- 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
…Performance by: Yoni Hirshfeld https://www.beki.org/wp-content/uploads/Song-1.mp4 Performance by: Jon Stone https://www.beki.org/wp-content/uploads/Song-2.mp4…
…fairs. For large map see “http://www.passia.org/ palestine_facts/MAPS/ 1923-1948-british-mandate.html”. Notes 1 Abraham Granott, The Land System in Palestine — History and Structure, translated by M. Simon, (London) 1952, p. 87. 2 Granott, 1952, p. 88. 3 Granott, 1952, p. 87. 4 Granott, 1952, p. 90. 5 Granott, 1952, p. 88. Apparently Granott means the dominant form of productive land. 6 Robert H. Eisenman, Islamic Law in Palestine and Israel: A…
…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…
…look through the make-up and clothes and dye and see a naked, shivering run-of-the-mill girl who’s trapped in her mind, trying to get out of a contradiction in itself. Beverly Sills, an opera singer, once said, “A happy woman is one who has no cares at all; a cheerful woman is one who has cares but doesn’t let them get her down.” I guess that’s why some people identify me as a pessimist and others consider me odd. I can swear and curse and disresp…
…Rachel Bashevkin Rabbi Eric Woodward Ext. 120 Membership Chairperson beki-membership@beki.org Ritual Committee Chairperson Russell Epstein Ritual Coordinator ritualcoordinator@beki.org Youth & Family Programming Director Annie Norman-Schiff Ext. 113 Youth Group Advisors kadimabeki@gmail.com usybeki@gmail.com BEKI Bulletin bulletin@beki.org Cemetery Association cemetery@beki.org Sisterhood Giftshop giftshop@beki.org Directory director…
…them. Donʼt tell anyone, but you donʼt really need a rabbi to become a bar- or bat-mitzva, get married or divorced, or have a funeral. It may be desirable to have rabbinic guidance and supervision, but there are really no special “powers” a rabbi has other than the endorsement of some rabbinical school attesting to the rabbiʼs training. The Cemetery Association may require (for good reasons) that a rabbi officiate at a funeral, but there is no su…
…m, having learned that the famine was over, she tells her Moabite daughters-in-law to return to their own people. She has nothing to offer them, since she can no longer bear sons who could marry them and take care of them. And an unwed woman at that time was at great risk. Orpah, although tearful, turns back. Naomi says, “See, your sister-in-law has returned to her people and her gods. Go follow your sister-in-law.” But Ruth perseveres: “Do not ur…
…at https://outoftown.crownmarketonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/2022-Delivery-Schedule_Final.pdf NEW! A Taste of Eden in Milford, with food prepared by Adam Heyman, delivers to New Haven, or you can pick up at Chabad of Milford at 15 Edgefield Ave. Adam publishes a Shabbat menu for each week (order by 7 pm Tuesday) and caters events also. Call (203) 684-6008 or email atasteofeden.kosher@gmail.com. Kosher Family / The Marketplace in Brooklyn…
…ct (NAA): This Connecticut state act encourages corporations to support non-profit organizations. A company that owes corporate taxes in Connecticut can contribute funds to a non-profit organization for energy conservation, and receive a tax credit from the state for the amount of the contribution. We are actively looking for companies that owe taxes in Connecticut. If you know of such a company, please let us know! BEKI 120 funds: Limited funds r…
…ruce Oren’s show in the news A Beaver Hills Sculptor Carves Through The Chaos, newhavenarts.org, Jan 10, 2022 Thou Shalt Go With The Flow, newhavenindependent.org, Dec 17, 2021 exhibition works are available for sale; click here to download price list…
