This paper explains that Judaism
addresses the problem of evil without doubting the full existence either of evil or of God
and without blaming the problem of evil on supernatural forces such as evil spirits or the divine workings of Karma. The author points out that the Jewish faith suggests that the
existence of evil was necessary because it allowed God to create the universe and the concept of free will. The paper relates that, like that of many
transcendental Eastern religions, Judaism's relationship to suffering addresses the value and benefit of evil in the world because evil works to clean the soul.