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Suffering & Evil Quiz

Why do bad things happen to good people?

Jewish thinkers throughout the ages have asked: Why do bad things happen to good people?

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Question 1 of 10
How does the Bahir, the earliest kabbalistic work, describe the sefirah (God’s emanation) of "power"?
Question 2 of 10
What is the subject of the well-known Jewish book on suffering, For Those I Loved?
Question 3 of 10
Who is credited with beginning the post-Holocaust theological discussion in the West?
Question 4 of 10
What is the Sitra Ahra?
Question 5 of 10
Does Judaism believe in a system of reward and punishment, according to the Bible?
Question 6 of 10
True or false: In traditional Jewish thought, Satan does not exist.
Question 7 of 10
Why is the question of suffering and evil unique among theological and philosophical problems?
Question 8 of 10
True or false: The concept of reward and punishment is the Torah's explanation for the existence of suffering.
Question 9 of 10
What is Berkovits and Cohen's “Free Will Defense" argument about the source of evil and suffering?
Question 10 of 10
Which approach to a painful experience does Rabbi Harold Kushner recommend?

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