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The Gemara records that Avraham was called yadid – “God’s beloved” – and then continues by offering a midrashic interpretation of the passages in Sefer Yirmiyahu (11:15-16) where we find a conversation between God and the yadid.
Rabbi Yitzḥak said, At the time of the destruction of the Temple the Holy One, blessed be He, found Avraham standing in the Temple. Said He, ‘What is My beloved doing in My house?’ Avraham replied, ‘I have come concerning the fate of my children.’
and so the dialogue continues….
we explore this divine love that survives catastrophe and its implications for future tragedies.