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Błogosławieństwa… czym one są?

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Refleksja nad paraszą Ki Tawo

Błogosławieństwa… Czym one są? Każde błogosławieństwo jest zwykle w swej istocie formą modlitwy, ponieważ prosi Boga o pomoc w dokonaniu tego, czego sami nie możemy osiągnąć. Błogosławieństwo jest jednak czymś więcej niż tylko modlitwą, ponieważ przypisuje decydującą rolę temu, kto je wypowiada. Weźmy na przykład błogosławieństwa dzieci wypowiadane przez rodziców: samo położenie rąk jest uroczystym aktem, w którym rodzice postrzegają siebie jako współpracowników Boga i jako istotne ogniwa łączące pokolenia. Nie możemy zająć miejsca Boga; ale[…]

May the Memory of Mordy Feinberg Be a Blessing

By Leave a Comment Filed Under: Honorable Menschen, Lifecycle Events, Visiting Poland

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 couple lavished on our community. May the memory of Mordy be a blessing.

The following is an excellent letter about their visit to our community. It was originally published in 2015.[…]

Rabbi Jack Shlachter Visits Beit Polska for the High Holidays

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Rabbi Jack Shlachter (www.physicsrabbi.com) is currently a rabbi at HaMakom: The Place for Passionate and Progressive Judaism in Santa Fe, New Mexico  while simultaneously serving the Los Alamos Jewish Center as their rabbi as well. Both congregations are small (approximately fifty families). Rabbi Shlachter is retired after several decades of full-time work at Los Alamos National Laboratory as a Ph. D. physicist. Because rabbinical[…]

Tour Poland 2023

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Rabbi Haim Beliak and Dr. Richard Hecht are planning an 11-day private tour to Poland beginning October 24 to November 5. Each of them will address the significant role that Poland has played in Jewish life. There will be meetings with Jewish community members and other Poles from across the spectrum.[…]