Dominica Zakrzewska won the Dragons’ Den award in London at the World/European Union for Progressive Judaism biennial conference April 15 to 17. This award was given for the best pitch of ideas/programs in front of an audience and two prominent “Dragons” Rabbi Andrew Goldstein and Dr. Rosalind Copisarow. Each of the seven contestants were […]
Sidur Beit Polin; Reviewed by Andrzej P. Kluczyński
Siddur Beit Polin. A prayer book for weekdays, Sabbaths and festivals, ed. Gil Nativ, Union of Progressive Jewish Communities in Poland, Warsaw 2015. June 19th 2015 was an important date for the Progressive Jewish community in Poland – it marked the introduction of the prayer book for the Union of Progressive Jewish Communities in Poland. […]
Sidur Beit Polin; Reviewed by Mati Kirschenbaum
No book reveals more about the state of a Jewish community than its siddur. The siddur reflects the community’s perception of the Divine, its understanding of the covenant between the Eternal and Israel, and its self-perception. For that reason, a new siddur is normally associated with the changes in the religious observance of the community […]
A Polish Torah Returns to Poland
March 31, 2016 Rabbi Haim Beliak brought a Torah back to Poland. Recently, Friends of Jewish Renewal in Poland announced that it was seeking a Torah for its communities in Poland. We were surprised at the quick response when on Sunday March 20th the board of Temple Hadar Israel in New Castle, PA voted to send us […]
Mike Stein and Friends Concert at Beit Warszawa
The world of synagogue, Israeli, and and popular Jewish music in Poland is richer today because of the involvement of Cantor Mike Stein of Temple Aliyah in the San Fernando valley. Cantor Stein visited Poland recently and worked with our prayer leaders (Shatzim) developing their skills as prayer leaders and teachers in the Polish Jewish […]
Rabbi Haim Dov Beliak — Lecture Topics
I.a. Jewish Renewal in Poland: A Progressive Jewish Umbrella for the Future My work in Poland and the revival of Jewish life in Poland is a major effort involving hundreds of people. Here is a link to the Jewish Renewal in Poland web site and my blog. My main website is locate here. There are […]
Experience Poland in Depth, Summer 2016 Tour
Led by Rabbi Beliak, Head of the Jewish Renewal in Poland Movement. Please scroll down to find the itinerary below the flyer. You may zoom in to magnify both of the pdf documents as well as view the multiple pages by clicking through them with the arrow controls on bottom left of documents. Dr. Richard […]
Rabbi Boris Goes to Poland
We have just hired Rabbi Boris Dolan of Eugene, Oregon to replace our outgoing rabbi, Rabbi Gil Nativ. Many thanks to Rabbi Gil Nativ and to Zivah Nativ for their devoted work. Rabbi Dolin, recently moved to Warsaw with his wife and young children, he has many years of experience both as a congregational […]
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