From the Bimah: Jewish Lessons for Life

Talmud Class: Does Hope Require a New Lens or a New Action Plan?


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We could all use a booster shot of hope. Where do we find it?

Tomorrow we are going to examine two very different models for finding hope in dark circumstances: Rabbi Akiva in the Talmud, Makot 24 A and B, and Rabbi Jonathan Sacks in his epic Morality, published shortly before he passed away in 2020.
Rabbi Akiva’s approach to hope seems to be about a new lens: Look at reality differently.
Rabbi Sacks’s approach to hope seems to be about a new action plan: Act differently.
What is the relationship of these two approaches to each other, and to us now?

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From the Bimah: Jewish Lessons for LifeBy Temple Emanuel in Newton

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