Susannah Heschel is the Eli Black Professor of Jewish Studies at Dartmouth College. Her scholarship focuses on Jewish-Christian relations in Germany during the 19th and 20th centuries, the history of biblical scholarship, modern European anti-Semitism, and European Jewish scholarship on Islam.
May the Memory of Mordy Feinberg Be a Blessing
09-01-23 In August word reached us that one of the most creative and devoted volunteers that Beit Warszawa was privileged to host passed away. Mordy Feinberg passed away on August 9 in Rockville, Maryland. Mordy’s wife, Miriam, writes us with the grace of her loss, but we remember the love and devotion that this couple lavished on our community. May the memory of Mordy be a blessing.
The following is an excellent letter about their visit to our community. It was originally published in 2015.[…]
Rabbi Jack Shlachter Visits Beit Polska for the High Holidays
Rabbi Jack Shlachter (www.physicsrabbi.com) is currently a rabbi at HaMakom: The Place for Passionate and Progressive Judaism in Santa Fe, New Mexico while simultaneously serving the Los Alamos Jewish Center as their rabbi as well. Both congregations are small (approximately fifty families). Rabbi Shlachter is retired after several decades of full-time work at Los Alamos National Laboratory as a Ph. D. physicist. Because rabbinical[…]
Tour Poland 2023
Rabbi Haim Beliak and Dr. Richard Hecht are planning an 11-day private tour to Poland beginning October 24 to November 5. Each of them will address the significant role that Poland has played in Jewish life. There will be meetings with Jewish community members and other Poles from across the spectrum.[…]
Shabbat with Rabbi Berenbaum
Rabbi Michael Berenbaum, a faculty member of American Jewish University and a world-renown scholar of the Holocaust lead Shabbat services at Babel, the temporary home of Beit Warszawa.
Thank You For Your Visit, Rabbi Alan Iser!
Rabbi Alan Iser from Philadelphia visited Beit Warszawa on his way to teach at the Masorti Center in Jerusalem. Rabbi Iser has a long-time connection to Beit Warszawa. He has lectured on Jewish law, Halachah and many other topics. This is Rabbi Isers sixth visit to Poland.