{"id":31114,"date":"2023-12-21T09:19:13","date_gmt":"2023-12-21T09:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/eng\/?page_id=31114"},"modified":"2024-07-01T11:50:53","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T11:50:53","slug":"unit-3-hope-in-judaism","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/eng\/unit-3-hope-in-judaism\/","title":{"rendered":"Unit 3: HOPE IN JUDAISM"},"content":{"rendered":"

MY FAMILY<\/span><\/a>
\nTHE BETA ISRAEL CURRICULUM<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

\"Beta<\/p>\n

HOPE IN JUDAISM<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Before exploring the Beta Israel\u2019s unique traditions, students must first understand the centrality of the concept of hope in Jewish teachings, both as it applies to the Beta Israel, and beyond.<\/em><\/p>\n

Within this context, students should read the quotations below and, after reflection, write an original poem about hope in Judaism from their own perspective (which they should be encouraged to share with class).<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Quotation<\/strong><\/td>\nAuthor<\/strong><\/td>\nSource<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u201c<\/strong>As long as there is life, there is hope\u201d<\/td>\nRabbi Yochanan (second century CE)<\/td>\nJerusalem<\/em> Talmud<\/em> Berachot 9:1<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u201cHope is the source of all happiness\u201d<\/td>\nPhilo of Alexandria (20 BCE)<\/td>\nOn<\/em> Rewards<\/em> and<\/em> Punishment II<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u201cG-d desires not\u2026 sacrifices, but hope\u201d<\/td>\nAnonymous<\/td>\nMidrash<\/em> Tehillim<\/em> 40:2<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u201c<\/strong>Even when you are in the midst of great suffering do not give up hope\u201d<\/td>\nRashi<\/p>\n

(1040-1105 CE)<\/td>\n

Commentary to<\/p>\n

Pirkei<\/em> Avot<\/em> 1:7<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\u201cI am a Jew because in every age when the cry of despair is heard, the Jew hopes\u201d<\/td>\nEdmond Fleg (1874-1963)<\/td>\nWhy I am a Jew<\/em><\/p>\n

p. 94<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\u201cHope is a conviction, rooted in trust\u2026 an ability to soar above the darkness that overshadows the divine\u201d<\/td>\nRabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel (1907-1972)<\/td>\nIsrael<\/em> and<\/em> Echo<\/em> of <\/em>Eternity <\/em>p. 94<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u201cIt is forbidden for us to lose hope\u201d<\/td>\nMiriam Peretz (b. 1954)<\/td>\nStatement by Israel Prize Laureate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u201cDespair is not a Jewish emotion: \u2018od<\/em> lo<\/em> avda<\/em> tikvatenu\u2019<\/em>: our hope, we say, has never been destroyed\u201d<\/td>\nRabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks (1948-2020)<\/td>\nWill we have Jewish<\/em><\/p>\n

Grandchildren?<\/em><\/p>\n

p. 19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\u201cHope is the narrow bridge across which we must walk if we are to pass from slavery to redemption, from the valley of death to the open spaces of new life\u201d<\/td>\nRabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks (1948-2020)<\/td>\nThe<\/em> Chief<\/em> Rabbi\u2019s<\/em> Haggadah <\/em>(essays) <\/em>p. 96<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u201cIsrael is the country whose national anthem, Hatikva<\/em>, means hope. Israel is the home of hope\u201d<\/td>\nRabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks (1948-2020)<\/td>\nIsrael<\/em> \u2013<\/em> Home<\/em> of <\/em>Hope <\/em>(CD)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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