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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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…ng 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 a very important trait in anybody. A final similarity, it seems to me, is family relationships. Both of these women had stron…
…he. Joanne does not have a great facility for languages, or a special musical talent. She has mastered the prayers and the haftarah letter-by-letter, and note-by-note. Moreover, while she comes from a wonderful, nurturing family, they never encouraged her to sing, and she grew up believing that she couldn’t sing. I don’t think it is too much to say that for Joanne to chant the haftara is an accomplishment something akin to conquering Mount Everest…
…in Rumania, and the titles often refer to the historical events or essential qualities of these specific locations. “From the Venetian Glass Pen” was a series based on the many walks and rides around Venice and the island of Morano (known for its glass work). After returning to my apartment, I would spend the evening drawing with my new glass pens and inks, inspired by my recollections of the colors of the Venice and fragments of the art, both la…
…ed and cannot simply be wished away, but rather must be addressed. In several tales the Besht directly confronts the antagonists. In 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 forty years. She works remotely part time now as a financial professional for a small company, and has already joined the BEKI Kiddush committee. Tema is an avid reader, and Coleman enjoys golf and emptying the house of unwanted items on Ebay, which he has been doing since 1998. Our children remarked at their bnai mitzvah that “Dad would sell us on Ebay if it weren’t for Mom!” Allison Jacobs & Joshua Kuhr and Noa and Oren We live in Westville….
…called at once. The prospect of joint aliya would create numerous additional halakhic problems. None of these is overwhelmingly important in and of itself, but they are worth noting. For example, it is the custom among many Ashkenazic communities (although not at BEKI) not to allow relatives of the first degree to have consecutive aliyot. That is, you cannot call up two siblings or a parent and child one after the other. The reasons for not calli…
…mael is in his teens. Sarah is afraid that Ismael will hurt Isaac out of jealousy. After all, if it weren’t for Isaac, Ishmael would be Abraham’s heir. So Sarah convinces Abraham to expel Hagar and Ishmael from their camp. In the final part of Vayera, God asks Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac. Unlike in the case of Sodom, Abraham does not argue with God, and agrees right away. This sacrifice is called the Binding of Isaac, or the Aqeida. When Go…
…ROOM RATES 1. Shabbat Kiddush/Luncheon Option Shabbat luncheon in the social hall for a period of up to 2 hours following Shabbat morning services. The entire congregation is invited and must be included in the calculation of number of guests. a. Sponsoring Kiddush prepared by BEKI Kiddush Team This fee (prices as of March 2024) includes a dairy buffet lunch, announcement and publication of sponsorship, wine & grape juice, setting up and clean-up…
…during prayer, study, meals and other religious acts, such as playing baseball. Although he wears a kippa, the Pope is not Jewish. And although we wear Zucchettos, we are not the Pope. Once again we see that you don’t have to be Jewish to be Jewish, but it helps. Dear Rabbi, When should a young Jewish man approaching bar mitzva age begin putting on tefillin? Signed, Men in Black Dear Men in Black Leather, The Talmud (Sukka 42a) records a stateme…
