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 Miriam Gonczarska | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 24.11.1972 Warsaw, Poland |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Alma mater | University of Warsaw, Yeshivat Maharat |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Denomination | Open Orthodox |
| Profession | maharat, journalist |
Miriam Gonczarska is a Orthodox Jewish spiritual leader who in 2015 received orthodox Semikhah as first European, and in same time same Polish maharat.
Early life and education
Gonczarska was born in Warsaw, Poland to the Polish-Jewish family. She is a daughter of Edmund Gonczarski (Mendel Garncarski; 1922-1979) - poet and journalist.
In 1994 graduated of LXI Secondary School in Warsaw. From the begining of 1990s she has been involved in revival of the Jewish community in Poland: she co-created "Jidele" (magazine for Jewish children), cooperated with "Midrasz" (Jewish cultural monthly magazine), and served as coordinator of educational programs at the Union of Jewish Religious Communities. She also worked as editor of "Kol Polin" - Hebrew language section of Polish Radio for Abroad. Her texts has been published also in press like "Więź" (Catholic monthly), "Gazeta Wyborcza", and "Przegląd Powszechny". She has also served as Jewish law and religion expert for the polish television ("Babilon" program for TVN24, "Piąta strona nieba" in Religia.tv, and press ("Wprost" weekly). She worked also worked with Jewish cultural and religious portal jewish.org.pl.
She is a member - and also serves as Secretary - of the Religious Council of the ZGWŻ (Union of Jewish Religious Communities of Poland), member of the board of the polish Association of Jewish Women. She also is a member of B'nai B'rith Polska and Jewish Historical Institute Association. Until 2014 she has also served as member of the Revision Board of the Jewish Religious Community in Warsaw. She has also helped creating "Ec Chaim" - reform community by the Religious Jewish Community.
Miraim Gonczarska studied religious thought, and law and Torah in Israel (Nishmat, MaTan, and Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies) and in United States (Yeshiva Maharat). Gonczarska has a rabbinic degree received after graduation of 5-year study program of Yeshiva Maharat. She is the first European and Polish Jewish orthodox women to gain such degree and maharat title.
Inter-religious dialogue
Already as a student-member of PUSZ (Polish Union of Jewish Students), Gonczarska often participated in chrisitan-jewish events like seminars or study tours organized by PUSZ together with KIK (Club of Catholic Intelligentsia). Her further involvement in Jewish community and studies of Jewish thought, went along her continuous commitment to dialogue between religions. She serves as member of the board of the Polish Council of Christians and Jews.
See also
References
- "Wirtualny Cmentarz". cemetery.jewish.org.pl. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
- "My schedule for Limmud NY 2014". limmudny2014.sched.org. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
- Kiedio, Prekursor. "Ku niebu i ku ziemi, Miriam Gonczarska | Marzec 2009 | WIĘŹ". Retrieved 2015-06-18.
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- Piąta Strona Nieba - odc. 4 - cz.3, 20-10-2010, retrieved 2015-06-18
{{citation}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - "Odkopane korzenie". Retrieved 2015-06-18.
- "Szukaj". www.jewish.org.pl. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
- "Miriam Gonczarska". Retrieved 2015-06-18.