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Friday, July 15 • 10:00am - 11:00am
How to approach suffering from a Jewish philosophical perspective
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If anyone says to you "THIS is Judaism's perspective on X" you know they're wrong – Jewish philosophers disagree on just about everything. In this session we'll explore divergent approaches to the age-old question of "why do good people suffer?" We're not going to come out with "the" answer, but with an understanding of the options that exist within a diverse philosophical tradition, and a sense of which is most satisfying for us individually.
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Sarah Charak

Sarah is a lawyer, Jewish educator and coffee addict with a passion for legal texts (both Jewish and not). Born in Bondi, she is currently living in Canberra and working in legal policy at the Attorney-General’s Department. She studied Tanach, Talmud and Jewish philosophy at Midreshet... Read More →

Friday July 15, 2022 10:00am - 11:00am AEST
H223
  Philosophy and Spirituality