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Bava Batra 16 - Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People?
Season 23 · Episode 16

Bava Batra 16 - Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People?

Bava Batra 16 - Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People?

Take One Daf Yomi

July 11, 202410m 25s

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Show Notes

Today’s Talmud page, Bava Batra 16, raises one of the most profound questions in human morality: the question of theodicy, or why would an all-merciful God allow evil to exist in the world. As the rabbis read the ancient book of Job, they deliver a surprisingly modern, and acutely relevant, wisdom. So what should we do when the going gets a little bit too tough for us to take? Listen and find out.


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