Jewish Community of Warsaw Website

How to become a Community member?

Everyone who under the Law of Return is entitled to apply for Israeli citizenship may become a Community member. The only condition is that at least one of their grandparents is or was Jewish. Thus, you do not have to be a Halachic Jew, i.e. be Jewish after your mother, to be a Community member. Moreover, neither specific knowledge on Jewish history and religion or Hebrew language nor extra knowledge or experience is necessary.

It is worth stressing that the Community is open to all Jews, irrespective of their religious engagement. However, a Community member cannot be already enrolled in other religious association but must have Polish citizenship.

Shavuot memories - How the circular became linear again

In our social and individual life we have already experienced so many celebrations and ceremonies that they are fully entitled to blend in our awareness into a special festive period, which follows its own rules. The Jewish history is so long and crucial, with so many dramatic events since the exodus from Egipt or the giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai, that we would have to travel back thousands of years to feel the real holiday atmosphere. The time becomes circular again, while we are coming back to the same place over and over again – sometimes spellbound, sometimes irritated with the repeatability of the rituals and their meaning. It is only after the celebrations that we are allowed to rejoin the present day.

Lectures and studies

Lectures and studies at the Synagogue

Classes usually are conducted in the conference room in the Synagogue.

On Mondays

·         16:00 – Gemara classes with the Rabbi Meisels, female group. In Hebrew.

·         20:00 - Gemara classes with the Rabbi Meisels, male group. In Hebrew

On Wednesdays

·         18:30, classes with Ania Cialowicz

·         Discussion about current parsha and other written sources.

On Saturdays

·         Lecture is held about 90 minutes before Havdala ceremony.

On Sundays – rabbi’s lectures

·         11:00 - Mishna for the youth

·         12:00 - Judaism for adult beginners

·         17:30 - Talmud (in Hebrew) at an advanced level

·         17:00, Lomdei Tora – analysis of a weekly parsha with Maria Kochanowicz

Please, have a look at the “News” and “ Education and Culture Guide” for more information.

Magen campaign

As a result of recent events and still escalating acts of anti-Semitism the Association of Jewish Communities in the Republic of Poland has launched the “Magen” campaign (Hebr. shield, defence.)

Everyone who has recently received letters, text messages, telephone calls, other threats or has been a victim of a direct anti-Semitic act of violence is asked to contact us.

Please, do not delete such text messages or e-mails or throw away such letters because they will serve as evidence.

Gathered information will be confidential, no personal data is thus necessary.

There is a chance now that this will not be treated as an act of minor social harm.

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If you send an e-mail to that address, you will receive support from us and instructions what to do in such situation.