Episode Three: The People of Eternity, with Mijal Bitton

How do you raise people to be resilient, responsible, and hopeful? The question, as our guest this week, the author and teacher Mijal Bitton explains, is an urgent one for leaders and parents alike. And in his final speech, Moses gives us all a blueprint to raise what Bitton calls “the people of eternity,” willful folks who see themselves neither as perennial victims nor as bullies but as mindful citizens who are able to learn from the past failures and believe in their future triumphs. Dr. Mijal Bitton isScholar in Residence at the Maimonides Fund and Rosh Kehilla at the Downtown Minyan. For more Jewish thoughts on the Torah portion, follow Mijal on her Substack, Committed, or listen to her weekly podcast, Wondering Jews with Mijal and Noam. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices