As we enter the season of the High Holidays—Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot—we are confronted with the sobering reality that God will one day judge the entire world. These days are called the Yamim Nora’im, the “Days of Awe,” precisely because they force us to consider the holiness and authority of the Creator who holds our very lives in His hands.
For many of us, this thought is unsettling. How do we reconcile the image of a loving, merciful Father with the reality of a righteous Judge who will separate the righteous from the wicked?
From our limited human perspective, it is difficult to comprehend a God who will ultimately condemn the unrepentant to eternal separation, anguish, and torment.
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