David Kasher - Thou Shalt Be a Mensch: The Jewish Line Between Law and Ethics

Rabbi Dr. David Kasher, Associate Rabbi at IKAR (https://ikar-la.org/)presents his lecture "Thou Shalt Be a Mensch: The Jewish Line Between Law and Ethics" for the Jewish Community Foundation (www.jcfphoenix.org/) ABOUT THIS LECTURE: In perhaps no other religious tradition does Law hold more central place than it does in Judaism. In their founding code, The Mishnah, the rabbis mapped out a system of laws that are meant to regulate nearly every sphere of human life. Yet of out 63 tractates there is one – Avot – that does not seem to dictate legal obligations, but simply to advise good behavior. What is the role of this exceptional volume in the larger work of the Mishnah, and what does it tell us about the relationship between Law and Ethics in Judaism? DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP LEARNING MATERIALS: https://bit.ly/2C7f8pf For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/ www.facebook.com/Jewish-Community…60791413/?ref=ts twitter.com/VBMTorah www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ Music: "They Say" by WowaMusik, a public domain track from the YouTube Audio Library.