Last weekend, Shavei Israel organized an extraordinary Shabbaton for the Hidden Jews of Poland in the town of Oscwiecim, adjacent to the Auschwitz death camp. The seminar, which was attended by close to 50 local Jews, also included several members of the press who flew...
Some 40 “Hidden Jews” of Poland gathered last month in the town of Lodz for a weekend seminar sponsored by Shavei Israel. We've assembled the best photos in the following galleries Pictures from the trip [nggallery id=223] Havdalah ceremony [nggallery id=218] Melave Malka at the conclusion of Shabbat [nggallery id=220] Meals during the...
Purim in Katowice, Poland was particularly festive this year with Shavei Israel's emissary Rabbi Yehoshua Ellis at the helm. Here are a selection of pictures, including dance performances, reading of the megillah (the Scroll of Esther), a festive meal and flock of fanciful costumes. [nggallery id=224] La...
El Rabino Boaz Pash, emisario de Shavei Israel en Polonia, visitó diferentes comunidades, grandes y pequeñas, durante la festividad de jánuka. En cada uno de los lugares tuvieron lugar clases, juegos, música y comida. ¡De seguro que fueron eventos inolvidables! [nggallery id=206] [nggallery id=205] [nggallery id=204] [nggallery id=203] [nggallery id=201] ...
Nuestro emisario en la ciudad de Katowice, el Rabino Yehoshua Ellis, festejó jánuka junto a su comunidad, en un conmovedor evento donde cada cual prendio su propia janukiá y encendió una luz de su parte. El evento contó con la presencia de nuestro otro emisario...
There is no official Jewish community in Czestochowa, Poland. Therefore, our envoy in Poland, Rabbi Yehoshua Ellis, decided to organize a Shabbat program in the village in cooperation with the Jewish cultural organization TSKZ. Twenty-five people attended Kabbalat Shabbat services and 15 came to Seudah Shlishit...
Nuestro emisario en Katowice, el Rabino Yehoshua Ellis, construyó la sucá comunitaria en las afueras del cementerio judío de Bytom, donde tienen un amplio espacio para todas las visitas. A diferencia de Israel, en Polonia no existen sucot prearmadas y cada año construyen la sucá...
En el mes de agosto, participaron del seminario de verano en Jerusalem organizado por Shavei Israel , 19 jóvenes polacos los cuales recientemente han descubierto sus raíces. Durante el seminario, dichos jóvenes conocieron los puntos más importantes del país, estudiaron hebreo y judaísmo y vivieron una...
Katowice, Poland, recently held a festival of Jewish and Israeli culture. Shavei Israel's emissary to the Katowice area, Rabbi Yehoshua Ellis, led a havdalah ceremony to mark the closing of Shabbat. It was held at the site of the New Synagogue in Katowice, which was torched by...
Shavei Israel reaches out to Lost Tribes and hidden Jewish communities around the world, including those in India, China, Poland, Peru, Spain, Portugal and Russia. But rarely do these communities get a chance to meet. That’s why an in-person encounter between a group of “Hidden...
