Day of Judaism/ Rabbi Abraham Skórka spoke about peace between people

The present reality is very conflictive and dramatically aggressive. Many people do not recognize the sense of brotherhood with others and instead of emotional and collaborative integration, there is war and destruction - pointed out Rabbi Prof. Abraham Skórka, a scholar and theologian who has been involved in Christian-Jewish dialogue for many years, in connection with the Day of Judaism, which is also celebrated at the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin.

- The word to designate the concept of peace in Hebrew is Shalom, whose root ShLM is the same as that of the word Shalem, which denotes the concept of complete, integrity ; as is seen in the comparison of the two hemistichs of Psalms 38:4. There is only peace when all the parts of a whole know how to be in a fair balance - Rabbi Skórka said, pointing to the text of Job (25:2): “He who makes peace in his heights” referring to the balance that God imposed in his creative act between the different elements of the cosmos.

- The same applies to human beings, who are at peace when they find a balance between their dreams and achievements, their drives and spirituality. The culmination of the priestly blessing is that God turns his face toward the individual and grants him peace -  the rabbi added, while pointing out that the human capacity to make peace comes from God's blessing.

The contribution that each individual must make in their life is to create, as Rabbi Skórka stressed, a message of peace for all those around them so that they are inspired by it and in turn generate new messages of peace. -The present reality is very conflictive and dramatically aggressive. Many people do not recognize the sense of brotherhood with others and instead of emotional and collaborative integration, there is war and destruction - he assessed.

- On this day of Judaism in Poland, the land where my ancestors lived, I raise my prayers so that the dimension of peace will once again be perceptible in our lives. I invite everyone to join me in this sentiment because what God expects of us is to make peace with Him, which is the essential element to honor Him and the dignity of each individual - concluded Prof. Abraham Skórka.