Naslov
Brotherhood in humanity from the perspective of global mental health: the Jewish view

Autori
Dadon, Kotel

Izvornik
Psychiatria Danubina (0353-5053) 33 (2021), Suppl. 4 (part II); 850-855

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, pregledni rad, stručni

Ključne riječi
Gemilut chasadim ; human brotherhood ; Torah ; Talmud ; rabbis

Sažetak
This paper explores and discusses the Jewish view on brotherhood in humanity and its bond with global mental health. Human brotherhood is one of the foundations of the Jewish religion and is widely found in the ethics of the Jewish prophets and in the tradition of Israel. The halakhic sources oblige a person to do good to others by every possible means - his money, body, soul and mind. The concept of brotherhood in its deepest meaning contains a social responsibility that requires more than transferring a financial contribution to a particular account. In brotherhood, we adopt values that inspire us and put soul in all our actions. The adoption and assimilation of social values into society's policy concerns the very existence of the entire world. The legacy of the grace and brotherhood of our ancestor Abraham is the legacy of human love and universal human brotherhood. In this paper, we bring many Jewish sources from the rabbinic literature on human brotherhood from the Talmudic period to our time. We will show the great importance of human brotherhood in Judaism, and how great the reward is for acts of brotherhood and lovingkindness. We will try to show the scope and range of brotherhood in humanity. As well, we will explore the concept of brotherhood in humanity as “Tikkun Olam” - “repairing the world” to bring about a societal change, and finally, social justice. In the final part of this work, we would like to show that human brotherhood is possible even in the most inhuman conditions, by bringing one short story from the Holocaust.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Filozofija, Teologija, Religijske znanosti (interdisciplinarno polje)

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