Friends of Jewish Renewal in Poland
Every end is a new beginning. And this beginning will also have its end one day.
It’s hard for us to accept serious and difficult changes in our lives, to find the strength to determine our next steps, it is hard to deal with our emotions. Jewish tradition teaches that we should never succumb to despair and it tells us that we should[…]
Każdy koniec jest nowym początkiem. I ten początek też kiedyś będzie miał swój koniec.
Ciężko jest nam zaakceptować poważną i trudną zmianę w życiu, znaleźć w sobie siły, aby wyznaczyć dalszą drogę, ciężko jest poradzić sobie z emocjami. Tradycja żydowska uczy, aby nigdy nie poddawać się rozpaczy i mówi, że człowiek powinien błogosławić za zło tak samo, jak błogosławi za dobro (Talmud Babiloński 60 b):[…]
Dr. Lena Magnone, a specialist in the history of psychoanalysis and its influence on Polish culture, completed her habilitation five years ago. We will glimpse some aspects of this 1100 page magnum opus, which is currently being translated into English by Dr. Tul’si Bhambry. Freud’s Emissaries discuss the life trajectories of Polish Jews, rebellious men and women who joined[…]
Since the early 1900’s average life expectancy has been constantly growing, particularly in the Western World, but not exclusively. The average life expectancy in the US today is 78,9 years, compared to 47 in the year 1900. Today, life expectancy increase is a world-wide phenomenon, despite obvious differences in this matter in the different countries. Our times have seen an unprecedented[…]
