32 | NOVEMBER 3 • 2022 

A 

new series, starting 
on Nov. 6, will be 
offered in person and 
on Zoom, twice weekly, at Bais 
Chabad of West Bloomfield. 
Rabbi Shneur Silberberg 

of Bais Chabad of West 
Bloomfield will lead the classes. 
The series will address 
classic questions: Why did 
God create the world? Is God 
“vengeful” or “jealous?” (as 

the Torah seems to indicate); 
personal questions: What does 
God want from me? Does God 
communicate with us?; and 
lighter questions: Why did God 
create mosquitoes? Is God a he, 
she or neither? Can God create 
a rock that he can’t lift?
“Recently, I came across an 
article that listed questions 
about God posed by third 
graders,” Silberberg said. “
Aside 
from being amusing (‘Did you 
mean for the giraffe to look 
that way or was it an accident?’ 
‘My grandpa says you were 
around when he was a little 
boy, how far back do you go?’), 
it struck me that there was a 
beauty to the curiosity and 
pursuit of understanding of 
their Creator.
 “The vast majority of 
people either believe in God 
or struggle with their belief,” 
he added. “It is critically 
important that we continue 
to ask, challenge and pursue a 

better understanding of and, 
thereby, a deeper relationship 
with God.”
The course is produced by 
the Jewish Learning Institute 
(JLI) and is authored by 
Silberberg’s brother, Rabbi 
Naftali Silberberg. It will draw 
from the Talmud, Kabbalah 
and Jewish philosophy in 
addressing the 25 questions.
Classes will be given on 
Sundays at 11 a.m. and 
Tuesdays at 7 p.m., beginning 
the week of Nov. 6.
The cost to attend this 
in-person course is $60. There 
is an additional $30 charge for 
a textbook. Scholarships are 
available thanks to the Mara 
Israel Jewish Education Fund. 
A complimentary breakfast 
will be served before the 
Sunday classes. 

For more information and to register, 

visit www.baischabad.com/jli or contact 

rabbishneur@baischabad.com.

New Course to unveil Judaism’s 
answers to 25 questions about God.
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