Rabbi Guershon Kwasniewski will be joining Temple Israel from 2nd June for three months to cover Rabbi Greg’s sabbatical. Here are some interesting facts about him:
6 Interesting Facts about me: Rabbi Guershon Kwasniewski
- I am proud to be Jewish and embrace the Torah principle, which appears in the book of Leviticus 19:18 — “Love your neighbour as yourself.”
- As a Reform rabbi, I raise and defend the values of equality, respect, democracy, peace, inclusion and interfaith dialogue.
- I live community life intensely. I went through almost all the positions within Jewish institutions — I was a madrich, moréh, baal tefillah; and I sang in choirs until I finally became a rabbi.
- I was born in Argentina. I have worked in Brazil for 27 years.
- I am married to Patricia. I have two children, Gabriela and Diego. We are a family that likes to travel and discover other places and cultures. In 2020, for the first and only time, we visited South Africa. We fell in love with Cape Town, its people, its nature, its beaches, its sunsets, its culture, and its entertainment centres. We also visited Temple Israel where we were lucky enough to meet Rabbi Emma, Diana Sochen and Jeanne Livingstone.
- It will be an honour and a responsibility to be in Rabbi Greg’s shoes during his well-deserved sabbatical. I travel in hopes of doing great work with Eric, Rabbis Matitiani and Gottlieb, and making new friends.
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