Rabbi+Burt+Schuman+at+Temple+Sholom

Type in the content of your page here. Dear Colleagues, It is our great pleasure to extend an invitation to you on behalf of Temple Sholom of Chicago to meet Rabbi Burt E. Schuman of Warsaw, Poland on Tuesday, February 16 at 1:00 PM. Rabbi Schuman has served as Senior Rabbi of Beit Warszawa, Warsaw’s Progressive Jewish congregation and community, and as Senior Progressive Rabbi for Poland, since July of 2006. Rabbi Schuman was ordained at HUC-JIR in 1995 and for the next 11 years was the Rabbi of Temple Beth Israel in Altoona Pennsylvania. Before attending rabbinic school, Rabbi Schuman taught in the New York Public Schools, was the executive director of the Jackson Heights- Elmhurst Kehillah, and worked with the New York Commission on Human Rights. Rabbi Schuman will bring us up to date on the Jewish life is Poland with a presentation that will focus on: · Poland: The Epicenter of Ashkenazic Jewish Life for Nearly a Millennium · The Residual Impact of the Shoah and Communism · The Process of Jewish Re-emergence and Re-awakening · Addressing the “Poland Allergy: Myths and Stereotypes of Jewish Life Past and Present · Beit Warszawa: Progressive Judaism in Poland Today · Why The Success of Progressive Judaism is Critical to Poland’s Jewish Future He promises to leave plenty of time for questions and “schmoosing.” An interesting op-ed about the resurgence of Jewish life in Poland can be found here: [] We hope you will join us for what promises to be an exciting and informative presentation. Lunch will be provided, so please be sure to RSVP to lrausa@sholomchicago.org by February 10. Kol tuv, Rabbi Aaron M. Petuchowski and Rabbi David Fox Sandmel