Is the Corona-virus an Act of God?
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Title
Is the Corona-virus an Act of God?
Description
What role does G-d play in the Coronavirus crisis? We Jews affirm that G-d is the “Creator of Everything” which would include a destructive virus. I come to you this evening to let G-d off the hook, at least with respect to what we are experiencing at this time. I am going to argue that we exonerate G-d. G-d may have created the Coronavirus, for what reason we do not know, but G-d is surely not responsible for either infecting people or spreading the virus. That responsibility lies firmly at our feet.
Subject
Theodicy (M): Misc. beliefs about why God lets a pandemic happen
has community
Congregation Beth Shalom
Spatial Coverage
772 W. 5th Avenue, Naperville, IL 60563
has denomination
Judaism
Date Submitted
10/21/2020 20:40