- 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
…d Question in Israel,” Middle East Research and Information Project Reports, 47, 1976, p. 14.) 25 Granott, 1952, p. 107. 26 Tute, 1927, p. 180. 27 Jiryis, 1976, p. 16. 28 Eisenman, p. 61. 29 Yehoshua Porath, “The Political Awakening of the Palestinian Arabs and their Leadership Towards the End of the Ottoman Period,” in Moshe Ma`oz, ed., Studies on Palestine During the Ottoman Period, (Jerusalem: Magnes Press) 1975, p. 365. Also cf. John Ruedy, “D…
…en the Temple was destroyed two thousand years ago and the Jews were scattered, people forgot which animal was supposed to be used to make the blue dye. Men stopped wearing the blue thread as the dye became unavailable. In 1858, a French zoologist found that there were three Mediterranean mollusks that produced purple-blue dyes. One, called Murex Trunculus, a kind of snail, was the one many people thought was the source of the blue used for the te…
…urney with Sarah. There are several interesting and useful stories; however, I, like the great poet Robert Frost, will be veering off of that path onto one less traveled. My chosen subject does not take up a huge part of this text, but we must know about it to help us understand the stories. Let me give you a hint: it’s a very common animal, it is fluffy, and says “baa”. If you haven’t already guessed, the animal that I am referring to is none oth…
…s livelihood. For this is what Hillel warned against: One who uses Torah for personal gain perishes. (Avot 4:7) For information on BEKI’s kashrut policies, see www.beki.org under “kashrut.” For communal standards, see www.kinahara.org….
…gels. God’s messengers are arriving; their message of Torah is being delivered, but it remains up to you to invite them in and to listen to their message. In the Haftora that you chanted so beautifully, Hosea tells us that no matter how much we fail God, he will not fail us. God remains open to Teshuva, to our return. Adolescence is a journey of leaving home and entering into unknown lands. Jacob makes that journey and reveals himself as an all to…
…ory relationships to the places we live. Seph Rodney, New York Times May 15, 2020 The paintings in Naomi Safran-Hon’s exhibition Going Home depict neglected rooms, halls, and passageways with traces of their former inhabitants and the external forces that brought about their desolation. Through creating these paintings, the artist reflects on the complicated relationship to her homeland, Israel. The gallery space at BEKI, Safran-Hon hopes, will dr…
…y so choose. They might attend the classes, services or other programs offered, or they may feel proud that their generosity helps people and insures the vibrancy of Jewish life among our community. But those who generously bequeath funds for use after their days in this world have ended, are sure to feel satisfaction in the knowledge that they are giving a gift for others and for the future. It is a gift of faith, trust and love. The Morris & Sar…
…in the United States: 2001, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, 2002.) Even more: On the global level, I am in the top 1%. So when I say that the rich should pay, I am including myself. When we share our spiritual, financial and other blessings with others and consequently see their Hanuka lights — or their Holiday Candles — glowing in their windows, then we are truly fulfilling the mandate of Hanuka: Pirsuma Nesa, Proclaiming the Mir…
…of New Haven. The congregation supported the worker to meet the needs of abused, neglected, and severely impoverished children in our community. BEKI participated in the program from August 2003 through 2005. Beaver Ponds – BEKI members have joined with neighbors and local church, synagogue and mosque members under the leadership of BEKI Board Member Robert Forbes in a creative project to build bridges between neighborhoods, increase awareness of…
…ators compromise on a “package” of issues, or support a bill that is not optimal because it is just the best that they think is attainable. It is not fair to oversimplify the process – doing so is itself a poor way to influence public policy. I do think clergy can, and should, play a significant role in the development of public policy, and that our religious values should inform our positions on civil questions. The Bishop’s attempt seems clumsy,…
