Category Archives: Ethics of the Fathers 2025

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48 Ways to Wisdom – #7: Humility (6:6:7)

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Humility is one of the attributes most associated with acquisition of wisdom. Moses was the humblest of men. Sinai was an unassuming, lowly mountain. But what exactly is humility and why does it correlate with wisdom? In this Ethics podcast we plumb the depths of humility and its association with wisdom.

This Ethics Podcast was originally released on the Ethics Podcast on Jul 26, 2022

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48 Ways to Wisdom – #6: Fear (6:6:6)

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Fear of Heaven is – together with Love of God – one of the two pillars of our spiritual life. Fear of God is one of the central themes of our spiritual and religious life. We are also told that it is a necessary precondition for Torah mastery.

This Ethics Podcast was originally released on the Ethics Podcast on Jul 11, 2022

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48 Ways to Wisdom – #5: Awe (6:6:5)

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The next way to acquire Torah is with awe. Specifically, awe for a great Torah sage. Why would a Sage inspire awe? Why would this be a method to acquire Torah? In this fascinating episode we explore the wonderful world of awe-inspiring Torah Sages.

This Ethics Podcast was originally released on the Ethics Podcast on Jul 4, 2022

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48 Ways to Wisdom – #4: Process (6:6:4)

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What happens when you absorb information? How do you process it? The fourth way to develop wisdom talks about the intuition of the heart. The heart is the venue in which we take what we learn, absorb, and encounter and add it to our understanding of the world. Information must not be relegated to the mind alone. What we learn has to change us.

This Ethics Podcast was originally released on the Ethics Podcast on Jun 27, 2022

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48 Ways to Wisdom – #3: Articulate (6:6:3)

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The mouth is our superpower. Through it we convey ideas and articulate thoughts. The third way to wisdom is to arrange our lips. This entails using our mouth in a powerful and strategic fashion.

This Ethics Podcast was originally released on the Ethics Podcast on Jun 13, 2022

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48 Ways to Wisdom – #2: Listen (6:6:2)

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The second way to wisdom is to listen with your ears. In this podcast you will learn about the power of learning via listening. Audio learning is more impactful than visual learning. The Almighty gave us two ears and only one mouth; we have to listen twice as much as we talk.

This Ethics Podcast was originally released on the Ethics Podcast on May 25, 2022

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48 Ways to Wisdom – #1: Study (6:6:1)

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Torah is unlike other intellectual pursuits. Torah is the word of God and it is intended to fundamentally transform a person. It is not just another academic, philosophical, or intellectual discipline, it is a way to upgrade man from beast to angel. This very special Mishnah tells us that Torah needs to be acquired, and there are 48 ways to do it. In this special episode, we outlined the concept of the acquisition of Torah and discuss Way #1: Study.

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Pushing the Envelope (6:5)

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The Torah scholar plays a significant role in the world. We believe that the reason why the Almighty created the world was for Torah study. We also believe that absent Torah study, the world would cease to exist. The Torah scholar is truly indispensable for the world’s continuity. What ought to be the Torah scholar’s attitudes towards the pursuits that the masses covet: money, power, prestige, honor, distinction? How should those pursuits play into his thinking? In this Mishnah we find the answer given by our Sages.

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Torah and Asceticism (6:4)

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Food is delicious and we desire it from the first day that we are alive. How does our pursuit of food – and physical and material indulgences in general – impact our pursuit of our spiritual agenda and Torah? In this Mishnah we discover several approaches to understanding the interrelationship between physical indulgences and pursuit of the most eternally impactful goal: Torah.

This Ethics Podcast was originally released on the Ethics Podcast on Mar 14, 2022

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Honor Thy Spiritual Father and Mother (6:3)

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Torah study is the greatest of pursuits. Consequently, you are eternally indebted to anyone who bestows upon you Torah. In this fascinating Mishnah, we learned about the supreme holiness of Torah and how is forever alters the one who studies it.

This Ethics Podcast was originally released on the Ethics Podcast on Feb 28, 2022

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Peasant to Prince (6:2)

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Studying Torah is the greatest Mitzvah. That is well-known. In this Mishnah, we learn about the perils of neglecting Torah study. Along the way we discover the polarity Jews since Sinai, we discover the secret of Jewish continuity, and we learn all about what Torah is supposed to do to us.

This Ethics Podcast was originally released on the Ethics Podcast on Feb 21, 2022

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