It’s Elul, a time to prepare for the Yamim Noraim with the theme of Defining Success.
When we take stock of our lives with a cheshbon hanefesh, we’re really asking: Where am I now—and where should I be?

That’s the core question of this series: how to define success as a Ben Torah in the workplace. Many of our rabbeim push us toward ambitious goals in learning, but how do we balance those ideals with the blessed responsibilities of work, family, and community?

This week’s guest is Rav Simi Lerner. Rav Simi is an educator in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, a passionate Hirschian thinker, and—on the side—an electrician in Beit Shemesh. We discuss how Rav Hirsch’s idea of Torah im Derech Eretz and other foundational principles can help us shape a grounded, realistic, and meaningful definition of success.

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References

• Judaism from Within podcast
• Rav Hirsch on Viduy