Where is God? Really, now?

The question is an eternal one. At some point in our lives, we all ask it. We want to know, Where is God, Where is Justice, and What Makes Sense in this often upside-down world of ours.

As author of The Tragedy Test and co-editor/contributing author of A God We Can Believe In, Rabbi Richard Agler will offer coherent, thoughtful, and even entertaining responses to these questions and others that we have all asked and about which we all want to know more.

offerings include:

Making Sense of Life-Changing Loss | Parts I & II

What are the spiritual issues we confront when we lose a most-loved one, e.g., Why did this happen? How could it have? Where is God in all of this? And more. An introduction to the main themes of The Tragedy Test.

Is there really a God?

We have all wondered. The question is eternal. Yet at least part of the answer may be closer, and more acceptable, than we might have realized. Teaching from A God We Can Believe In, a book acclaimed by rabbis, scholars, and laypeople alike, we will explore and uncover truths behind many of the images we have long questioned.

A Siddur for the Twenty-First Century

We all know that God is not the “old man in the sky.” Yet many of our traditional prayers are directed to just such a God, a God who acts in ways that few modern Jews believe God does. Small wonder that relatively few of us show up regularly to pray. Our siddur and mahzor are in need of revisioning and Rabbi Agler is at the forefront of such an effort. He can report in detail on the work that is ongoing. Bring all of your God-questions to this one!

the death of Aaron’s sons | The Torah on comforting the bereaved.

Interactive learning. What the Torah has to teach us about response to tragedy. What are the better—and what are the worse—things we can say?

One Person Can Change the World | The Highest Degree of Charity

Learn what one woman did to reach and rescue lives that might have otherwise been lost to despair and hopelessness. An inspiring example of Maimonides’ highest degree of charity: helping others to help rescue themselves.

One Person Can Change the World | Human trafficking

Human Trafficking is a global scourge, largely perpetrated by organized criminals. It seems like the odds are stacked against the victims, and they are. But there are things we can do to help. Awesome video in this one.

Passover seder at an African girls’ shelter–2019

Freedom from slavery—tell me about it! A multi-media presentation of an experiential model seder at the Talia Agler Girls Shelter in Nairobi, Kenya, the likes of which you have never seen. Guaranteed!

How my daughter’s tragic death saved two women’s lives

Are you a registered organ donor? There is no reason not to be! We’ll show you video reporting from NBC Washington about Talia and two women whose lives were saved by her foresight.

A special program: what vexes clergy of all faiths

How does our worship, formal and informal, connect us and our people to God? How might it be keeping us all away? An honest examination of our theology and its personal, denominational, and institutional ramifications.

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Invite Rabbi Agler

Contact him to discuss the possibilities for presentation at your venue. He can offer a single talk, a series, or serve as Scholar-In-Residence—for people of all faiths. Several of his presentations are multi-media. He is also available to address clergy, ministerial and rabbinical associations, in addition to support groups for those who have endured loss—particularly the loss of children.

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