making menches

Maimonides on what a sage / decent human is supposed to do

making menches
Ben Shahn (New York, 1898-1969) pen and ink with watercolor on paper drawing depicting two young boys seated at a table with their chins in their hands.

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Today we'll look at how to be a mensch, a decent human being, according to Maimonides, since this trait is in short supply in our culture, especially these days. Whether or not we agree with Maimonides' details– or how we translate his ideas to now– are a different question.