Q&A: The Righteous Who Suffer
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The Righteous Who Suffer
Question
Hello Rabbi,
I searched and didn’t find anything—can you point me to something / answer the question of “the righteous who suffer and the wicked who prosper” according to your philosophy? To this day I still haven’t found an answer that satisfies me.
Answer
In my opinion, there is no question. The assumption behind the question is that the Holy One, blessed be He, is involved in the world, but that is not so. What happens to us happens by way of nature. They say that in the World to Come / the resurrection of the dead / reincarnations there will be compensation.
Discussion on Answer
Search here on the site for divine involvement in the world.
Thank you.
Do you perhaps have somewhere that you expand on this?
(Audio file preferred.)
Thanks very much, and happy holiday.