An excellent presentation of our tradition of resilience and hope
Marci
3 years ago
Jews who were living in Eastern Europe during early/mid 20th century had to have realistic views of the dismal reality of their immediate circumstances and optimism that their adolescent/young adult children could have better quality of life in other countries to have the courage to send them on. Both perspectives are often necessary for us to manage well.
Orrin Kom
3 years ago
Thank you for this essay, being shared with an online discussion group connected to our synagogue in a small Canadian city. I am sad to think that Conservative Judaism being “on the wane” may be considered a positive trend. “Positivity Bias”, cited by Dr. Frank, includes a statement by the Rebbe (Chapter 8) that although many American Jews of the 1950s were non-observant, “Given the challenging situation of Jewish education, it’s amazing that they still observe what they do observe.” A few of us admit our distance from mesorah enough to study and to begin to practice.
An excellent presentation of our tradition of resilience and hope
Jews who were living in Eastern Europe during early/mid 20th century had to have realistic views of the dismal reality of their immediate circumstances and optimism that their adolescent/young adult children could have better quality of life in other countries to have the courage to send them on. Both perspectives are often necessary for us to manage well.
Thank you for this essay, being shared with an online discussion group connected to our synagogue in a small Canadian city. I am sad to think that Conservative Judaism being “on the wane” may be considered a positive trend. “Positivity Bias”, cited by Dr. Frank, includes a statement by the Rebbe (Chapter 8) that although many American Jews of the 1950s were non-observant, “Given the challenging situation of Jewish education, it’s amazing that they still observe what they do observe.” A few of us admit our distance from mesorah enough to study and to begin to practice.