Why Bad Stuff Happens: Two Dissident Theodicies

ABOUT THE EVENT:The second chapter of Tractate Shabbat presents multiple explanations of why bad things happen. The majority opinion that we get what we deserve.  This passage offers 1) An “iffy” explanation intended for women and 2) An explanation intended for scholarly men, offering complex variables, including randomness. (Shabbat 31b-32a) ABOUT THE SPEAKER:Rabbi Rachel Adler, the David Ellenson Professor of Modern Jewish Thought Emerita at Hebrew Union College–Los Angeles, was one of the first to integrate feminist perspectives into interpreting Jewish texts and law. Her book Engendering Judaism (1998) is the first by a female theologian to win a National Jewish Book Award for Jewish Thought. She has published over sixty articles on Jewish Thought, law, and gender, and on suffering and lament in Jewish tradition as well as the whimsical Tales of the Holy Mysticat, a prizewinning resource for adult Jewish education..Stay Connected:•  Website:   www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-library/ •  Donate:   https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/donate •  Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/ValleyBeitMidrash ★ Support this podcast ★