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The World of Voluntary Sacrifices

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Thoughts on Parashat Tazria

The ancient Israelites, as well as the Sages of the Talmudic era, generally believed that diseases, including skin afflictions, are a result of sin – an improper or immoral behavior. Separating people from the community for this reason was aimed at stopping the spread of the disease – our ancient ancestors knew that fact very well; what they didn’t understand was the biological mechanism that caused the spread. Additionally, the entire ancient Jewish ‘philosophy of medicine’ was entirely focused on preventive measures and avoidance. (contrary to the Greek model that looked for the[…]

Świat dobrowolnych ofiar

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Refleksja nad paraszą Tazria

Starożytni Izraelici, jak też nasi Mędrcy epoki talmudycznej powszechnie wierzyli, że choroby, w tym także skórne, są skutkiem grzechu – niewłaściwego lub niemoralnego zachowania. Oddzielenie ludzi od społeczeństwa z tego powodu miało na celu powstrzymanie rozprzestrzeniania się choroby – nasi starożytni przodkowie doskonale o tym wiedzieli; nie rozumieli jednak mechanizmu biologicznego, który powodował rozprzestrzenianie się chorób. Ponadto, cała starożytna żydowska „filozofia medycyny” była całkowicie skupiona na środkach zapobiegawczych i[…]

The Light of Learning: Hasidism in Poland on the Eve of the Holocaust

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Dr. Dynner will introduce his newest study followed by a response from Dr. Cichopek-Gajraj. We invite people to ask questions of the author at the end of the webinar.

The Light of Learning tells the story of an unexpected Hasidic revival in Poland on the eve of the Holocaust. In the aftermath of World War I, the Jewish mystical movement appeared to be in shambles. Hasidic leaders had dispersed, Hasidic courts lay in ruins, and the youth seemed swept up in secularist trends as a result of mandatory public schooling and new Jewish movements like Zionism and Socialism. Author Glenn Dynner shows that in response to this, Hasidic leaders reinvented themselves as educators devoted to rescuing the youth by means of thriving networks of heders (primary schools), Bais Yaakov schools for girls and women, and world-renowned yeshivas.[…]

Shabbat Zachor

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The last Shabbat before Purim is known as Shabbat Zachor, which can be translated into English as the ‘Shabbat of Remember! (imperative)’. On Shabbat Zachor, on top of the regular Torah portion, we read a special maftir, an additional reading. It recalls the vicious attack of Amalekites on the Israelites soon after their Exodus from […]