- Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel
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85 Harrison Street, New Haven, CT 06515-1724 | P: 203.389.2108 | office@beki.org
…e, enough – that we all belong. Eager to explore the world beyond LA, I moved east to attend Williams College in Massachusetts. Williams is where I met my wife, Katharine Baker, and where I took hold of my Jewish identity and discovered my love of Jewish text, prayer, and community (not to mention critical theory and the academic study of religion). Eventually this set me on the path to the rabbinate. I was ordained by the Jewish Theological Semin…
…retation, and embellishment. Rubin considers how the unknown meanings implied in the layered text interrelate with the unknown in science, while exploring the similarities in pattern and form between microscopic life and decorative patterns developed centuries ago. Earlier works by Rubin, including paintings on canvas and a pioneering digital image from 1984, provide context to the more recent works. The exhibition also includes selections from th…
…do no work. (Lev 23:3) On the fifteenth day of that month [is] the LORD’S Feast of Unleavened Bread. You shall eat unleavened bread for seven days. (Lev 23:6) You must count until the day after the seventh week—fifty days (Lev 23:15). On that same day you shall hold a celebration; it shall be a sacred occasion for you (Lev 23:21) On the first day of the month, you shall observe complete rest, a sacred occasion commemorated with loud blasts. (Hint:…
…lbert, et al. Part One: Beth El According to Jews in New Haven (vol. 2), edited by Dr. Barry E. Herman, published by the Jewish Historical Society of Greater New Haven, several Jewish families in the Congress Avenue, Washington Avenue, Commerce Street and York Street area felt the need to establish an additional traditional congregation in the late 1800s. The existing synagogues were already overcrowded. In 1891 they formed a group for the purpo…
…I conjecture that the basic premise in Yitro’s plan was that the people needed Moshe’s authority, but not necessarily his expertise. This means that, for legal purposes, Moshe should only have to deal with a small portion of the population, that is, those with legal problems too complex or important for the lower courts. In a schematic sense, picture a circle of courts, with the litigants on the outside. Most of the judging for cases among the pe…
…se is not to “cull the herd” of people for whom, for a variety of reasons, fasting is medically contraindicated. In fact, Jewish law prohibits us from putting ourselves in mortal danger under normal circumstances. Rather, fasting is intended to be beneficial to the individual and community, and for most people this is indeed the case. If you have a medical condition which precludes your safely fasting on Yom Kippur, or if you have instructions fro…
…e was getting water for her sheep. Land was fought over because herdsmen needed more space to graze their animals. Most wool sweaters weigh about one and a half pounds depending on the size and thickness. The most numerous sheep breed in the U.S. is probably the Rambouillet, which typically will yield around 12 to 15 pounds of wool. After washing the wool, one might have about five to seven pounds left, of which four to five pounds would end up in…
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…03 Apr Siyyum Bekhorot April 3, 2015 7:00 am – 8:00 am Morning service (7a – 7:35a), Siyyum Bekhorot (7:35a – 8a). Celebration of the conclusion of study of Mishna Middot requires partaking of a mini-feast, which […] More Info…
…hands. In this is also seen a message about the communal support that is needed to overcome inner doubt. We must support each other in our struggles with our inner Amaleq. “Remember Amaleq” means to call forth faith in the presence of moral challenges. A second interpretation describes Amaleq as chaos and Denial of God’s order in the world around us. The Talmud takes up deeper meanings of Amaleq when it considers the phrase from Deuteronomy “Amale…
