Limmud Michigan 2020

The Book of Job, arguably the most enigmatic book of the Hebrew Bible, is usually read as a parable about faith in the face of unjustified suffering. But a careful reading shows that the book raises profound questions about what we can and cannot know about God’s creation, God’s justice and God’s nature. It also suggests a paradox at the core of our belief about God, one that is too often dismissed by both Christian and Jewish fundamentalists. Finally, the Book of Job suggests what we can do when faced with unfathomable questions about the divine. In this session we will see what this perplexing book tells us about trying to understand God’s creation and God’s purpose, and about how to respond when our attempts at understanding fail.