FOSTERING A VIBRANT RENEWAL OF JUDAISM IN POLAND
More than 20 centuries ago, the great Jewish sage Hillel stated that “Those who do not add; subtract” (Avot 1:13) Our rabbis traditionally applied this wise saying to the subject of study and learning; which they saw as an ongoing process. Hillel’s admonition is the intellectual equivalent of today’s medical advice about our physical health, […]
Shabbat Gam Yachad– our monthly children’s activities connect the children with the Jewish holidays and introduces the weekly Torah portion to them. Most of the children who attend have not had any Jewish experience before. Watching them walk with small Torah scrolls around the room during the Torah procession, or waving Israeli flags on Yom […]
It was 10:00 p.m last (very cold) night when our Sukkah was finally up and ready to be decorated. Our veteran member, Darek –veteran both in Beit Warszawa and as our sukka builder served as the orchestrator during 5 hours it took. Darek’s assistants, from our Step-by-Step class members included Henryk, Maceij and Tomek. All […]
This is the “season of joy” in Poland! On the Shabbat of Sukkot, the children and families gathered for our special program Shabbat Gam Yachad! The ten special Sabbaths are sponsored by Beit Warszawa, Beit Polska, and the Joint Distribution Committee! The weather in Poland was unusually cooperative!!
Becoming Jewish- a choice of a lifetime When starting on the journey to become Jewish- candidates of our Step-by-Step group engage in the life cycle of Beit Warszawa and Beit Polska. Theory and practice go hand by hand. Local candidates attend a once a week study session of Jewish customs and laws, Hebrew reading of […]
Adam was all alone. He was lonely. He did not have a brother or a sister to talk to. He didn’t have a friend to play games with. Adam was lonely, and he was unhappy. God said to Adam, “It is not good for you to be alone. But now you are free to do […]
