In God Is Not One, author and Religious Studies professor Stephen Prothero sums up the problems that major religions try to solve and the solutions they offer. In the case of Judaism, the problem is “exile” and the solution is “return.” For Christianity, the problem is “sin” and the solution “salvation,” and so on. When you think about it, this theme of “exile and return” describes much of Jewish thought. Yet, a paradox soon follows.

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