The Stoic Jew
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My name is Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss. I am, first and foremost, an Orthodox Jew. I am also a student of the Stoic masters: Epictetus, Seneca, and Marcus Aurelius. This podcast is dedicated to exploring the relationship between Judaism and Stoicism - where they overlap, where they differ, and how they complement each other. I also use this podcast to think out loud about how to apply the principles of Judaism and Stoicism to my own life, with all its ups and downs.
Episodes (332)
Making Use of Contemptuous Expressions (Aurelius – Meditations 6:13)
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Apr 26, 202110:03pending
TSJ Q&A: “Are You Able to Slow Down a Little? I Can’t Keep Up!” (Seneca Letter #...
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Apr 23, 202114:24pending
Thinking Aloud About My Fundamental Disagreement with Epictetus (Epictetus – Enc...
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Apr 22, 202115:50pending
Burnt Coffee, Running Noses, and False Stoic Dichotomies (Epictetus: Enchiridion...
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Apr 21, 202110:22pending
On Sleep: Stoicism vs. Judaism (Aurelius – Meditations 8:12)
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Apr 20, 202113:35pending
On Resisting the Gravitational Pull of Pleasures (Seneca: Letter #123 - On the C...
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Apr 19, 20219:53pending
Rationalizing Self-Destructive Behavior Through Counterfeit Values (Seneca: Lett...
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Apr 16, 20219:48pending
How to Escape the Compulsion of Comparing Yourself to Others (Seneca: Letter #12...
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Apr 15, 202110:55pending
The Compulsion to Compare Yourself to Others (Seneca: Letter #123 - On the Confl...
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Apr 14, 202113:40pending
Rosh Chodesh as a Tool for Measuring Stoic and Jewish Progress (Seneca: Letter #...
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Apr 13, 202112:34pending
How to Make Bad Food Taste Good (Seneca: Letter #123 - On the Conflict Between P...
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Apr 12, 202110:29pending
Reflection on a Year of COVID and the Sanctification of Time (Aurelius – Meditat...
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Mar 23, 202113:11pending
Epictetus on How Adherence to Judaism Leads to True Freedom (Epictetus: Discours...
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Mar 22, 202114:54pending
On Deviating from Self-Imposed Routines (Epictetus: Enchiridion 50)
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Mar 19, 202111:03pending
How the Jedi Order Gives Stoicism a Bad Name, Part 2: Obi-Wan (Seneca: Letter #7...
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Mar 18, 202114:59pending
How the Jedi Order Gives Stoicism a Bad Name, Part 1: Yoda (Epictetus: Enchiridi...
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Mar 17, 202115:19pending
Seneca's VERY Non-Jewish Reason for Studying Physics and Metaphysics (Seneca: Le...
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Mar 16, 202110:15pending
The Stoic Approach to Tefilah (Seneca Letter #67 - On Ill-Health and Endurance o...
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Mar 15, 202110:20pending
TSJ Q&A: “Why Did the Stoics Get Their Metaphysics Wrong?” (Seneca: Letter #64 –...
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Mar 12, 202114:41pending
Coffee: One of Life’s Delights or Just Hot Bean Juice? (Aurelius – Meditations 6...
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Mar 11, 202110:21pending
Triggered by Rationality (Seneca: Letter #66 – On Various Aspects of Virtue)
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Mar 10, 20219:57pending
On Living Each Separate Day as a Separate Life (Seneca: Letter #101 – On the Fut...
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Mar 9, 202111:29pending
On Stoic Compassion for Those Who Stumble (Aurelius – Meditations 6:27; 7:22,26)
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Mar 8, 20219:43pending
TSJ Q&A: "Are You a Stoic?" (Epictetus - Enchiridion 51:3)
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Mar 5, 202111:18pending
When Luxuries Masquerade as Necessities (Seneca: Letter #86 - On Scipio's Villa)
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Mar 4, 202111:01pending
Thank You to My Students, Be They Many or Few (Seneca: Letter #7 - On Crowds, Co...
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Mar 3, 202111:31pending
How to Deal with Blushing, Stage Fright, and Other “Uncontrollable” Reactions (S...
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Mar 2, 202115:03pending
Bruce Lee on Dynamic Combat and Why Pirkei Avos Isn’t For Everyone (Seneca: Lett...
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Mar 1, 202110:02pending
Seneca on Purim Drinking (Seneca: Letter #18 – On Festivals and Fasting)
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Feb 25, 202111:47pending
Seneca on Kiruv and Kohanim (Seneca: Letter #5 – On the Philosopher’s Mean, Part...
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Feb 24, 202112:55pending
Kidush ha’Shem and Kidush ha’Stoicism (Seneca: Letter #5 – On the Philosopher’s...
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Feb 23, 202110:54pending
TSJ Milestone - Reflections on Our 100th Episode (!) and Epictetus on Becoming a...
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Feb 22, 202110:31pending
A Personal Reflection on Friendships During the Pandemic (Seneca: Letter #3 - On...
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Feb 19, 20217:34pending
Divine Omniscience and the Tendency to Hide from Oneself (Seneca Letter #3: On T...
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Feb 18, 20219:57pending
How to Tell if a “Friend” Will Betray Your Trust (Seneca Letter #3: On True and...
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Feb 17, 202110:05pending
Rambam vs. Seneca on True Friendship (Seneca Letter #3: On True and False Friend...
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Feb 16, 20219:51pending
TSJ Interlude: Was George Washington a Stoic?
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Feb 15, 202112:31pending
My February 2021 Experiments in the Art of Creating Time (Seneca Letter #1: On U...
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Feb 12, 202117:41pending
Teach Us to Count Our Days (Seneca Letter #1: On Using and Wasting Time, Part 3)
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Feb 11, 20219:51pending
The Metaphysical Psychosis of Wasting Time (Seneca Letter #1: On Using and Wasti...
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Feb 10, 20219:42pending
The Berachos That Remind Us of Death (Seneca - Letter #1: On Using and Wasting T...
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Feb 9, 20219:59pending
TSJ Interlude - What Seneca Thought Concerning the Jews
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Feb 8, 202112:41pending
Seneca Letter #2 - On Doing Nothing (Part 4 of 4) The Experiment
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Feb 5, 202114:58pending
Seneca Letter #2 - On Doing Nothing (Part 3 of 4) Naval Ravikant's Take
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Feb 4, 202110:30pending
Seneca Letter #2 - On Doing Nothing (Part 2 of 4) Rabbi Moskowitz's Take
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Feb 3, 20218:31pending
Seneca Letter #2 - On Doing Nothing (Part 1 of 4) Marcus Aurelius's Take
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Feb 2, 20219:40pending
TSJ Interlude - On Blizzards, (Re)bookings, and Beginning with the Little Things
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Feb 1, 202114:24pending
Seneca - Letter #2: "On Discursiveness in Reading"
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Jan 15, 202110:10pending
Aurelius - Meditations 4:37: Marcus's Lapse in Stoicism
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Jan 14, 202110:48pending
TSJ Interlude - A Stoic Perspective on Vaccination
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Jan 13, 202112:42pending