Gifts of Wisdom: The Historical Traditions and Values of the Ethical Will
Oct 19, 2020 By Stefanie B. Siegmund | Public Event video | Video Lecture
At pivotal moments that make us think about death鈥攅ncounters聽with serious illness,聽the loss of loved ones,聽advancing age,聽or聽even聽bringing聽children into our lives鈥攚e聽turn聽to lawyers to write or revise our wills.聽Writing a聽will is an opportunity to聽consider our priorities as聽we plan to distribute our estates to the people, organizations, and causes that we care about.聽What if you also tried to write a letter that would be read聽by your descendants,聽perhaps even at your funeral,聽about your values? What would you say? How does Judaism inform these values?
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Generosity, Gratitude, and Faith: Rav Eliyahu Dessler鈥檚 Integrative Approach to Creating a Meaningful Life
Oct 12, 2020 By Eliezer B. Diamond z”l | Public Event video | Video Lecture
What is the relationship between our level of generosity and our beliefs, our attitudes, and our actions? For聽Rav聽Eliyahu Dessler (1892-1953, England/Israel),聽love,聽faith,聽empathy,聽and social bonding聽are聽consequences聽of generosity鈥攏ot its causes.聽In this session, we will discuss聽Rav聽Dessler鈥檚 insights and his vision for living meaningfully.聽
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Anticipating Death and Finding Satisfaction in Life: The Profound Wisdom of Kohelet
Oct 5, 2020 By David C. Kraemer | Public Event video | Video Lecture
Wise people will have different views about what constitutes聽a聽鈥淟ife of Meaning.鈥澛燘ut no one researched this question more completely than the biblical author, Kohelet (Ecclesiastes). In this session聽we review his report聽in聽Ecclesiastes聽ch.聽2聽and evaluate his conclusions concerning what truly makes a life 鈥渨ell-lived.鈥澛�
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Living a Life of Meaning
Dec 21, 2020 By 麻豆原创 | Public Event video | Video Lecture
The disruption to normal life, and, for many, close encounters with mortality, provides an opportunity to evaluate what is truly important in our lives. Guided by JTS faculty and fellows, we will discuss the role of values, ethics, and Torah in the quest for a well-lived life.
