Rabbi Jonathan Sacks wrote, "Hope is one of the very greatest Jewish contributions to Western civilisation, so much so that I have called Judaism 'the voice of hope in the conversation of humankind.'"
But what exactly is hope ? Is hope synonymous with optimism- that everything will turn out alright at the end?
Today we welcome to the podcast world renowned physician Dr. Ben Corn. As an oncologist at Shaarei Tzedek Medical Center, Dr. Corn has sometimes had to give people very bad news. But along with bad news, Dr. Corn also tries to give his patients hope: hope that they can live a life of meaning, and accomplish their goals despite their prognosis. Hope is not a character trait with which we are born but rather something we can learn and develop over the course of our lives. Dr. Corn is at the forefront of the study of Hope theory - a fascinating and relatively new area of research. Join us as we discuss hope - what it is and what it isn’t, how it can give us better quality of life, and how it can even improve our health. The value of hope transcends medicine, and can be learned and utilized by anyone. Especially during these very difficult times which we are currently living through, Dr. Corn's message of hope is critically important.
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