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…the preservation of freedom of access of Jews to their Holy Places. Surely, too, would it turn Zionism on its head if the Prime Minister’s pledge were to hold for Christians and Muslims but not for Jews. The principle of broad Jewish access in the area of the Temple Mount, I would suggest, predates the Zionist movement, indeed all of modernity, finding its origins in Biblical times. Today’s Parshat [weekly Torah reading], Ki Tavo, provides our pr…
…Great Hunters” of the Bible are viewed by the Sages of Israel as wicked men: Nimrod, whose very name means “one who rebels [against God],” and Esau, who is the utter antithesis of the spirit of Jewish Civilization. Rashi, who lived some 900 years ago in France, explains Rabbi Shimon ben Pazi’s comment on the first verse of Psalms, “Happy is the one who has not walked in the path of sinners” by saying that this means one who does not “hunt with dog…
…elsewhere in Palestine by 1950. Israel had offered to settle an additional 100,000 Arab refugees at that time in the portion of Mandatory Palestine under its control, but the offer was declined by the Arab states. The majority of these displaced persons were tenants who suffered the tremendous trauma of dislocation, regardless of how the blame is apportioned. After Yasir Arafat and his associated organizations came out publicly in favor of Saddam…
…27 Sep Yom Kippur Kol Nidre (Sanctuary & Live On-Line) September 27, 2020 6:00 pm – 6:35 pm Home Page Interior Page Outdoors in the BEKI parking lot, as weather permits. Masks will be required. In case of inclement weather, services will move indoors with a socially-distanced […] More Info…
…27 Sep Yizkor Memorial Service (Outdoor or Sanctuary & Live On-Line) September 27, 2020 10:00 am – 10:30 am Home Page Interior Page Outdoors in the BEKI parking lot, as weather permits. Masks will be required. In case of inclement weather, services will move indoors with a socially-distanced […] More Info…
…19 Sep Minha September 19, 2020 1:00 pm – 1:45 pm Home Page Interior Page Outdoors in the BEKI parking lot, as weather permits. Masks will be required. In case of inclement weather, services will move indoors with a socially-distanced […] More Info…
…28 Sep Yom Kippur (Outdoor or Sanctuary – Resources On-Line) September 28, 2020 9:00 am – 11:30 am Home Page Interior Page Outdoors in the BEKI parking lot, as weather permits. Masks will be required. In case of inclement weather, services will move indoors with a socially-distanced […] More Info…
…27 Sep Maariv Evening (Sanctuary – Resources On-Line) September 27, 2020 6:35 pm – 7:30 pm Home Page Interior Page Outdoors in the BEKI parking lot, as weather permits. Masks will be required. In case of inclement weather, services will move indoors with a socially-distanced […] More Info…
…28 Sep Minha Service (Outdoor or Sanctuary – Resources On-Line) September 28, 2020 2:00 pm – 3:10 pm Home Page Interior Page Outdoors in the BEKI parking lot, as weather permits. Masks will be required. In case of inclement weather, services will move indoors with a socially-distanced […] More Info…
…28 Sep Neila Amida (Sanctuary – Resources On-Line) September 28, 2020 6:30 pm – 7:20 pm Home Page Interior Page Outdoors in the BEKI parking lot, as weather permits. Masks will be required. In case of inclement weather, services will move indoors with a socially-distanced […] More Info…