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Fear NOT, Israel!

By Menachem Mirski PhD 11/13/2023 Leave a Comment Filed Under: Beit Polska News, In the World, Sermons

Rabbi Mirski’s Response to the October 7th Mass Murder

Though I walk through a valley of deepest darkness, I fear no harm, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff—they comfort me. (Psalms 23:4)

This verse is one of the oldest expressions of the idea that the absence of fear is a fundamental source of spiritual and psychological strength. This strength is particularly important in all turbulent times, including the times we live today. We have more expressions of the same concept of strength in our[…]

Izraelu, NIE bój się!

By Menachem Mirski PhD 11/13/2023 Leave a Comment Filed Under: Beit Polska News, In the World, Official Statements, Polish Sermons

Odpowiedź rabina Mirskiego na masowy mord z 7 października.

I choćbym szedł po dolinie cieni, nie będę się bał złego, bo Ty ze mną; laska Twoja i podpora Twoja, one mnie pocieszą. (Ps 23,4)

Werset ten jest jedną z najstarszych formuł wyrażających koncepcję, że brak strachu jest podstawowym źródłem siły duchowej i psychologicznej. Siła ta jest szczególnie ważna we wszystkich burzliwych czasach, włącznie z czasami, w których przyszło nam żyć obecnie. W naszej tradycji ta sama koncepcja siły wyrażana jest na[…]

In Solidarity With the Nation and State of Israel

By Rabbi Haim Dov Beliak 10/08/2023 Leave a Comment Filed Under: Beit Polska News, In the World, Official Statements

Statement from October 8, 2023

Beit Polska The Union of Progressive Jewish Communities, together with the European and World Reform Movement, as part of the Jewish Family, stands in solidarity with the Nation and State of Israel.

The criminal attack by Hamas terrorists and the cruelty against Israeli civilians is a challenge not only to Israel.[…]

Interim Plans and Guiding Principles

By Rabbi Haim Dov Beliak 03/16/2022 Leave a Comment Filed Under: In the World, Official Statements

Beit Polska/Poland Progressive Jewish Renewal To Support Ukrainian War Refugees

SHORT-TERM/IMMEDIATE TERM PLANS:

Numbers

Well over 1.5 million people from Ukraine have arrived in Poland since 2014. Another 1.5 people have crossed into Poland since the war began. Now there may be as many as 3 million people from Ukraine and large mass gathering near Lviv, Ukraine, hoping to return to their homes.[…]