BS”D 6 Iyar 5781 Renata Zisman, of blessed memory, of the Springut family, was born on 18 April 1921 (10 Nisan 5681) in Zablocie. She was a pianist and a teacher. She graduated from the Public Higher…
In the 15th. of April edition of the TVP program “Kroniki”, the President of the Jewish Religious Community in Kraków, Tadeusz Jakubowicz, touched on a project titled “KL Plaszow. Historia, która łączy” (“The Concentration Camp of Plaszow,…
BS”D 5 Iyar 5781 Today we continue with Mesillas Yesharim and we are on paragraph 8 of Chapter One, “Man’s Duty in the World.” R. Luzzatto states that the world was created to serve mankind. Yet, he…
BS”D 4 Iyar 5781 We continue looking at Rabbi Luzzatto’s text (Mesillas Yesharim, now at paragraph six in chapter one). Rabbi Luzzatto states that everything, for good or bad, is a test. If one finds oneself in…
BS”D 3 Iyar 5781 Today we look at Mussar, specifically at Chapter One of Mesillas Yesharim. The author, R. Moshe Chaim Luzzatto, of blessed memory, begins by stating that the foundation of devotion is to clarify and…
BS”D 2 Iyar Today we celebrate the Independence of Israel, on the Fifth of Iyar 5708, when the dominion of the Jewish people was returned to part of the promised Land of Israel. After many long years…
We invite you to take part in a series of online events accompanying the commemoration of the 78th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. From the 19th to the 26th of April we will present you online:…
“WE REMEMBER – Theatres on the 78th Anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising” – is a nationwide theatre initiative by Gołda Tencer, director of the Esther Rachel and Ida Kamińska Jewish Theatre. Warsaw Ghetto Poetry on the…
BS”D Today is the second day of Ijar and we will soon start to commemorate Remembrance Day, actually the “Memorial Day for the Fallen Soldiers of the Wars of Israel and Victims of Actions of Terrorism”. The…
BS”D Iyar is the Babilonian name for this month, which is referred to in the Torah as the “second month”. Another name for this month is Ziv – radiance. It is said that the generation that left…