The Book of Memories

God's Justice And Man

Rabbi Shnayor Burton and Mikey Stone

"He established them to endure forever, providing a law that shall not be transgressed."  Thus does Psalms 148 describes God's institution of laws of nature-in other words, His justice. Does this divine justice relate to our human imperative to pursue justice in the legal and ethical senses? And if God's justice is expressed in His unyielding natural law, how can His occasional miraculous interventions, which break that law, also be called just? Join us as we discuss these questions and more, with the aim of understanding a term we are used to rolling off our tongues in prayer and learning.