Friends of Jewish Renewal in Poland
Once, the term Polish rabbi was a reference to a ubiquitous type. Today, Rabbi Mati Kirschenbaum is a part of a unique modern phenomenon of modern urbane learned Jewish leaders with a wide range of skills. From pastoral work to engagement with modern culture, Rabbi Kirschenbaum has inspired the families Kol Tikvah.
Where possible, Rabbi Mati has lent a hand to the revival of Progressive Polish Jewish life.[…]
It all happened in early June, 2003, during finals weeks in the third year of my philosophy studies, at my university in Lublin. I was a very good student, an A-student, but I was not particularly disciplined back then. And precisely because of that I had to spend a whole night on studying for my final, yearly exam in Epistemology – the theory of cognition and knowledge. The oral exam was at 9 am, I got A- and went back to my dorm, to sleep.[…]
Our Torah portions for the last week and for this week contain one of the most important, cornerstone passages we found in our religious tradition. They both contain two of the three paragraphs of our central, biblical everyday prayer and the declaration of our faith, Shema v’Ahavta: “Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one” (Deut. 6:4) is the opening of the first paragraph and “If, then, you obey the commandments that I enjoin upon you this day, loving your God יהוה and serving [God] with all your heart and soul […] (Deut. 11:13) is the opening of the second paragraph.
Rabbi Martin Steinhouse will lead Beit Trojmiasto Congregation’s High Holiday services in Gdansk. Dr. Jan Miklas-Frankowski announced that Beit Trojmiasto is inviting Jews living in the area and people seeking to understand Judaism. Friends of Jewish Renewal in Poland is pleased to sponsor the services. Service times and venue will be announced shortly. Rabbi Steinhouse […]
