The God You Don’t Believe In - I Also Don’t Believe In
An atheist approached a great Chassidic rabbi and said, “I can’t believe in a God who is harsh and judgmental and spends His time in heaven handing out punishments.” The rabbi responded, “the same God you don’t believe in I also don’t believe in.” I was reminded of this story when I was studying this week’s Torah portion, Eikev (Deuteronomy 7:12–11:25). If God were merely angry and punitive, the Jewish people would have been condemned to remain in the Sinai desert because of their deeds. They
Zalman Kravitz