תלמוד בבלי עירובין סה:
אמר רבי אילעאי בשלשה דברים אדם ניכר: בכוסו ובכיסו ובכעסו
Rabbi Ilai say, "A person['s character] is recognized in three things: how they drink (koso), how they spend (kiso), and how they express anger (ka'aso)."
[translation by Mechon Hadar]
Suggested Discussion Questions:
1. Beyond their similar sounds, what do these three traits have in common?
2. What judgment would you render about yourself, or your community, using these three measuring-sticks?
3. How is Rabbi Ilai's standard of 'recognizing' a person's character different from the ways we're used to judging people? What are the benefits of each?
1. Beyond their similar sounds, what do these three traits have in common?
2. What judgment would you render about yourself, or your community, using these three measuring-sticks?
3. How is Rabbi Ilai's standard of 'recognizing' a person's character different from the ways we're used to judging people? What are the benefits of each?
Time Period: Rabbinic (Maccabees through the Talmud)