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Of Soldiers And Slaves: Divine Justice In The Face Of Great Human Evil
What can we expect of God, by way of justice, in the face of great human evil? That question was always pertinent, perhaps, throughout history -- but in the shadow of the Holocaust, it seems especially pertinent and troubling. Does Nazi Germany's defeat in war mean that the scores have been settled? Is justice on any level something we should be looking for, from the Almighty? Or: Are these divine secrets that humans really have no business asking about?
In this talk, Rabbi Fohrman argues that the Torah doesn't ignore these issues, but implicitly addresses them in some powerful ways. The key is to look carefully at what the text tells us about... soldiers and slaves....
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