TANATA is devoted to discussing the paradoxes and the mysteries of life (and so much more), among which is the paradox set up by the coexistence of good and evil. As time goes on, this is the boulder that will either support or crush us. And it is only by God’s grace that we are not crushed.
JOB XI
7 “Can you fathom the mysteries of God? Can you probe the limits of the Almighty?
8 They are higher than the heavens—what can you do? They are deeper than the depths of the grave — what can you know?
9 Their measure is longer than the earth and wider than the sea.
10 “If he comes along and confines you in prison and convenes a court, who can oppose him?
11 Surely he recognizes deceitful men; and when he sees evil, does he not take note?
12 But a witless man can no more become wise than a wild donkey’s colt can be born a man.
13 “Yet if you devote your heart to him and stretch out your hands to him,
14 if you put away the sin that is in your hand and allow no evil to dwell in your tent,
15 then you will lift up your face without shame; you will stand firm and without fear.
16 You will surely forget your trouble, recalling it only as waters gone by.
17 Life will be brighter than noonday, and darkness will become like morning.
18 You will be secure, because there is hope; you will look about you and take your rest in safety.
19 You will lie down, with no one to make you afraid, and many will court your favor.
Responsa
RABBI:
Stay Dry St. Louis, one of the all-time great American cities. “And I said WATER’S COMING. Days of Awe.” Son of David, should we be waving any time soon?
Hey, did you hear the one about a black man and a rabbi walk into a bar? And the black man says, “Yo.” And the rabbi says, “Oy.”
ISAIAH 60
See ya in … Ethiopia?
Janet Devlin
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