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A rabbi explains how to make sense of suffering

A rabbi explains how to make sense of suffering

FromThe Gray Area with Sean Illing


A rabbi explains how to make sense of suffering

FromThe Gray Area with Sean Illing

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Length:
58 minutes
Released:
Jul 27, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this special crossover episode of Vox's Future Perfect series, The Way Through, Co-host Sean Illing talks to David Wolpe, senior rabbi at Sinai Temple in Los Angeles, about God and how to make sense of suffering in human life.

Relevant resources: 
Making Loss Matter : Creating Meaning in Difficult Times by Rabbi David Wolpe
Religion without God: Alain de Botton on "atheism 2.0." by Sean Iling

Featuring:
David Wolpe (@RabbiWolpe), senior rabbi at Sinai Temple in Los Angeles

Host:
Sean Illing (@Seanilling), senior interviews writer, Vox

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Released:
Jul 27, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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