Visiting Ukrainian Refugees in Poland - with Rabbi Chester (Zoom Only)
Tuesday, May 10, 2022 • 9 Iyar 5782
7:00 PM - 8:30 PMClick Here to register for the Zoom link.
Rabbi Steven Chester of Temple Sinai was one of 23 rabbis and 2 cantors who went on a mission to Poland to visit Ukrainian refugees who had fled to Poland because of the war. This mission took place from April 9-14 and included visits with refugees, a journey to the Ukrainian border and meetings with Polish officials. As a group they brought over 2 tons of needed supplies and collected over $750,000 dollars to offer aid to help the refugees.
Before coming to Temple Sinai in 1989, Rabbi Steven Chester served congregations in Jackson, Michigan (where he also served as the prison chaplain for the Jewish prisoners of the State of Michigan) and Stockton, California. He has taught Hebrew at Jackson Community College, Bible at Spring Arbor College and Bible and Judaism at the University of the Pacific, where he was named Adjunct Professor in the Religious Studies Department.
Rabbi Chester received a B.A. in History from UCLA (1965), a B.H.L. from Hebrew Union College in Los Angeles (1967), an M.H.L. from Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati (1971), and an honorary doctorate from HUC in 1996. He was ordained in 1971. His Rabbinic thesis was "Eli Wiesel: Rebbe for our Generation."
Rabbi Chester retired in June 2011 as Rabbi Emeritus at Temple Sinai. Since retiring, Rabbi Chester has served as Interim Rabbi at Temple Beth Ora in Edmonton, Alberta Canada, Temple Israel in Alameda and Temple Isaiah in Lafayette. Rabbi Steven Chester is married to Leona. They have two children, Adam and Shira.
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