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The Stoic Jew
My name is Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss. I am, first and foremost, an Orthodox Jew. I am also a student of the Stoic masters: Epictetus, Seneca, and Marcus Aurelius. This podcast is dedicated to exploring the relationship between Judaism and Stoicism - where they overlap, where they differ, and how they complement each other. I also use this podcast to think out loud about how to apply the principles of Judaism and Stoicism to my own life, with all its ups and downs.
The Stoic Jew
Universe as Organism vs. Universe as Melachah (Aurelius – Meditations 4:40)
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Synopsis: In today’s episode we compare and contrast the metaphor used by Marcus Aurelius to characterize the universe with the metaphor used by the Torah.
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Sources:
- Aurelius, Meditation 4:40 (with Farquharson’s commentary) and 2:1
- Albert Einstein
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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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