*PLEASE NOTE: Due to travel delays, this event has been rescheduled from Thursday, February 13th, to Sunday morning, February 16th at 9:30 AM at ASBI.

We look forward to welcoming Rabbi Michael Schudrich, Chief Rabbi of Poland, to ASBI. Please join us for this special opportunity to learn with him! Light snacks and drinks will be served.

Rabbi Michael Schudrich, the Chief Rabbi of Poland, has a long and rich history of involvement in the Jewish communities of both Eastern Europe and Asia. After receiving smicha (rabbinic ordination) through Yeshiva University, Schudrich served as rabbi of Japan's Jewish community from 1983-1989.

In June 2000, Rabbi Schudrich moved to Poland as the Rabbi of Warsaw and Lodz, and in December 2004, he was appointed to the position of Chief Rabbi of Poland. Rabbi Schudrich serves on behalf of Poland's Jewish community as the official interlocutor with both the Polish government and the Catholic Church.

In his role as chief rabbi, Schudrich oversees five rabbis and numerous Jewish day schools and summer camps. In addition, he works to protect and preserve mass gravesites, including more than 1,400 cemeteries and the six concentration camps in Poland from World War II.