Is the world a good place where bad things happen or a bad place where good things happen? Class One. The world is a jungle (by itself) and G-d’s garden because of G-d’s involvement. The Even Ezra’s justified pessimism and the RaMbaM’s extra-ordinary optimism. Do bad things happen to good people? According to the RaMbaM...

Is the world a good place where bad things happen or a bad place where good things happen? Class Two. The miracle of civics and the order of community and civilization, it is from G-d. Naturally everything can fall apart מארגען אין דער פרי but with the divine involvement it is GOOD. When we are...

Is the world a good place where bad things happen or a bad place where good things happen? Class Three.The good we see in the agnostic camp is (also) the direct influence of G-d.