Rosh Chodesh as a Tool for Measuring Stoic and Jewish Progress (Seneca: Letter #123 - On the Conflict Between Pleasure and Virtue)

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Synopsis: I liked the letter we started yesterday so much that I decided to continue it in today’s episode. Because Rosh Chodesh and its newfound significance (thanks to Sforno’s idea, which I discussed in Season 3 Episode 17) has been on my mind, I decided to use Seneca’s words as a springboard to suggest a method for using Rosh Chodesh as a tool for measuring one’s personal progress, whether in Stoicism, Judaism, or any other area of development. I hope this hobbling together of disparate topics is coherent enough to be useful!

Sources:
- Seneca, Letter #123: On the Conflict Between Pleasure and Virtue
- Sforno on Shemos 12:2
- Tehilim 90:12 (click here for the episode on this)
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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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