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Containing Conceit

A Taste of Text—Ki Teitzei

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Containing Conceit: A Taste of Text—Ki Teitzei

Set up guardrails to carefully control and temper your ego.

Handouts:	Ki Teitze
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Topics:	Humility, Maakeh (building a fence), Ki Teitzei

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By Chana Weisberg

Chana Weisberg is the editor of TheJewishWoman.org. She lectures internationally on issues relating to women, relationships, meaning, self-esteem and the Jewish soul. She is the author of six books. Her latest book, Shabbat Delights, is a two-volume series on the weekly Torah portion.

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Joan los angeles, ca September 5, 2012

conceit What a wonderful lecture and topic. I really had to listen to it twice, to be sure that I would not forget what was said. I don't consider myself conceited, however I may possibly come across that way to others, so I really want to put up a guard rail.

THank you for explaining everything so well. Reply

catherine ny, ny August 29, 2012

narcissistic culture We live in a time when our culture is so immersed in narcissism that people think tat it is normal and desirable to think about oneself before others. Unfortunately it is the message given through the media, music, movies, politics, advertising, and the humble are considered stupid and marginalized. Building a fence today has to be very high and strong. Narcissism is today's plague. Reply

Justin J. Roth Staten Island, NY August 28, 2012

A comment... I totally agree that one must set their own red lines and morals and ethics they will not cross - no matter what.
As far as approaching someone with conceit, well, sometimes a person's idea or suggestion is so far out of one's own boundaries, it doesn't matter how you approach them. It can be with conceit, it could be with a wide smile and a pleasant countenance, but if what the person is saying just completely goes against your own ethics and morals, the person doing the talking will ultimately get nowhere and completely waste their time.
This is even more true if a person is suggesting or trying to force or coerce a person into doing something they clearly will not do. How conceited it is for others to think they know what is best for another - even when all the evidence, plus the statements of the subject prove otherwise!
So, yes it is important to recognize conceit in yourself, but it is just as important to recognize conceit in others and act accordingly. Reply

Tamara Greenwich, Ct. August 26, 2012

Containing Conceit Beautiful !!!
Thank you very much . Reply

A Taste of Text

Each 20-minute video class uses a text from the weekly Torah portion to convey a contemporary insight on leading a more enriched life. Source sheets are included to help students follow along and gain a "taste" of the actual texts studied.

Containing Conceit: A Taste of Text—Ki Teitzei

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