Jewish Ideas to Change the World

Rabbi Ira F. Stone, Rabbi Emeritus of Temple Beth Zion-Beth Israel (http://www.phillymussar.org/stone.html)presents his lecture "Messillat Yesharim Reading Classical Texts with a Contemporary Philosophic Lens," before a roundtable audience at Temple Chai (www.templechai.com/) in Phoenix, AZ.

ABOUT THIS LECTURE: The most difficult task in reading classical texts is that of translation. Not from one language to another, but from one cultural context to another. Literal readings tend to miss the nuance and metaphor that one generation takes for granted, but becomes frozen over time. I will try to demonstrate how using a contemporary philosophic lens to read one particular classical text opens it up for contemporary understanding and serves as a model for reading such texts generally.

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Show Notes

Rabbi Ira F. Stone, Rabbi Emeritus of Temple Beth Zion-Beth Israel (http://www.phillymussar.org/stone.html)presents his lecture "Messillat Yesharim Reading Classical Texts with a Contemporary Philosophic Lens," before a roundtable audience at Temple Chai (www.templechai.com/) in Phoenix, AZ. ABOUT THIS LECTURE: The most difficult task in reading classical texts is that of translation. Not from one language to another, but from one cultural context to another. Literal readings tend to miss the nuance and metaphor that one generation takes for granted, but becomes frozen over time. I will try to demonstrate how using a contemporary philosophic lens to read one particular classical text opens it up for contemporary understanding and serves as a model for reading such texts generally. DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/temple.chai twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ Music: "They Say" by WowaMusik, a public domain track from the YouTube Audio Library. ★ Support this podcast ★

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