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Pirkei Avos: How Does It Guide Us Toward Growth? 

JL;DR SUMMARY Rebbetzin Sara E. Freifeld explores the timeless wisdom of Pirkei Avos, emphasizing its role as a profound guide for personal growth and ethical living. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Self ImprovementJewish PhilosophyPersonal GrowthKlal YisraelSelf EsteemMussarEthicsPirkei AvosTorah WisdomRav Shlomo Freifeld

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Far Rockaway, New York, United States
"Rav Shlomo believed that the secret of all success rested on the sense of self and the self-esteem of the individual. His yeshivah, Shor Yoshuv, was a storehouse of self-esteem where each person was nourished by learning about his own potential for goodness and growth. He believed that the home or school that does not build the self-esteem of its members is in great danger of destroying the very people it is meant to protect and develop. The child, including our own inner child, must be treated with respect. The most important teaching that takes place in the home and in the school is the teaching of attitudes about oneself."
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