Friends of Jewish Renewal in Poland
Dr. Claudia Kohner is contributing to building a response to the trauma that Ukrainian children and their mothers and grandmothers are coping with in Poland. Her approach may help adults in understanding the feelings of preverbal children.[…]
Beit Trojmiasto welcomed two rabbinic students from Hebrew Union College, Audrey Honig and Zoe Dressner-Wollberg, for Passover 2023. They spent several days with the community preparing Seders and leading them with our community. We thank Karina from the Joint Distribution Committee and Dominika Zakrzewska’s connection to Hebrew Union College and look forward to future learning opportunities.
Our parasha for this week talks about one puzzling feature of the ancient Yom Kippur ritual: the sending of the “scapegoat” to Azazel.
Aaron shall take the two he-goats and let them stand before יהוה at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting; and he shall place lots upon the two goats, one marked for יהוה and the other marked for Azazel. Aaron shall bring forward the goat designated by lot for יהוה, which he is to offer as a sin offering; while the goat designated by lot for Azazel shall be left standing alive before יהוה, to make expiation with it and to send it off to the wilderness for Azazel.[…]
Nasza parsza na ten tydzień mówi o zagadkowym szczególe starożytnego rytuału Jom Kippur: wysłaniu „kozła ofiarnego” do Azazela.
Potem Aaron przyprowadzi cielca na ofiarę przebłagalną za siebie samego i dokona przebłagania za siebie i za swój dom. Weźmie dwa kozły i postawi je przed Panem, przed wejściem do Namiotu Spotkania. Następnie Aaron rzuci losy o dwa kozły, jeden los dla Pana, drugi dla Azazela. Potem Aaron przyprowadzi kozła, wylosowanego dla Pana, i złoży go na ofiarę przebłagalną. Kozła wylosowanego dla Azazela postawi[…]
