- 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
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…eCycle HaMaqom Yinahem Etkhem We mourn the passing of Estelle Bloom, sister-in-law of Irving Weinstein Harry M. Wartur, father of Susan & Steven Wolfson Irving Rudof, father of Stephen & Joanne Rudof Mae Etkind, wife of Herbert Etkind May the memory of our departed be for a blessing. Mazal Tov! Mazal tov to Carolyn Lemkin, daughter of Edward & Rhoda Lemkin, and Louis Sachs, son of Ivan & Rita Sachs, and brother of Linda & Ken Buckman and Mark & Il…
…called יבּום yibum or “Levirite marriage” whereby the brother or male next-of-kin of a married man who dies childless must marry his widow. The purpose of this rule is insure that the deceased’s property rights, some of which may be entwined with the widow, will remain within his tribe, and to insure that the widow has the support she needs. But over the years, the tribal territories were lost, women gained independent property rights, and polyga…
…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…
…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…
…ion about this and other Tikun Olam (Social Action/Justice) programs at BEKI, please contact co-chairs: Darryl Kuperstock (kuperst@gmail.com 203-215-8555) or Steve Werlin (shwerlin@gmail.com 617-721-8213)….
…embers will contribute to promoting art at BEKI. Click here for a list of sale prices On view since early January, the exhibition continues through April 4. Videos of the artist discussing her work: Artist Talk, Mayim Chaiyim: A Watershed – video online excerpted from group online talks, curated by Amy Levine-Kennedy at the Koslow Gallery 2022 Techspressionist Salon #21– video online artist presentation, Cynthia Beth Rubin & Renata Janiszewska Jul…
