(Last update: 02/24/2022)
Prayers and cantorial pieces
Music / Yiddish songs / Classical guitar pieces
Thoughts on parashat Mishpatim.
The country is difficult when everything seems to be the simplest to everyone
The country is beautiful when everything seems bad to everyone
Marek Grechuta, Jeszcze pożyjemy / Yet we will live
Parashat Mishpatim is extraordinarily rich in laws, judgements and statutes governing every
Thoughts on parashat Beshalach.
Tyranny never gives up on its own. With a very few historical exceptions, it has never subsided until it was completely defeated. And there are typically no polite, peaceful, democratic methods to unseat the tyrant. It has to be done in a radical way.
This is one of the lessons from
Thoughts on parashat Vayigash.
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,
Refleksja nad paraszą Wajigasz.
Od początku XX wieku średnia przewidywana długość życia nieustannie rosła, zwłaszcza na Zachodzie, ale nie tylko tam. Obecna średnia przewidywalna długość życia w USA to 78,9 lat, w porównaniu do 47 w roku 1900. Dzisiaj wzrost przewidywalnej długości życia to zjawisko
Thoughts on Parashat Miketz.
How should we live? On what basis should we make life choices? Should we trust God, ourselves, or maybe other people, for example those from the government? Or maybe we should trust only some people, or for example experts and science and technology?
Of course we can find answers to
Refleksja nad paraszą Mikec.
Jak żyć? Na jakiej podstawie dokonywać życiowych wyborów? Ufać Bogu, sobie, czy też innym ludziom, np. tym co zasiadają w rządzie? A może ufać wyłącznie niektórym ludziom, albo np. ekspertom oraz nauce i technologii?
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Thoughts on Parashat Vayeshev
And Tamar was told, “Your father-in-law is coming up to Timnah for the sheepshearing.” So she took off her widow’s garb, covered her face with a veil, and, wrapping herself up, sat down at the entrance to Enaim, which is on the road to Timnah; for she
Refleksja nad paraszą Wajeszew.
A gdy powiedziano Tamar: «Teść twój idzie do Timny, aby strzyc swe owce», zdjęła z siebie szaty wdowie i otuliwszy się szczelnie zasłoną usiadła przy bramie miasta Enaim, które leżało przy drodze do Timny. Wiedziała bowiem, że choć Szela
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
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