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25 sty 2020 · Wiesel’s quarrel with God assumes an unexpected dimension when he speaks about the deity as a suffering God. Citing the Sefer Ha Zohar (Book of Splendor) a central text of Jewish mysticism, Wiesel writes “God is everywhere, even in suffering and in the very heart of punishment.”.
When the reader meets Elie at the beginning of the memoir, he is not only immersed in his faith, but he wants to learn more about Kabbalah, the mystic level of his faith.
Wiesel’s quarrel with God assumes an unexpected dimen-sion when he speaks about the deity as a suffering God. Citing the Sefer Ha Zohar (Book of Splendor) a central text of Jewish mysticism, Wiesel writes “God is everywhere, even in suffering and in the very heart of punish-ment.”.
In the transcript below, students discussed whether or not Elie in the memoir lost his faith because of his traumatic experiences ("Elie" is used to denote the boy in the memoir while "Wiesel" is used to denote the author).
Lest there be any misunderstanding, it bears saying that Wiesel’s assertion – God is “hanging from this gallows” – cannot be reduced to Nietzsche’s “God is dead,” cited by atheists. Rather, Wiesel’s faith is rooted in Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav’s dictum: “There is no whole faith except broken faith.”
2 lip 2016 · Elie Wiesel Quotes on God, the Holocaust and Humanity. The Nobel Peace Prize laureate, author and human rights activist passed away on Saturday at 87. Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel speaking to reporters outside the White House in Washington, May 4, 2010. Credit: Reuters.
Wiesel's response to the catastrophe of God's hiddenness is derived from a Jewish traditionalism touched perhaps by Menachem Mendl. of Kotsk, one of the great Hasidic figures of the nineteenth century. Wiesel wrestles with God as He is manifest in Jewish liturgy and the.
