License to Kill? Exploring the Limits of Free Will in Tanach, History, and Halacha

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September 11 2012
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Venue: Mt Sinai Jewish Center (New York, NY) Mt Sinai Jewish Center (New York, NY)

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Exploring questions of Free Will and Divine Providence, and when the two converge, in light of high profile shootings this summer. If Hashem seals someone in the Book of Life on Rosh Hashana, is it possible for him to be killed by another person who exercises his Free Will to murder?

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    1. Title: On will of God
      Author: False == 1 ? Anonymous : Jack Silvers &##44;

      <p>Rabbi,</p> <p>&nbsp;Would you watch and tell me what you think of a YouTube video titled Religion's SKyFall on the subject of the notion of a God that does things?My email is [email protected].</p>

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