Thoughts on Parashat Naso [maxbutton id=”6″ url=”https://polishjewsreviving.org/krol-i-jego-syn/” ] Two weeks ago I devoted my drasha to Jewish unity and diversity. This week I will take up the topic of the role of our leadership. This week’s Torah portion speaks extensively about roles of Levites (in particular Kohathites and Gershonites), Kohanim in the Tabernacle services, ritual […]

Thoughts on Parasha Bamidbar [maxbutton id=”6″ url=”https://polishjewsreviving.org/o-zydowskiej-jednosci-i-roznorodnosci/” ] This week’s Torah portion contains a number of laws and regulations regarding the responsibilities of the representatives of each tribe of Israel in the Tent of Meeting. These regulations are only a part of the whole Code of Law which was supposed to ensure the harmonious co-existence […]

[maxbutton id=”6″ url=”https://polishjewsreviving.org/komu-mozemy-zaufac/” ] This week’s Parasha Bechukotai concludes the so called “Holiness Code” – i.e. chapters 17-26 from the Book of Leviticus which describe the ritual and moral prohibitions aimed at making the people of Israel a nation aspiring to holiness. The beginning of our Parasha coincides with the summary of the Code in […]

[maxbutton id=”6″ url=”https://polishjewsreviving.org/czy-nadszedl-czas-na-rok-jubileuszowy/” ] In this week’s Torah portion, Behar, we find the description of the laws of a jubilee year, a year in which property returns to its previous owners. The practise of a jubilee year is described as follows: [perfectpullquote align=”full” bordertop=”false” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=””]And you shall count seven sabbaths of […]

Thoughts on Parasha Emor [maxbutton id=”6″ url=”https://polishjewsreviving.org/kilka-slow-o-bluznierstwie/” ] Towards the end of this week’s Parasha we find a short story related to the topic of blasphemy: [perfectpullquote align=”full” bordertop=”false” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=””]There came out among the Israelites one whose mother was Israelite and whose father was Egyptian. And a fight broke out in […]

[maxbutton id=”6″ url=”https://polishjewsreviving.org/emor-2/” ]  Sermon Beit Warszawa, May 2019 – Our Sidra this week covers several themes but in Chapter 23 of Leviticus we have a listing of the festivals that are to be observed – and how they are to be observed.  Which raises many questions, because we no longer do what is here […]