▁the ▁import ▁drawn ▁by ▁her . ▁ ▁Whether ▁the ▁c itation ▁of ▁the ▁anal ogy , ▁taken ▁out ▁of ▁context ▁and ▁of ▁dub ious ▁authority , ▁indicates ▁a ▁" just ification ▁of ▁God ' s ▁ways ▁to ▁man " ▁remains ▁unclear , ▁in ▁any ▁case , ▁especially ▁in ▁light ▁of ▁Schne erson ' s ▁author ized ▁published ▁works . ▁ ▁What ▁system atic ▁scholar ly ▁studies ▁of ▁Schne erson ' s ▁philosophy ▁do ▁show ▁is ▁that ▁such ▁questions ▁in ▁general ▁must ▁be ▁understood ▁in ▁their ▁specifically ▁ep ist em ological ▁character . ▁The ▁surg ery ▁analog ue ▁is ▁meant ▁to ▁illustrate ▁the ▁limits ▁of ▁human ▁knowledge ▁regarding ▁the ▁problem ▁of ▁evil ▁and ▁Aus ch witz , ▁not ▁to ▁provide ▁positive ▁knowledge ▁regarding ▁the ▁problem . ▁As ▁the ▁Reb be ▁explained ▁in ▁his ▁letter ▁to ▁G ross man , ▁it ▁is ▁because ▁we ▁have ▁no ▁understanding ▁why ▁the ▁Hol oca ust ▁had ▁to ▁happen ▁that ▁we ▁must ▁believe , ▁as ▁a ▁matter ▁of ▁faith ▁or ▁trust ▁in ▁God ▁( em un ah ), ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁ultimately ▁for ▁the ▁benefit ▁for ▁those ▁who ▁per ished ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Jews ▁and ▁human ity ▁at ▁large . ▁The ▁Reb be ▁does ▁not ▁attempt ▁to ▁explain ▁what ▁the ▁benefit ▁is . ▁But ▁it ▁is ▁evidently ▁es chat ological - mess ian ic . ▁As ▁is ▁the ▁r ationale ▁for ▁the ▁" s urg ery ." ▁The ▁nature ▁of ▁the ▁benefit ▁can ▁only ▁become ▁revealed ▁in ▁a ▁mess ian ic ▁dimension ▁where in ▁the ▁human ▁intellect ▁has ▁already