- Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel
85 Harrison Street, New Haven, CT 06515-1724 | P: 203.389.2108 | office@beki.org
85 Harrison Street, New Haven, CT 06515-1724 | P: 203.389.2108 | office@beki.org
…ifth question added to this year’s traditional Passover four questions: To buy? Or not to buy? Jews face having to find Passover foods without Stop & Shop, www.newhavenindependent.org, April 12, 2019 The Stop & Shop at 112 Amity Road, which was open Friday but picketed by striking workers, offers a large selection of foods that are kosher for Passover because of the Jewish population in and near the Westville section, which isn’t as large as it on…
…s-Part2.mp3 Hallel — Celebratory Psalms Hallel – Simple (part 1) https://www.beki.org/wp-content/uploads/08-Track-8-Hallel-Simple.mp3 Hallel – Simple (part 2) https://www.beki.org/wp-content/uploads/09-Track-9-Hallel-Simple-part2.mp3 Hallel – Elaborate (part 1) https://www.beki.org/wp-content/uploads/10-Track-10-Hallel-Elaborate-part1.mp3 Hallel – Elaborate (part 2) https://www.beki.org/wp-content/uploads/11-Track-11-Hallel-Elaborate-part2.mp3 H…
…r in Ben-Amos & Mintz/Beginning page number in Horodezky. Repentance 12/48 Accepted from anyone 24/119 Urged by Besht 43/107 Apology made directly; Apology via messenger; Rebuke accepted by Besht 48/16 Wealth given away to effect repentance 138/140 As result of kindness of Besht; Adulteress 158/144 Restitution made personally 238/162 As result of kindness; Adulteress Reconciliation 8/45 As judge Besht effects 20/52 Negotiation with evil spirit 26/…
…Subsequently, Rambam’s monumental work was rehabilitated and became widely accepted when other scholars appended the cross-references to the Talmud and footnotes to other opinions. I should admit that some historians might insist that it was probably one of Rambam’s other books that was actually burned, and maybe they only burned selected sections; but we can safely say that Rambam’s book got bad reviews in the weekly Pumpadita Review of Rabbinic…
…f blessed memory in the dedication on the inside front cover. Our website, www.beki.org, went up in 1997. Every issue of the BEKI Bulletin is available on-line going back to June 1997. Go back and look – we all sure looked goofy back then; now we all look very dignified. According to Google Analytics, our web site gets over 100 visits per day. Seventy-five percent of visits are by new visitors; 25 percent are returning visitors. The heaviest traff…
…schedule of our region linked to our Service Schedule page. Go to https://www.beki.org/worship/daily-services-and-other-holidays/ to find the link. Want to preview the next newsletter? Past, current and future editions of the BEKI Bulletin are available at https://www.beki.org/calendar-events/news-happenings-and-beki-bulletins/. Find out what happened or is going to happen. A Message from Rabbi Tilsen Doing it the Hard Way – Part 2 In last month’…
…one brother needed help, the other brothers would invite him over to play cards on Saturday night. They played Gin and Poker, mostly. During the course of the evening, the brother who needed help would invariably come out ahead $50 or $100. When that brother got back on his feet a few weeks later, he would invite the brothers over to his house to play cards. During the course of the evening, he would invariably lose back the $50 or $100. In this…
…ouched or carried on shabbat, such as a purse or wallet, money, and credit cards. One may have to buy gas, which is also prohibited on shabbat. Driving tempts us to stop at the laundry, grocery, or do other errands. These are much less likely to happen with a bike. On the other hand, bicycles are apt to require repairs, which may entail shabbat violations. Bikes like cars may lead us to travel outside of the eruv or to carry outside of the eruv. B…
…accidentally pushed a woman and her teenage daughter, who were leaving the store. I, then about six years old, immediately apologized and explained that he had autism. They remarked as they exited the store, “Someone should teach that kid some manners. Who does he think he is, knocking into people like that?” I was so frustrated and upset, I still remember the incident. Another time, when I was around the same age, I was walking around a library w…
…r to preserve our ancestral code, we shall patiently endure what may be in store for us… for God will stand by us; Fortune, moreover, is wont to veer now toward one side, now toward the other in human affairs.” Petronius saw that they were determined and that it would be impossible to carry out Gaius’ order without great conflict and slaughter. He went to Tiberias to determine the situation of the Jews there. Again, many tens of thousands faced Pe…
