Listen "What We Owe to Others, Or: How Not to Be a Sodomite (Pirkei Avot 9)"
Episode Synopsis
Pirkei Avot lists four ways of being in the world, and believing that "what is mine is mine, and what is yours is yours" is seen as either being an intermediate position or... the character of the wicked city of Sodom.
Once we dig into what kind of society Sodom had, we see that maintaining that hands-off attitude ends up eventuating into force, violence, and cruelty. Is there a way we can keep from such a devolution? Can we reprogram how we see ourselves in relation to others?
Once we dig into what kind of society Sodom had, we see that maintaining that hands-off attitude ends up eventuating into force, violence, and cruelty. Is there a way we can keep from such a devolution? Can we reprogram how we see ourselves in relation to others?
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