Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012
Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Location: Meeting Room 3, 2nd floor, Administration Bldg.
Contact: Aida Littauer, 305.667.6667 ext 140, alittauer@tbam.org
Weekly Learning and
Brown Bag Lunch
with Rabbi Arturo Kalfus
Timeless Wisdom for Modern Life:
The Ethical Teachings of Pirke Avot
In this class we will read this famous teachings from our ancestors with traditional and modern commentaries. Pirke Avot is a guide for life compiled around the year 200 CE. These short teachings are full of wisdom
Some subjects include:
* Acting without expectation of reward
* The evil eye
* Overcoming pride
* The importance of friendship
* Understanding envy, lust and ambition
* Who is rich? Who is valiant?
* The gravity of insults and the value of generosity, among many more.
Join us every Thursday at 12:00 noon.
You'll leave with a pearl of Rabbinic wisdom!