sentences:  In December 1992 Weinberger became the first rabbi of Congregation Aish Kodesh in Woodmere, New York.He named the synagogue after Rabbi Kalonymus Kalman Shapira, the Piaseczna Rav and author of the work "Aish Kodesh" (Holy Fire), who was a leading Polish Hasidic rabbi in prewar Europe.Noting that religious Jews may follow the letter of the law without feeling its inner joy or a personal connection with God, Weinberger preaches the tenets of Hasidism to rekindle excitement and joy in Jewish observance.