A Stoic Perspective on Shavuos, True Wealth, and Constant Partying (Seneca – Consolation of Helvia)

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Synopsis: I didn’t set out to record an episode about a Stoic perspective on Shavuos, and yet, here we are! It just so happens that the letter of Seneca we’ve been reading is perfectly aligned with Judaism’s stance on this topic, and it just so happens that this topic is relevant to Shavuos. 

For my shiur on the theme of Shavuos, click here for the podcast version, click here for the YouTube version, and click here for the written version.

Sources:
- Seneca, Consolation of Helvia, #11
- Rambam, Moreh ha’Nevuchim 3:12
- Mishlei 15:15 with the commentary of the Meiri
- Avos 4:1
- Talmud Bavli Nedarim 41a
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Stoic texts:
The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius
Letters from a Stoic Master (Seneca)
The Discourses of Epictetus
The Enchiridion (Handbook) of Epictetus
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