April 15th, 2016/7 Nisan 5776 In our Torah portion last week we read the description of people who have the mysterious skin rash tzara’at, and learned what the priest should do to diagnose and care for those who are infected. This week, we move from skin rashes to the even more mysterious house rashes: “When you […]
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Modeling the Jewish Learning and Humanity of Our Late Teacher Rabbi Michael A. Signer.
New Prayer Group Open in the Center of Warsaw Called Beit Centrum Ki Tov
The opening of prayer group on the first of the Hebrew month of Nissan (April 8, 2016) was accompanied by a visit from both our former Rabbi, Gil Nativ and our current Rabbi, Boris Dolin. The new prayer group is located on Nowogrocka Street near all the trains, buses, and trams. For years Beit Polska activists have […]
Shabbat HaChodesh –Beit Ki Tow, Warszawa
Nisan 1 /April 8, 2016 Which was the first commandment (out of 613) that we were commanded as a people? RaShi began his commentary for the Torah by saying that the first ‘mitzvah’ was to begin a new calendar and a new year in the month of spring [Ex.12:2] This commandment is preceded by a […]
Where is the Blame?
April 8th, 2016/29 Adar II 5776 In most cultures and for much of human history, there was no concept of sickness and disease as primarily a “medical” issue, as a problem with our physical bodies. A person did not get sick from bacteria, an infection or a disease. Instead it was often believed that sickness was […]
Between Purim and Passover — Chaos and Order – A New Aspiration for Holiness in Our Time – Part 2
April 1st, 2016/22 Adar II 5776 Shemini Purim marks chaos. Everything is upside down: from the costumes; to the three cornered cookies; to Esther’s strange role; to the strategies for addressing threat; to the noise makers (graggors in Yiddish or Ra’ashanim in Hebrew) for blotting out the name of Haman (Evil). But as we move toward the Passover Seder […]
Holding on to the Joy
Oy, is it nice to have Purim! March 18th, 2016/8 Adar II 5776 Like so many other texts of our tradition, the Purim tale is one of survival and victory over oppression. We have our heros, Mordechai and Esther (and some would argue Vashti), who through creativity and strength manage to save their people and […]
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