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Emor 23

By Rabbi Mati Kirschenbaum 05/05/2023 Leave a Comment Filed Under: Polish Sermons

[maxbutton id=”5″ url=”https://polishjewsreviving.org/emor-23-2/” ] Czytana tym tygodniu porcja Tory, Emor, opisuje wymagania, jakie mieli spełniać kapłani, którzy służyli w Świątyni. Oczekiwania te wynikały z roli, jaką kapłani odgrywali w służbie dla Wiecznego: [perfectpullquote align=”full” bordertop=”false” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=””]Będą święci dla swego Boga, a nie będą profanować imienia swego Boga; bo ofiary Wiecznego składają; […]

Healing Tools

By Rabbi Haim Dov Beliak 05/02/2023 2 Comments Filed Under: Responding to the Ukraine Refugee Crisis, Ukraine Relief

Educational Book Fosters Parental Emotional Support to Traumatized Young Children

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.[…]

Zoe and Audrey’s Time in Gdansk

By Rabbi Haim Dov Beliak 05/01/2023 Leave a Comment Filed Under: Congregational Happenings, Visiting Poland

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.

To Expel as to Save

By Menachem Mirski PhD 04/28/2023 Leave a Comment Filed Under: Sermons

Thoughts on Parashat Acharei Mot-Kedoshim

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.[…]