Where is G-d?

Eliot Lasky, the son of Holocaust survivors, grew up in a traditional Jewish home. But at 18, he dropped out of school and threw himself into the counterculture of the 1960s. At the height of the hippie era, he even joined the Rolling Stones on their American tour. More than anything, Eliot longed to belong.

Yet, as time passed, the thrill of that lifestyle wore thin. He began wrestling with deep questions about faith and life. One question he grappled with in particular: “How can Judaism be right while the rest of the world is wrong?”

On a freezing January evening, Eliot showed up unannounced at Chabad headquarters, 770 Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn. As the Rebbe approached the entrance, Eliot — with shoulder-length hair, tight jeans, and a leather jacket — stepped forward and asked bluntly:

“Where is G-d?”