The world was created unfinished, incomplete, and flawed. God created humans to be partners in the completion of the world. What are we to do? What is asked of us?

Something both simple and immensely complex — to be a mensch, a caring, ethical human being. One person is temperamental and always angry, another is very even tempered and is never angry, one is arrogant, another humble, lustful, or pure, etc.

We thus have characteristics that are both hereditary and acquired. We should try to live a simple life.

Do not become obsessed with your work. How do we achieve this middle path, the way of balance? We are to repeat a measured response over and over until it becomes a part of us.

Maimonides uses the image of a sick person to explain why we do not all follow his measured way. When we are sick, our senses are distorted.

We perceive the bitter as sweet and the sweet as bitter. We want to eat things that are not good for us. So too when souls are sick. They desire and love bad ideas, and reject that which is healthy, the good path.

It is easy for them to continue on as they have, even though this has been bad for them. Maimonides sets out a method of change through behavior modification.

He believes that if a person has an extreme quality, such as stinginess, that person should behave in a way that is the opposite extreme — that is, be very generous.

One extreme will uproot the other and the person will be able to follow the middle path. Maimonides understood that motivation is the key to all our actions.

We can be long-suffering not because we strive not to be angry but because we are passive. This is an evil way…. Even within Jewish tradition, there are other models.

In Hasidism , for example, humans are perceived as more dynamic in character. Therefore, a golden mean is not only an impossible goal to achieve, but also perhaps not even the correct goal.

Rather than searching for the perfect balance between opposite qualities, the Hasidic model elevates our ability to make the appropriate choice in a particular circumstance.

This is more in line with the words of Ecclesiastes ff. A time to be born and a time to die… a time to love and a time to hate….

In this model, there is a time to be angry and a time to be placating, a time to be generous and a time to hold back.

In the ebb and flow of life, we are often stuck in one place—too often angry; too often generous; too often scared. We tend to abrogate choice, acting instead in a routine created from our past.

The word "Mensch" and the underlying concept have had an impact on popular culture. For example, the " Mensch on a Bench " is a Hanukkah -themed book and doll set.

A life-size version of the doll has been adopted by Team Israel at the World Baseball Classic as their mascot. According to pitcher Gabe Cramer , "The Mensch is a great way to have fun in the dugout while reminding us of why we're here and who we're representing.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Yiddish word for a person of integrity and honor. For other uses, see Mensch disambiguation.

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mentsch, mentsh, mentch; Etymology. From Yiddish מענטש‎ (mentsh, “ an honorable person ”), from Old High German mennisko (“ man, human being ”). The spelling mensch was influenced by German Mensch; compare the alternative spellings. For the semantics, compare Latin humanē (“ kindly, courteously ”), English humane. Pronunciation. (plural mentschen) Alternative spelling of mensch. mensch A very sound, reliable, or honorable person; a person with great integrity or strength of character. From the Yiddish word mentsh, with spelling taken from the German word Mensch (human being). Tom's a real mensch, always willing to help a friend in need no matter what. or mensh (mĕnsh) n. pl. mensch·es or mensch·en (mĕn′shən) Informal A person of integrity and honor. [Yiddish, human being, mensch, from Middle High German, human being, from Old High German mennisco; see man- in Indo-European roots.]. We are always to remember that we are created in God’s image. As the rabbis said: “Just as God is kind, so should you be kind; just as God is merciful, so should you be merciful; just as God is holy, so should you be holy” (Babylonian Talmud, Shabbat b). Externe Links Bestellmöglichkeit DVD. Katharina Derr, Hannelore Alexandre Sterling. After the Wedding.

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