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 […]
Józef Piłsudski (1867-1935) in Jewish Collective Memory
PART 1: The Bund and the Polish Socialist Party in Late Tsarist Russia, 1892–1914
Poland’s modern-day emergence is connected to many storied names, but none exceeds Josef Pilsudski, the modern-day military hero, socialist activist, and head of state.[…]
Inclusion Strengthening Community and Identity
Thoughts on Parashat Matot-Masei 5785
One of the core principles of rabbinic understanding of the Torah is that no paragraph, no verse, no word and even no letter is redundant — it’s there for a purpose and it always means something. AND when the Torah repeats, it really demands our attention because it’s rare. In Parashat Matot-Masei, we revisit the story of the daughters of Zelophhad—Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Noah. Their plea is discussed in our last week parasha—Pinchas—when they approached Moshe to request their father’s inheritance. Now, here they are again.[…]
The Tools We Use for Judgment
Thoughts on Parashat Pinchas 5785
Our parasha starts in the middle of the story that concludes our previous Torah portion and talks about the Israelites getting involved in an idolatrous cult:
While Israel was staying at Shittim, the menfolk profaned themselves by whoring with the Moabite women, who invited the menfolk to the sacrifices for their god. The menfolk partook of them and worshiped that god. Thus Israel attached itself to Baal-peor, and יהוה was incensed with Israel. (Num 25:1-3)[…]
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