I am the program coordinator for the Union of Jewish Progressive Communities in Poland, Beit Polska. It is hard to remember how and why I got involved. Perhaps, it’s the need for improving and developing both myself and the Jewish world around me. I joined Beit Polska as a friend of the community, wishing to […]
Modeling the Jewish Learning and Humanity of Our Late Teacher Rabbi Michael A. Signer.
Middle-Eastern Night Dreams
You may say that I am a dreamer and I am the only good one – if Yosef wrote the lyrics of John Lennon’s famous song ‘Imagine’, this is how they would have sounded. In this week’s parasha, we get to know Yosef as a dream interpreter par excellence. He is blessed with two talents: […]
Thoughts on Parashat Vayeshev
And Tamar was told, “Your father-in-law is coming up to Timnah for the sheepshearing.” So she took off her widow’s garb, covered her face with a veil, and, wrapping herself up, sat down at the entrance to Enaim, which is on the road to Timnah; for she saw that Shelah was grown up, yet she […]
Poland Trip
I was invited to join Friends of Jewish Renewal in Poland (FJRP)’s Board of Directors this summer by Rabbi Haim Dov Beliak. Joining this tremendous group of dedicated volunteers in their laudable efforts to bolster the Jewish community in Poland was an honor for me. Not long after joining, Rabbi Beliak informed me of a […]
Thoughts on Rebuilding Jewish Life in Poland
I am going to start with questioning my own title. Is the work that we are doing Rebuilding Jewish life or starting all over again, Building from anew? I confess that I am not sure – but I tend towards the latter view. It is true that many people come forward and say they have […]
Cindy’s Experience in Poland
From whence does my love for the Yiddish song stem? It is older than my love for music. It is like a treasure in which you find the strings of a timeless violin. The Yiddish song is the celebration of the Yiddish language – and its obstinate determination to vanquish despair and resignation. Elie Wiesel […]
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