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85 Harrison Street, New Haven, CT 06515-1724 | P: 203.389.2108 | office@beki.org
…eligious tradition repeatedly forbids us from oppressing the stranger. For instance, Leviticus 19:34 commands us, ‘The strangers who reside with you shall be to you as your citizens; you shall love each one as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.’ And Exodus, ‘And you shall not wrong a stranger, neither shall you oppress them; for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.’ It is a betrayal of Jewish history and our own Jewish valu…
…raise money necessary to maintain this synagogue, where the spirit of holiness dwells. Shabbat shalom. See also Parashat Huqat-Balaq by Gila Reinstein See also Parashat VaEthanan — Installation of Officers by Gila Reinstein See also Parashat Ki Tetse by Gila Reinstein Email Gila Reinstein at gila.reinstein@yale.edu…
…tiqun olam. And if not now, when? “You must not remain indifferent.” Shabbat shalom. See also Parashat Huqat-Balaq by Gila Reinstein See also Parashat VaEthanan — Installation of Officers by Gila Reinstein Email President Gila Reinstein at gila.reinstein@yale.edu …
…shat VaYera 5763 – by Annie Bass, 20 Heshvan 5763 Parashat VaEthanan 5762: Installation of Officers – by President Gila Reinstein, 11 Av 5762 Shabbat VaYiqra 5762 – by Shai M. Sokolow Silverman, 3 Nisan 5762 Ma-Nora! Parashat VaYetsei – by Eric I.B. Beller, 9 Kislev 5762 Shabbat Pesah 5761: My Bat Torah Observance – by Syma Solovitch, 21 Nisan 5761 Parashat BeHar: My Jubilee – by Eric I.B. Beller, 15 Iyar 5760 Parashat Huqat-Balaq – by Gila Reinst…
…ail often cannot even transmit the emphasis of italics. Faxes are received instantly and may be read before a background conversation that would put its message into context. Even voice mail and answering machines share these deficiencies and whatismore convey the speaker’s discomfort and stress in trying not to say something idiotic that will forever be recorded on tape. Yet, despite the limitations of the written word, we must not forget that th…
…abundance: It is simply blessed. So here in the text, in these first three instances, we’ve seen the word blessing used in ways that may seem contradictory: blessing as a prelude to fertility and increase – to p’ru urvu 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 Noa…
…e this is likely to be remembered more than a simple statement of law. For instance, I was intrigued by this story and its placement, and decided to discuss it today. Perhaps its position in Leviticus is meant to make us question and give it attention. If so, it worked for me, and I enjoyed the variety of opinions and the privilege to decide for myself what I choose to believe. I recently saw the Broadway play Wicked. The author of the book Wicked…
…in my mind, they are more alike than they seem. Take their strengths, for instance. Deborah’s strength is out there, commanding her army and being a leader. Miriam’s strength as a physical and spiritual healer of her people, may not be as outwardly visible but is most certainly there. Another similarity as I said before, is their strength as individuals, not just as who they’re related to. Both of these women speak their minds, which I find to be…
…that “those of us who resisted prior to 1967 faced minor harassments. For instance, I did not have my reserve card so I had to wait a year to obtain my driver’s licence.”7 After the occupation of the West Bank and Gaza, a new dimension was added to the question of military service. Now began to develop an organized movement of selective objection, i.e. objection not to military service per se but objection to service in the occupied territories o…
…ll Bresnick has collaborated with dancers and musicians in the creation of installations for performances. These have included large sculptural str uctures, floor drawings and video. Broell Bresnick has taught at Stanford University, University of New Haven, University of Bridgeport and the Educational Center for the Arts, where she served as Visual Arts Department Chair for 29 years. She has given lectures at a number of museums, galleries and un…
