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Get StartedOptimism Vs. Pessimism
The Danger Of Blurring Imagination And Reality
In this week's parsha video, we ask, are pessimists just rationalists, and is hope just naivete? Rabbi Fohrman points out an intriguing language parallel and argues that hope always exists, but we must direct it towards the future, not the past.
Rabbi David Fohrman
Founder and Lead Scholar
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