Shabbat Shuvah

The Seven Question Interview

Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Shabbat 31a,

translation by Rabbi Laura Duhan Kaplan

This week we all judge our lives as they unfolded in the past year, and we make commitments to live differently next year. Here our Talmudic sages offer six key questions to guide our self-evaluation and planning.

The sage Rava said: On the day you are entered into judgment you will be asked six questions:

Did you help create or educate the next generation?

Did you deal with people in good faith?

Did you set aside time for spiritual study and reflection?

Did you use your intellect to explore real wisdom? 

Did you seek to understand the real idea behind the presenting one?

Were you sustained by a vision of Messianic time?

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