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SUMMARY:The Guide to the Duties of the Heart
DESCRIPTION:Sundays | 8:45 am\ntaught by Rabbi Sjimon den Hollander | on Zo
 om\nTo receive the zoom link\, contact Rabbi den Hollander.\n\n&nbsp\;\n\n
 While The Guide to the Duties of the Heart (completed around 1075 CE) is
  sometimes called the first work of Jewish ethics\, it aims to guide us to
 wards a spiritual dedication\, taught within a philosophical outlook that 
 has similarities with both Saadiah Gaon and Maimonides. Besides philosophi
 cal concepts\, Bahya ibn Paquda frequently uses stories and concepts from 
 Sufism (Islamic mysticism) to stir in us a spiritual mindfulness and to de
 epen our love of God.\n\nRabbi Sjimon den Hollander was born in the Nethe
 rlands. He received his Master’s degree in Arabic and Islamology from th
 e University of Leiden. After subsequently earning a Bachelor’s degree i
 n education\, he taught Comparative Religion at Ichthus Teachers’ Colleg
 e in Rotterdam. More recently\, Rabbi den Hollander received semikha from 
 Rabbi Eliyahu Ben Haim and from Yeshiva University. He teaches Jewish lite
 rature at Hunter College. In addition\, he does research on Islam’s perc
 eption of Judaism and writes online articles in Arabic explaining Judaism 
 to a Muslim audience.
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