Counting the Weeks of My Life (Seneca: On the Shortness of Life)

The Stoic Jew

Synopsis: In today’s episode I reflect on the unique experience I had in which I counted every single week of my life. Like, I physically marked off each of my 1,977 weeks on the “Weeks of My Life” calendar I bought on Amazon. Will this help me to internalize the ideas in Tehilim 90:12, Seneca’s On the Shortness of Life, and Thornton Wilder’s Our Town: Act III? Only the future weeks will tell, if Hashem grants me the time.

This week's Torah content has been sponsored in memory of Rabbi Dr Leon & Frances Gersten.

Related R' Schneeweiss Content:
- Tallis as a Vehicle of Gratitude and a Reminder of Death

Sources:
- Seneca, On the Shortness of Life
- Tehilim 90:12 with Ibn Ezra
- Thornton Wilder, Our Town: Act III (check out this video then this video for an excellent performance)

Other:
- Weeks of My Life calendar
- video of me checking off the boxes
- my current calendar
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