The beguiling Argentinian tango zigzagged to Paris, Eastern Europe (especially Poland), then to America. Along the way, it picked up a musical doppelgänger – Yiddish tangos. The Jewish contribution to popular music and tangos in Poland is a significant piece in understanding the symbiosis of Polish and Jewish musical culture through the 1930s. “The Curious Story of Polish-Yiddish Tangos” will investiga[…]
Parsha Vayeshev – פרשת וישב
Bereshit 37:1 – 40:23
Every person needs hope. Each one of us is searching for light, but the path towards light is not easy.
Parsha Vayeshev opens a cycle of fourteen chapters, out of which all but one describe the lives of Joseph and his brothers. We will accompany them for several decades, during which dramatic changes will take place in the life of each of the[…]
Parsza Wajeszew – פרשת וישב
Bereszit 37:1 – 40:23
Każdy człowiek potrzebuje nadziei. Każdy z nas szuka światła, a jednak droga w stronę światła nie jest łatwa.
Parsza Wajeszew otwiera cykl czternastu rozdziałów, z których wszystkie, za wyjątkiem jednego, opisują życie Josefa i jego braci. Będziemy z nimi przez kilkadziesiąt lat, podczas których w życiu każdego z bohaterów zajdą drastyczne zmiany – mentalne[…]
Don’t Worry, Nothing is Really Happening
Thoughts on Parashat Vayishlach
Worry is psychologically consuming. Fear of the unknown may lead us to many irrational actions and reactions, some of which may hurt us or keep us in a mindset that limits us emotionally and intellectually, not allowing us to function normally and efficiently.
In this week’s parsha Jacob returns to Erec Israel after his 20-year stay at Laban’s in Charan.[…]
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