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85 Harrison Street, New Haven, CT 06515-1724 | P: 203.389.2108 | office@beki.org
…nt (Deut. 22:1-4). “You must not remain indifferent.” The root, ayin, lamed, mem, means to hide, to conceal. In this verse, the verb is in the reflexive form, so it means you must not hide yourself, and by extension, it means you mustn’t ignore or run away from your neighbor’s needs. If you see someone’s beast of burden fallen on the road, do not ignore it; you must help him raise it. The verse uses the same verb, “ve-hit`alamta” — don’t remain in…
…world, that is, the objective of creating a better world through education, law, hesed and justice and promoted in the Torah and rabbinic teachings, or said differently, “Jewish values.” Converts wish to fully become part of the community, including participation in public ritual and leadership roles reserved for the legally Jewish. Gerim are a great blessing. They are an “independent” affirmation of our lifestyle and mission; they are a boon t…
…rvu and blessing as a marker of ceasing, of stopping: To multiply and to pause, to build and to break: both can be brochos. So what is a brocha? * * * The first blessing uttered by a human Comes in the next parshah, In Noach, after Noah’s drunken escapade, when the bad son Ham doesn’t lower his eyes at his father’s nakedness (or whatever that connotes). Noah begins with curses – “cursed be Canaan, the lowest of slaves shall he be to his brothers,”…
…women don’t count. What would the message to us have been if G-d said that, because of the killing of the Egyptian firstborn, all the non-Levite firstborn, male or female, belonged to G-d, and they all had to be redeemed? Would the redemption loophole make any less or more sense to us if a firstborn female Levite could have substituted for any firstborn, male or female, from the rest of the tribes? If the firstborn women would have needed to be r…
…eamed Shabbat Services Service Times 2022 – 5782 Service Broadcasting begins at Service Begins at Erev Shabbat – Fridays Kabbalat Shabbat – Maariv 5:30p 6:00p Shabbat Day Services Shaḥarit Morning Service 8:45p 9:15a …
…KI Sisterhood, The Buckman Family and the Sachs Family. See “It’s a Mitzva, or, Yes We Can!,” Bulletin May 2013, p. 13. The drinking fountain in the classroom wing is not readily accessible to people using wheelchairs. The main building is carpeted with low-pile or no-pile carpet, including the Rosenkrantz Library and the George G. Posener Daily Chapel – Beit Midrash. The classroom building is not carpeted. The linoleum floor is kept clean. The l…
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…05 Sep Alternative Selichot Service “Reflecting On Our Years” (Zoom) September 5, 2021 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm Home Page Interior Page Rabbi Woodward will lead an Alternative Selichot Service: “Reflecting On Our Years” on Sunday, September 5 at 8 pm (Zoom). Join Rabbi Woodward for a […] More Info…
…ng to Aaron, To the man whose provocative courage Stopped the killing at 14,700, Who helped G-d turn from Annihilation to flowering, G-d tells him: “You and your sons and your father’s house with you, You shall bear the guilt of the sanctuary, And you and your sons with you, You shall bear the guilt of your priesthood.” G-d has heeded the people’s fear Of accidental death, Of coming too close. The priests will bear the guilt. * * * So Korach ends….
…Children’s outdoor service, open to families with kids of all ages–whoever feels like bundling up and gathering in (safe) community. Each Thursday, if the weather looks decent, we schedule a “Pop-Up Style” Shabbat morning service. If you’d like to receive the email newsletter that gives updates about Pop-Up Services, contact Youth and Family Programming Director Annie Norman-Schiff at anormanschiff@beki.org….
