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Preparing to Grieve for Popo, My 98-Year-Old Grandmother (Seneca – Letters #23,26,101, On the Shortness of Life, Consolation of Marcia 10:4)

Preparing to Grieve for Popo, My 98-Year-Old Grandmother (Seneca – Letters #23,26,101, On the Shortness of Life, Consolation of Marcia 10:4)

FromThe Stoic Jew


Preparing to Grieve for Popo, My 98-Year-Old Grandmother (Seneca – Letters #23,26,101, On the Shortness of Life, Consolation of Marcia 10:4)

FromThe Stoic Jew

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Length:
31 minutes
Released:
Feb 1, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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Synopsis: If there’s one thing I’ve learned so far from Elizabeth Kübler-Ross’s On Grief and Grieving, it’s that we all process grief differently, and there’s no wrong way to grieve. As of the recording of this episode, Popo is still with us, but all indications point to the fact that she won’t be with us for much longer. This has been on my mind, and when I woke up this morning, I knew I had to make this episode to process my impending grief. Related Rabbi Schneeweiss Content:- 1/11/23: Reflections on My 39th Birthday, New Years 2023, and 2nd Semester- 8/16/21: Tallis as a Vehicle of Gratitude and a Reminder of DeathSources:- Avos 5:21 with Rabbeinu Yonah, Rashi, Abravanel, Rashbatz- Seneca, Letters #23,26,101; On the Shortness of Life; Consolation of Marcia 10:4- Jacques Louis David, The Death of Socrates - Elizabeth Kübler-Ross and David Kessler, On Grief and Grieving p. 39- David Foster Wallace, This is Water-----The Torah content for the remainder of this week has been sponsored by my Patrons. If you gain from my Torah content and would like to help support it on a regular basis, please consider signing up for my Patreon at patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss - or, better yet, you can set up a recurring donation through Chase (so that Patreon doesn’t take a cut). Even a small contribution goes a long way, and small recurring contributions go an even longer way! I’d also like to remind listeners of how to access my content. I have my five podcasts (The Stoic Jew, Mishlei, Machshavah Lab, Rambam, and Tefilah), my YouTube channel, my substack (which has replaced my blog), and my WhatsApp group (where I post ALL my content and shiur announcements). The links to all these resources can be found in the show notes at the bottom of my podcast episodes and my YouTube videos. Thank you for listening, watching, reading, and participating!-----If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I would love to hear from you! Please feel free to contact me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.-----Substack: rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/Patreon: patreon.com/rabbischneeweissYouTube Channel: youtube.com/rabbischneeweissBlog: kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com"The Mishlei Podcast": mishlei.buzzsprout.com"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: rambambekius.buzzsprout.com"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com"The Tefilah Podcast": tefilah.buzzsprout.comWhatsApp Group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/GEB1EPIAarsELfHWuI2k0HAmazon Wishlist: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/Y72CSP86S24W?ref_=wl_sharelSupport the show
Released:
Feb 1, 2023
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Podcast episode

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My name is Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss. I am, first and foremost, an Orthodox Jew. My primary area of focus is the teachings of Shlomo ha'Melech (King Solomon) in Mishlei (Proverbs) and Koheles (Ecclesiastes). I also consider myself to be a student of the Stoic masters: Epictetus, Seneca, and Marcus Aurelius. Over the past two decades I have been exploring the relationship between Judaism and Stoicism - where they overlap, where they differ, and how they complement each other. This year I started a daily reading of Marcus Aurelius with an aim to explore these questions. I'll read a passage from Aurelius's Meditations and then muse (or meditate aloud) on my thoughts about what he said and what the Torah would have to say. As Seneca taught: "Each day acquire something that will fortify you against poverty, against death, indeed against other misfortunes as well; and after you have run over many thoughts, select one to be thoroughly digested that day" (Letter #2). If this podcast serves that purpose, then it will have been of value.