Holding on to the Joy
Beit Warszawa, Warsaw, Poland Like so many other texts of our tradition, the Purim tale is one of survival and victory over oppression. We have our heroes...
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Dvar Torah Vaeira
Beit Warszawa, Warsaw, Poland I always find the timing of the weekly Torah portions so fascinating. Here in the midst of the cold of winter with snow on the gr...
Dvar Torah Shemot
Beit Warszawa, Warsaw, Poland Of all the great theological questions of the Torah, one of the most profoundly simple appears in this week’s Torah portion....
Dvar Torah Vayishlach
Beit Warszawa, Warsaw, Poland Walking around with a name like Boris has gotten me in a lot of trouble. Even in America, a country with a diversity of people an...
Dvar Torah Vayeitzei
Beit Warszawa, Warsaw, Poland Whenever tragedy strikes in the world, we start asking the toughest of questions, and we often become unsure of what should be don...
Jewgrass Jammin’ in Poland!
Jewgrass Jamming in Poland with Cantor Michael Stein and Rivka Foremniak. https://www.facebook.com/michael.d.stein/videos/10154291419532004/
Parshat Toldot
Beit Warszawa, Warsaw, Poland The story of this week’s Parsha is a familiar one-the story of Jacob and Esau, the loss of a birthright and the trickery of a son ...
Parshat Chayyei Sarah
Beit Warszawa, Warsaw, Poland Beit Warszawa was blessed the past few weeks to have Miriam and Mordechai Feinberg in our community to teach and offer their wisdo...
Parshat Vayera
Beit Warszawa, Warsaw, Poland A fence for wisdom is silence. Avot 3:17 The Jewish people are known for being good talkers. We argue, we ask questions, we find ...
Parshat Lech Lecha
Beit Warszawa, Warsaw, Poland “Don’t stop after beating the swords into plowshares, don’t stop! Go on beating and make musical instruments out of t...