The effort of the public means of communication to bring information to our screens also allows us to see the steps at inducing fear and misinformation that lead to hate and violence. This week the trial of the perpetrator of the violent attack on the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh opened against a background of efforts to address anti-semitism led by the Biden-Harris administration. Across Europe, a Polish Parliamentarian, Grzegorz Braun, interrupted an academic lecture by a distinguished historian, Dr. Jan Z. Grabowski, rushing the podium, breaking the microphone, and destroying the speakers because the topic challenged his view of Polish history.[…]
Rosh HaShanah 5782
Unbinding Isaac: Reclaiming Personhood Genesis 22
Genesis Chapter 22, The Binding of Isaac (Hebrew – Akedah) is the main Torah reading for Rosh HaShanah, the New Year observance. In Jewish tradition, the reprieve granted by the angel (messenger) of The Eternal (Y H W H) is often understood as a lesson to humanity to end child sacrifice. The association of the New Year with this reading of Akedah turns us to a hope for new life,[…]
Rosz HaSzana 5782
Rozwiązanie Izaaka: Odzyskiwanie wymiaru osobowego; 22 rozdział ks. Rodzaju.
22 rozdział księgi Rodzaju – historia o związaniu Izaaka (hebr. akeda) – to główne czytanie Tory na Rosz HaSzana, obchody Nowego Roku. W tradycji żydowskiej ułaskawienie przez anioła (posłańca) Wiekuistego (J H W H) często rozumiane jest jako lekcja dla ludzkości, aby zaprzestać składania dzieci w ofierze. Powiązanie Nowego Roku z czytaniem historii o akedzie[…]
Dispatch from American Embassy in Warsaw
Passover and Easter in Poland In the unclassified American Embassy report (below) you will read with alarm the activities of a small town contravening the spirit and letter of John Paul II, the Polish Pope’s sharing of a family relationship between Judaism and Christianity. An American Ambassador is greeted with jeers when she delivers good […]
Nora Krug’s book, Belonging
I read Nora Krug’s book Belonging: A German Reckons with History and Home. The book is a powerful and judicious invitation to open one’s heart. That turns out not to be a job for cowards. In a season with ambiguous attempts at crowning art over truth (see Don’t Look Away) this book remains lyrical and […]
The Fate of Jewish Cemeteries: Recovering Jewish Dignity in Poland
When/Where: Friday, October 19, 7:30 p.m. Beth Ohr 12355 Moorpark Street Studio City, California Following the Shabbat services led by Rabbi Haim Dov Beliak and cantorial soloist Andrew Henry, we will welcome Steven D. Reece, a Protestant minister from Atlanta, who will speak about the important spiritual and physical work of remembering and restoring Jewish […]
Jewish Renewal in Poland, 2018 Summer Tour Led by Rabbi Haim Beliak
THIS TRIP IS POSTPONED! June 26 – July 9, 2018 Tour Overview: INCLUDED: 1 night Mercure Centrum Warsaw (formerly Holiday Inn), Warsaw 1 night Grand Hotel Lublinianka, Lublin 3 nights Hilton Garden Inn Krakow, Krakow 1 night Hotel Arche Czestochowa, Czestochowa 1 night Qubus Hotel Kielce, Kielce 1 night Hotel Novotel Lodz Centrum Lodz, Lodz […]
Who Is Jonny Daniels And Why Is A British/Israeli Jew Warning Poles To Be Wary Of “Dangerous Jews?”
The strange and convoluted story of Jonny Daniels has been on the minds of many Polish Jews after he came to public attention by organizing a 2014 one-day fly-in of half of the Israeli Parliament (Knesset) plus other Israeli notables. No left leaning members and certainly no Arab members were present. Now, the Forward’s Larry […]
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