One of the most important but also one of the most difficult challenges that con

One of the most important but also one of the most difficult challenges that confront a student of philosophy is the challenge of self-reflection. This is ultimately what is at stake in Rosenzweig’s The Star of Redemption. In reading The Star, we are implicitly asked to examine our own thoughts about the meaning of our choices, from how we deal with our mortality (our finite condition), to how we are enjoying or suffering through our love relationships with others, to the ways in which we serve or take care of our neighbors or community members and the world in general. For this topic, use Rosenzweig’s work to assess and evaluate various dimensions of your own life, ranging over personal development (the self), to intersubjective developments (the love song of the soul), to community involvement (the work of joining choral communities in ‘redeeming’ the world).