UPDATED 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 […]
Modeling the Jewish Learning and Humanity of Our Late Teacher Rabbi Michael A. Signer.
Dvar Torah
November 20th, 2015/8 Kislev 5776 Whenever tragedy strikes in the world, we start asking the toughest of questions, and we often become unsure of what should be done to bring us back to a place of healing and peace. The events in Paris and Lebanon last week were an especially strong shock to the world, […]
Dvar Torah Wayishlach
November 27th, 2015/15 Kislev 5776 Walking around with a name like Boris has gotten me in a lot of trouble. Even in America, a country with a diversity of people and an equal diversity of names, my name stood out. Upon hearing my name, people would often assume that I was born in Russia and […]
Jarek’s Story
During the Jewish holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur in 2010, my husband Rabbi Allen Maller, and I lived for two months at the Progressive Jewish congregation Beit Warzava in Warsaw. He was conducting services for the High Holidays and I volunteered to sing in the choir. One morning, I woke early and walked out […]
Parshat Vayera
A fence for wisdom is silence. Avot 3:17 October 30th, 2015/17 Cheshvan 5776 – The Jewish people are known for being good talkers. We argue, we ask questions, we find something in the world that need fixing and we kvetch about it and talk about it until something is done. But our tradition also teaches us […]
Rosh Hashanah Sermon, 5776
Seeing the world through the eyes of others can open up an entirely new way of understanding not only different viewpoints, but can also deeply open up our own inner conversations and choices. As is often repeated this time of year, Rosh Hashanah and the Days of Awe are times when we are reminded of […]
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