Responses to Suffering in Classical Rabbinic Literature

In rabbinic literature, the Land was of primary importance--even as the Diaspora grew.

The ancient rabbinic sages did not see degradation of the natural environment as a systemic problem: but we can learn from their legislation addressing the more local environmental issues of which they were aware.

In the Talmud and midrash, visions of the Divine Throne are achieved by studying the Torah.