#18: Why Bad Things Happen to Good People: Three Torah Perspectives on this Vexing Problem

The question of theodicy is one that all people of faith grapple with. The Talmud records multiple conversations between Moses and the Almighty on this subject, and even the ministering angels, and Adam before his Sin weighed in on it. It is a very difficult subject to understand, and doubly hard to find answers that satisfy. In this podcast we continue where we left off in the previous one in delineating three perspectives sourced from our Sages on how to understand the suffering of the righteous. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Sponsorship: Please consider sponsoring a podcast by making a donation to help fund our Jewish outreach and educational efforts at https://www.torchweb.org/support.php . Thank you! Contact: Websites: Personal: RabbiWolbe.com; TORCH: Torchweb.org Twitter: Personal: @RabbiWolbe; TORCH: @TORCHWEB Facebook: Personal: Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe; TORCH: TORCH Centre Email: rabbiwolbe@gmail.com. Podcasts Links: This Jewish Life – A Podcast About Jewish Philosophy: Apple Podcasts , Android , Stitcher ; The Jewish History Podcast – The podcast telling the Remarkable story of the Jewish Peoples: Apple Podcasts , Android , Stitcher ; The Parsha Podcast – A Weekly podcast of analyzing and Exploring the Parsha: Apple Podcasts , Android , Stitcher ; TORAH 101 – A Podcast about the Divinity of Torah and the relationship between the Written and Oral Torah: Apple Podcasts , Android , Stitcher ; Eternal Ethics – The Pirkei Avos Podcast: Apple Podcasts , Android , Stitcher . The Mitzvah Podcast – Surveying the 613 Mitzvos of the Torah: Apple Podcasts