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…one tale, for example, the Besht goes out of his way traveling to meet face-to-face with a doctor who had sworn to shoot him.7 In the story about the priest noted above, the Besht takes the initiative, and is careful to confront the problem, and not the person per se. But the dangers of using confrontational tactics for purposes other than reconciliation are suggested in a case in which a decree of martyrdom had been issued in heaven against a cer…
…-haven-synagogue/ http://www.nhregister.com/general-news/20170102/police-id-2-killed-in-crash-after-chase-carjacking-in-new-haven http://wtnh.com/2017/01/02/2-dead-in-new-haven-after-carjacking-ends-in-crash/ http://www.wfsb.com/story/34164686/names-of-2-men-killed-in-stolen-suv-synagogue-crash-released http://www.courant.com/breaking-news/hc-new-haven-carjacking-crash-20170102-story.html WTIC (Fox 61). Courant https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNj9…
…Hanukat HaBayit LeDavid https://www.beki.org/wp-content/uploads/PdZ-Weekday-1-of-3.mp3 Pesuqei deZimra – Weekday – Part 2 – Yehi Khavod https://www.beki.org/wp-content/uploads/PdZ-Weekday-2-of-3.mp3 Pesuqei deZimra – Weekday – Part 3 – Barukh Adonai Le`Olam https://www.beki.org/wp-content/uploads/PdZ-Weekday-3-of-3.mp3 Rosh Hodesh & Festival Pesuqei deZimra — Psalms & Poetry of Praise Pesuqei deZimra – Shabbat & Festival Additions – Part 1 https…
…02 Dec JCARR Jelly Donuts Bake December 2, 2018 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm BEKI Kids page Home Page Interior Page JCARR Jelly Donuts: Learn to bake sufganiyot before Hanuka, Sunday 2 December, 1p – 3p in the BEKI kitchen. $18 per family unit, you will […] More Info…
…ommunity leaders have warned him (`ein anu kofin et ha-ba`al liten la get u-le-hagbotah ketubata `ad she-yitru bo) … and when he receives the warning and he is made to wait under the observer, if the observer testifies that he repeated his violence we collect her alimony for her.23 Rashba seems to conclude similarly in one of his responsa.24 Moreover, Rabbenu Simha ben Shemuel, cited in many sources, states explicitly that the court may turn to ge…
…verse reads as follows. I will not punish your daughters nor your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery; for their men had gone astray sacrificing with harlots. Unable to rely on the changing moral order, the halakha chose the rights of women. Was the halakha hostile to the mitzva of the sota ceremony? Never! However, the sages of the Mishna, the inventors of the ketuba, saw the sota ceremony very differently than we do today. As recorded in…
…irement and is becoming a regular reader. Noam Benson-Tilsen, among the pre-benei-mitzva set, is also becoming a regular reader. Under halakha (Jewish Law), pre-benei mitzva youth can read Torah publicly, but usually don’t because they haven’t yet learned how. We promote youth reading Torah because we are a learning congregation with a progressive outlook (or, alternatively, we are desperate for more Torah readers). Thanks to the Qiddush Committee…
…This is part of the dynamic of effective communication. For this reason in-person oral learning is inherently superior to book-learning. To enhance the communication value of the BEKI Bulletin, readers are invited to submit their opinions, responses and questions on any matters of concern. Please address your letter to the Bulletin Editor at the shul address or via the internet to me at jjtilsen@beki.org. Unless otherwise requested by the writers…
…05 Aug Zoom Schmooze: Insights on the Psychological Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic with Morris Bell & Raina Sotsky August 5, 2020 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm Home Page Interior Page Raina is a psychiatrist who works with both adults and children. Morris is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine and […] More Info…
…n and Teshuva – Part II Robin Goldberg September 9, 2020 The Psychological Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic Drs. Raina Sotsky and Morris Bell September 3, 2020 Meditation and Teshuva – Part 1 Robin Goldberg September 2, 2020 How Today’s Choices Determine How We Will Live in Our 90s Sascha van Creveld August 26, 2020 Do Black Lives Matter in the Declaration of Independence? Robert Forbes August 19, 2020 Policing, Racism, and Community Professor Kal…
