From the Bimah: Jewish Lessons for Life
Religion & Spirituality:Judaism
Talmud Class: Does Hope Require a New Lens or a New Action Plan?
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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