The Gray Area with Sean Illing

A rabbi explains how to make sense of suffering

In this special crossover episode of Vox's Future Perfect series, The Way Through, Co-host Sean Illing talks to David Wolpe, senior rabbi at Sinai Temple in Los Angeles, about God and how to make sense of suffering in human life.

Relevant resources: 
Making Loss Matter : Creating Meaning in Difficult Times by Rabbi David Wolpe
Religion without God: Alain de Botton on "atheism 2.0." by Sean Iling

Featuring:
David Wolpe (@RabbiWolpe), senior rabbi at Sinai Temple in Los Angeles

Host:
Sean Illing (@Seanilling), senior interviews writer, Vox

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The Gray Area with Sean Illing takes a philosophy-minded look at culture, technology, politics, and the world of ideas. Each week, we invite a guest to explore a question or topic that matters. From the the state of democracy, to the struggle with depression and anxiety, to the nature of identity in the digital age, each episode looks for nuance and honesty in the most important conversations of our time. New episodes drop every Monday.