September 11th, 2015/27 Elul 5775 In just a few days, we will gather as a community for Rosh Hashanah. This day of celebration and reflection gives us a much needed chance to be thankful for all that the past year has brought, and also gives us space to work on the challenges and pain that […]
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Dvar Torah for Torah portion
It is always a fascinating experience to become part of a new community. Beyond the practical issues of moving to a new city, learning names, and in my case learning an entirely new language, really getting to know the story of a community means getting to know the story of individuals. Everyone has joined this […]
Szira
I met Szira in Warsaw at Beit Warszawa. She was the temple librarian. The congregation had worked out an agreement with Alex Lauderback our neighbor in Encino, California. He is a man in his late 80’s, a Polish Holocaust survivor. Alex found Jewish books from synagogues and temples that had surplus Jewish books. He would […]
Margosha’s Story
One sabbath, I noticed Margosha, she had come by herself to the reform synagogue in Warsaw for Friday night services. She was in her late twenties a thin, tall woman with short brown hair and glasses. Margosha’s clothes were in brown tones, a tweedy blazer, a dark chocolate brown skirt with a white shirt and […]
A JEWISH-INTERFAITH MESSAGE
January 18, 2015 Nine members of Beit Warszawa congregation came to the Baha’i center to meet people from the Baha’i, Buddhist, Christian and Muslim communities in Warsaw. The theme was : Overcoming Prejudice and Acknowledging Similarities. A representative from each group addressed the audience. Rabbi Gil Nativ read the Prayer for Peace by Rabbi Nachman […]
Zigler’s Story
Introduction by Rabbi Allen Maller In 2010 I was asked to serve as a Rabbinic scholar in residence at Beit Warszawa. My wife Judy Maller and I were amazed by the wonderful people we met in the congregation. Every rabbi knows that the Halakic definition of who is a Jew is simple: all children born […]