Language:
Hebrew
Year of publication:
2018
Titel der Quelle:
מכלול; סדרת כנס פרדס
Angaben zur Quelle:
ב (תשעח) 37-61
Keywords:
Ḳalonimus Ḳalmish ben Elimelekh,
;
Judaism and secularism
;
Piaseczno hasidim
;
Hasidism History 20th century
Abstract:
R. Kalonymus Kalmish Shapira of Piaseczna was one of the outstanding Hasidic leaders in interwar Poland. In addition to his role as a Hasidic rebbe, R. Shapira was active in Warsaw as a Rosh Yeshivah, an educator and author and as an activist on behalf of the religious community. He was murdered in the Holocaust in November 1943. In this article I explore the religious and educational situation of Polish Jewry in the interwar period as it is reflected in the writings of R. Shapira. He viewed his generation as suffering from a severe educational and spiritual crisis and responded with a wide variety of tools, including a highly articulated educational program. This is not to say, however, that his approach was merely a response to crisis. Rather, it was part of a developed plan for renewing Hasidic life in general, including the spiritual training of young people. It is clear that R. Shapira identified a serious problem, which he discussed with unusual openness in many of his works. After detailing the educational aspects of R. Shapira's approach I will offer some reflections on the applicability of his system to the current educational scene, which bears certain surprising similarities to the reality to which he was responding.
URL:
אתר את הפרסום בקטלוג המאוחד של ספריות ישראל
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