Structure of the Tokhaha

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1. Exile, the Land in Desolation and the Land Lying Fallow

   Rabbanit Sharon Rimon

   There is a lack of balance in the Tokhaha (Rebuke) between the curses and blessings. Why are there more blessings than curses? Is this not a contradiction to Hazal's statement, "The measure of good is greater than the measure of calamity"? This article will explore the structure of the Tokhaha, and attempt to understand the relationship between the blessings and curses.

2. Eikha: Theology and Human Suffering (Part II)

   Shiur #06

   Dr. Yael Ziegler

   Eikha’s presentation of this complexity produces a jarring but magnificent portrait of humans who struggle mightily to balance fidelity to God with recognition of a cruel and unjust world. To the extent that Eikha provides a theodicy, we can discern it in the literary artistry of the book. Eikha incorporates numerous linguistic parallels to Devarim 28, a chapter commonly termed a “tokhacha,” which establishes a covenant between God and His nation. 

    By entwining expressions from the covenant into Eikha’s literary construct, the book imposes responsibility upon Israel for these events, in her failure to uphold her end of the bargain.