Friends of Jewish Renewal in Poland
As the old joke goes, “Ask two Jews, you will get three opinions!”. Indeed, Judaism is a religion of intellectual pluralism and it itself resists monolithic interpretations in almost any area of human life and spirituality. Our religion is fundamentally a religion of action: we are bound by the same ethical and […]
One of the fundamental philosophical and at the same time practical problems underlying all religions is how to control things that are beyond our control. Therefore, throughout history intoxicants received religious, and often legal attention. One of the ways in which our religion[…]
Thoughts on Parashat Bechukotai [maxbutton id=”6″ url=”https://polishjewsreviving.org/sprawiedliwosc-jako-przedsiewziecie-wspolnotowe/” ] Our Torah portion for this week is called Bechukotai, which can be translated as “in my laws”. It starts with אם־בחקתי תלכו (im bechukotai telechu – lit. ‘if you walk in my laws’) and centers on a brief but eloquent promise of blessings for those who follow […]
Another year goes by and we have parashat Emor again. At the end of this Torah portion we find the following story:
There came out among the Israelites a man whose mother was Israelite and whose father was Egyptian. And a fight broke out in the camp between that half-Israelite and a certain Israelite.[…]
