Because We Have To and/or Because We Want To
Jewish Thinkers on Moral Motivation
It is often said that Judaism is a religion of doing, rather than of motivations or the heart. But this is not true—Judaism has always preferred having both, doing the right thing and for the right reasons. Explore these questions in this class.
Recorded for the Detroit Learning Coalition, August, 2020
Class recording
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