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Shemot - The Black Spider and Moses the Egyptian - Episode 13

Shemot - The Black Spider and Moses the Egyptian - Episode 13

FromThe Schrift - Ancient Jewish Wisdom for Modern Times


Shemot - The Black Spider and Moses the Egyptian - Episode 13

FromThe Schrift - Ancient Jewish Wisdom for Modern Times

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Length:
30 minutes
Released:
Jan 7, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

How do we handle uncomfortable questions? Do we ignore them and bottle them up, or do we turn toward them? In the Swiss-German writer Jeremias Gotthelf's novel The Black Spider, we witness how a society deals with threats to its perception of Christianity. Judaism is also not immune from questions of legitimacy. In his 1939 book, Moses and Monotheism, Freud posited that Moses was actually not a Hebrew but an Egyptian. Yet, Freud also believed that perceiving Moses as Egyptian could actually be a kind of gift to the Jewish people. Why? Meditation, and the concept of letting emotions, thoughts, and pain "be there," may provide the answer.IG: Stevehead0001steventobyweinberg.comMusic: Khaled - "Sahra"
Released:
Jan 7, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

It is time that we see philosophy as something rebellious and therapeutic rather than boring and esoteric. Using humor, personal anecdotes, and much hubris, the Schrift provides fresh and unexpected answers to life's most tricky and fateful questions. The anchor of the Schrift is the weekly reading of the Torah. These passages are analyzed not as religious dogma but as brilliant pieces of literature and anthropology which bring ancient wisdom back into our lives. The greatest philosophers and writers of the German canon also weigh in on these questions during the Schrift. Finally the lectures incorporate Buddhist teachings and the practice of Yoga to bring together East and West, body and mind, eternity and the moment. And the Schrift will always give you a "life tip" to carry with you along the way. IG: stevehead0001 s.t.weinberg@gmail.com