Episode 31 - Universal Suffering in the Eyes of Contemporary Philosophy (4/4) - Matan - The Sadie Rennert

Wednesday | November 17, 2021

Episode 31 – Universal Suffering in the Eyes of Contemporary Philosophy (4/4)

Dr. Yosefa (Fogel) Wruble and Dr. Tanya White

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In this final episode of the series, Yosefa and Tanya transition out of the Holocaust into the most recent event of national suffering: Covid. Through a combination of modern philosophical responses and personal reflection, this episode captures the gamut of responses experienced in the past two and half years to the pandemic.
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Links to sources and books mentioned in Episode 4:

R. Dr. Irving (Yitz) Greenberg on the 3 covenants:
https://rabbiirvinggreenberg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/1Perspectives-3rd-Great-Cycle-1987-CLAL-1-of-3.pdf

To read more from R. Greenberg:

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Bernard-Henri Levi: The Virus in the Age of Madness

The Plague, Albert Camus
https://www.amazon.com/The-Plague-Albert-Camus-audiobook/dp/B000K0YMZE/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+plague+camus&qid=1635669419&s=books&sr=1-1

David Kessler, Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief
https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Meaning-David-Kessler-audiobook/dp/B07P88B6J6/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=finding+meaning+kessler&qid=1635669445&s=audible&sr=1-1

Tanya's Blog: Contemplating Torah
https://contemplatingtorah.wordpress.com/

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