Synopsis: In today’s episode we take a deeper dive into the letter we read yesterday, beginning with a reflection on a mistake often made by some Torah educators, including myself. We then follow up with a counterpoint (which I accidentally teased in yesterday’s episode) examining a topic in this week’s parashah – the aesthetic perfection of the Kohanim and their clothing – in light of Seneca’s comments about the attire of philosophers.
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Sources:
- Seneca: Letter #5; click here to access the full text of Seneca's Letter
- Sefer ha’Chinuch: Mitzvah #275
- my article, Parashas Emor: Does Hashem Hate Unibrows?
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Stoic texts:
The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius
Letters from a Stoic Master (Seneca)
The Discourses of Epictetus
The Enchiridion (Handbook) of Epictetus
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