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…their own Hanukia, and each lights a number of lights corresponding to the number of the day of the holiday. We are fortunate that we are able to do this mitzva in such a complete and beautiful way. But what of the poor person who can not afford all of this “hidur mitzva” but must struggle to light even one lamp? The Mishna Berura, written at the beginning of the twentieth century by the Hafetz Hayim, comments on the section of the Shulhan Arukh c…
…ess you, before I die” How long does he live after saying that? An hour? A day? A week? Sixty years. He lives sixty years after his deathbed speech. Death fills every moment of his life. * * * If his experience under that cleaver kept death always in his mind, and if that experience too drove him to a post-traumatic blindness, then what drove him to bless his boys? Did Isaac hear G-d’s blessing of his father Abraham, the promise of both fruitfulne…
…r. Rachel Adelstein (January 2019) Week 1: The Basics Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Week 2: Cantorial Music Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Week 3: Jewish Music and Modernity Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Week 4: Women’s Voices in Jewish Music Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Requested file could not be found (error code 404). Verify the file URL specified in the shortcode. Week 5: Music and the Politics of Memory Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 “American Sugyot: Unmasking Issues in Conservative Ju…
…, a collage, or an art project there is always some reminder in it of that day. “See Momm, these are stairs we ran down when we had to be evacuated.” Miriam says that Issac is really good with Rachel. He made a book with her. She drew the pictures and he wrote the story. They called it Last Man Down and it tells the story of the courage of firefighters and rescue workers. Isaac always reminds Rachel that there were 3,000 killed but there were also…
…25 Apr Kadima Book Club: “The Way Back” by Gavriel Savit April 25, 2021 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm BEKI Kids page Home Page Interior Page Get excited for the Kadima Book Club! All Kadima members should have received by mail their own copy of The Way Back by Gavriel Savit. […] More Info…
…21 Nov BEKI Sisterhood Gift Fair & Book Talk with Mark Oppenheimer “Squirrel Hill: The Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting and the Soul of a Neighborhood” November 21, 2021 10:00 am – 12:30 pm Home Page Interior Page Sisterhhood book&giftfair2021 copy 3 More Info…
…08 Aug Book Talk with Author Rabbi Richard L. Eisenberg August 8, 2019 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Home Page Interior Page Rabbi Eisenberg Book Talk Flyer More Info…
…16 Jul Book Discussion: “Rereading the Rabbis” July 16, 2017 6:15 pm – 7:15 pm Home Page Book discussion of Rereading the Rabbis by Judith Hauptman in the BEKI Library More Info…
…15 Aug Kadima Summer Book Club August 15, 2021 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm BEKI Kids page Home Page Interior Page Meet in the BEKI courtyard to discuss the Jewish fantasy novel The Way Back by Gavriel Savit. Join us for games, activities, and themed snacks […] More Info…
…17 Apr Festival Service (in-person) – Passover Day II – 1st Day of Omer April 17, 2022 9:15 am – 11:45 am Home Page Interior Page More Info…
