that because of the Holocaust he lost his faith in man. And he was right.
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You burst into an open door. Indeed, you cannot come to Him with complaints. Complaints must be made to humans, and to them alone. At most, one can wonder why God, the Almighty, did not intervene and thwart their intentions, but I answered that with a parallel answer (that if it is true in His eyes that the world will proceed according to fixed laws, He should not intervene):
מניעת הרע בעולם
In this context, it is worth mentioning the story told by Rabbi Amital. He once met with Abba Kovner (a publicist/political strategist for the Labor Movement and the Palmach), and the latter told him that during the Holocaust he lost his faith in God. Rabbi Amital replied that because of the Holocaust he lost his faith in man. And he was right.
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You burst into an open door. Indeed, you cannot come to Him with complaints. Complaints must be made to humans, and to them alone. At most, one can wonder why God, the Almighty, did not intervene and thwart their intentions, but I answered that with a parallel answer (that if it is true in His eyes that the world will proceed according to fixed laws, He should not intervene):
מניעת הרע בעולם
In this context, it is worth mentioning the story told by Rabbi Amital. He once met with Abba Kovner (a publicist/political strategist for the Labor Movement and the Palmach), and the latter told him that during the Holocaust he lost his faith in God. Rabbi Amital replied that because of the Holocaust he lost his faith in man. And he was right.
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