BEIT POLSKA (Warszawa & Gdansk)
PESSACH 2019
Rabbi Dr. Walter Rothschild
It seems strange to some, but Pessach falls in the First Month of our Jewish calendar, Nissan, because Judaism is based on a Liberation, which took place …
Ideological wars and social unrest: what can we do about them?
Artur
Ideological wars and social unrest: what can we do about them?
Drasha for Pesach 5779
Menachem Mirski
The story of our exodus from Egypt is at the same time a story about the plagues and great crises that …
The World Between Order and Chaos.
Thoughts on Parasha Shemini.
Menachem Mirski
In this week’s Torah portion (Leviticus/Vajikra 9:1-11:47) Aaron and his sons begin to fulfill the duties of kohanim (priests). God sends a fire …
TZAV
Rabbi Dr. Walter Rothschild
The Torah portion for this week contains a lot of ritual instructions for the different sacrifices. On the surface these instructions are, for many readers, rather boring, certainly repetitive and essentially irrelevant. …
Democracy and Responsibility. Thoughts on Parasha Vajikra.
Artur
Democracy and Responsibility
Thoughts on Parasha Vajikra
Menachem Mirski
…Indifference to evil is worse than evil itself…, in a free society, some are guilty, but all are responsible.
Abraham Joshua Heschel
If it is the …
What’s the Role of Religion?
Thoughts on Parasha Vayachel.
Menachem Mirski
In this week’s Torah portion Moses assembles the Israelites and reminds them of the commandment to observe Shabbat. Then he announces the instructions which he …
TETZAVEH
SERMON FOR BEIT WARSZAWA
Our portion for this Shabbat comes from the second part of the Book of Shemot, of Exodus – the part which is largely formed of an instruction book for making the ritual …
What does the Tabernacle symbolize?
Mati Kirschenbaum
Adonai, enthroned on cherubim, is king, peoples tremble, the earth quakes. (Ps 99:1.)
We recite these words every week during Kabbalat Shabbat. They refer to the vision of the Eternal …
A Good Example Shows the Way
Mati Kirschenbaum
In the opening words of this week’s Torah portion Yitro we find out that the news of the Israelites’ exodus from Egypt and their victory over Amalek has reached …
Chaos and hate – our outer and inner enemy.
Thoughts on Parashat Beshalach
Menachem Mirski
This week Torah portion contains stories that are famous and widespread in the entire western culture. It tells us about Pharaoh chasing …
Freedom Once Gained Must Never Be Given Up
Thoughts on Parashat Bo
Menachem Mirski
The story we find in this week’s Torah portion to a certain extent serves as a matrix for many processes which took place over …
Parashat Vayera
In this week’s Torah portion Vayera the Eternal commands Moses to inform the Israelites that their bondage is about to end. Moses is supposed to convey the following message to them:
I am the . …
