Chabad Tsunami Relief

When People Suffer, Is It G-d's Fault?
by Aron Moss

I feel I am losing faith in G-d as a result of the recent tragedies. If G-d can let such suffering happen, how can I believe in Him? Do you have any defense for what G-d did?

G-d, How Could You Do This?
by Levi Brackman

For those of us who believe in G-d the question is: How could He have done this? Why? Why did innocent babies and children have to die such a painful death?

Awe and Resolve
by Mendel Lew

I don't profess to have the answer to this dilemma. To try and understand G-d's mysterious ways is an impossibility. Instead, I would like to concentrate on the possible lessons to be gained from the tsunami waves.

Feeling the Pain
by Manis Friedman

On the first day of the tsunami disaster in Southeast Asia some news anchor said, "The death toll is now over 10,000 including at least three Americans." Is that a sane statement? Is it correct or proper for us to ask, were there any Americans? Jews? Israelis?

Why?
by Yanki Tauber

It's probably the oldest question in the history of human thought. It's surely the most disturbing, the most frequently asked and the least satisfactorily answered: Why, oh why, do bad things happen to good people?

A Suburbanite in Sri Lanka
by Chana Weisberg

What is it about disasters or tragedies that awaken our spiritual side? Why does witnessing human suffering up-close bring us closer to each other, and to G-d?

G-d's Back
by Zalman Shneiur

After weeks in Thailand trying to be a source of cheer and comfort to the victims, trying to show a strong face and hide my emotions, the visions and experiences of the past four weeks caught up with me. I sat down on a fallen tree and wept.