Private supervision
When was the moment or what led the rabbi to change his mind about private providence in our day?
I don’t remember a specific moment. The arguments have been explained here several times and I will expand on them in my book (the trilogy). In general, it simply doesn’t seem like there is any divine intervention in the way the world works. We need to understand that any such intervention is a miracle, and after all, the scientific picture of the world explains what happens without resorting to miracles. Therefore, there may be isolated local interventions without us noticing, but the assumption that all of nature is the result of providence means that the laws of nature don’t work at all. I find it hard to believe that anyone with common sense would accept such a view.
That is, there is no point in turning to God for help? In wars, troubles, etc.
This is not a question of interest but of utility. Usually it is not answered. It is possible that in certain cases it does (although I know of no indication of this). Therefore, as I have explained here more than once, there is a point in trying to resort to it in extreme cases when the problem is serious and there is no natural way to treat it. It will be explained (maybe?) in the trilogy.
Is a trilogy a book or a series of books?
A trio of books that will be published in Gaza in the future (the first draft is almost finished).
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