BS”D I wish everyone had an easy fast. We now begin the Three Weeks and we should think about their meaning. This past week we were blessed with many visitors from all over the world, whom we gladly take to our table and give shabbes meals and discuss divrei torah while adhering to hygienic guidelines. R. Gadka during the week gave much advice and filled our hearts with song. Our Gabbai as custom organised an excellent meal and provided everyone with excellent wine from Eretz Israel. There is really only one centre for the Community in Kraków where Jews can meet in harmony and we are glad the Community has been providing it for hundreds of years. A new month will begin soon, heaven willing, and we hope everyone will…

BS”D 6 Tamuz 5781 It was with great sadness that I see that the Chabad L. foundation in Kraków has set up a web-page in English and Hebrew suggesting that they are being evicted because of evil machinations of the Community after “400 years” of Jewish life in Kraków and ask for money. Have they not any shame? Have they lost sight of the basic tenets of Judaism? It is very sad to see that they twist the truth for mundane gain. Does the Jewish community ever publish a web page asking for money? It is sad that they publicly smear the Jewish Religious Community and its members, who went through the horrors of the Shoah, who had their family killed! Shame on these so-called “Rabbis” who dare to exploit…

BS”D 6 Tamuz 5781 Today we were blessed with the arrival of the Rabbi of Kraków, R. Boaz Gadka, coming directly from Eretz Israel. He had a good flight and could be heard praying bright and early. He blessed us with his presence at our daily lunch, where we have been serving meals to the Community for decades. Tamuz is a month in which Israel sinned and believed in false gods. The unaware tourist should beware that there are organisations which try to lead people of good heart into error. The only organisation which is the actual Jewish Religious Community of Kraków is this one. The only “Rabbi of Kraków” is R. Boaz Gadka. Nobody else. Others that claim the title and self-style themselves as the “Community” of Kraków give,…

BS”D 3 Tamuz 5781 Shavua tov! Friday as usual we had our shabbat dinner. During prayers the synagogue was visited by many pious people and was filled with the joyous sound of prayers. Jews are welcome in the synagogue, whatever their minhag and we do not impose a single one on everyone. The Jewish Religious Community of Kraków, the beating heart of the Community and its true centre, has been helping Jews through the darkest times in the past decades. The dedication of those who work in silence in the Community, away from quick fame and gratification, is commendable. Their rewards in the world to come are immeasurable. After prayers we had our meal, in which, as every Saturday, English speakers, Polish speakers, Yiddish speakers – and those of many…