- 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
…common animal, it is fluffy, and says “baa”. If you haven’t already guessed, the animal that I am referring to is none other than the sheep. To understand America’s economy, one must know about automobiles and oil. Both are central parts in the economy as sheep were in ancient Israel. The fact that sheep are even mentioned in the Torah suggests that the topic of sheep is not a trivial matter. The words keves and kesev were mentioned in the Torah…
…hysician for the medical examination to declare Joseph ‘unfit’ on the record, irrespective of his actual condition. When Joseph found that the unfitness report was untrue, he threw away his exemption card. Eight years later, Joseph underwent another examination in which he was found fit for service. He was prepared to resist, but the military granted him one postponement after another for sixteen years until he was too old to serve the army.4 In a…
…n to participate that day, shower, collect or store their belongings and bedding, and travel together by van to that week’s host location, arriving by about 6pm with several members of the Columbus House staff. After settling in, participants and volunteers dine and spend the evening together and the staff leaves for the night. The men will spend a comfortable, warm and safe overnight at BEKI, with several BEKI or COHS volunteers on-site. In the e…
…All worship services and children’s programs are member-led. Education Director Annie Norman Schiff (anormanschiff@beki.org) arranges the rotation for children’s programs. To sign up to lead part of the Saturday morning services, or to read Torah or Haftorah, make your selection via our online spreadsheet. Just scroll down to the proper date to see details about each aliyah. Questions? Consult Rachel Adelstein at ritualcoordinator@beki.org. …
…09 Jun Zoom Tea Tasting June 9, 2021 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm Home Page Interior Page Caroline Keogh from New Haven Tea, producer of artisanal blend flower teas, which is located here in Westville, will lead us in a tea tasting […] More Info…
…r to walk. Can I ride a bike and still keep the rules of the sabbath? Signed, At the limit Dear Limit, The problem you describe is typical of many of our neighbors: They don’t want to drive to shul and they don’t want to walk. So they do neither. It was never stated by the Conservative movement that it is permitted to drive on shabbat. What was stated in 1950 was that many Jews live in places where the only way to get to shul–not the shopping mall…
…recall, after two years of drought and famine had spread over the entire middle east, Jacob, in Canaan, sends his sons down to Egypt to buy corn. Arriving at the offices of the Corn Distribution Administration, the brothers meet and bow down to the High Commissioner, Joseph. They don’t recognize him, he has changed so dramatically from the 17 year old they last saw when they sold him to the traders after almost killing them, but he does recognize…
…in Mekhilta deRabbi Yishmael and elsewhere), which includes, but goes beyond, the concept of ืืขืื ืืืฆืืช ta`amei ha-mitzvot. The notion is very simple: If we understand the reason for a law or custom, what purpose it serves and how it came about, if we understand why we are supposed to do something, we are much more likely to do it, and to do it appropriately in varying circumstances. Take the story making the rounds recently. Two hunters are out i…
…ck a kanock and water erupts from the rock. It is at this point that we read, “Then came Amaleq.” Amaleqites were a fierce Bedouin people who did not live near Refidim. They didn’t have to attack. The Israelites were not an imminent threat. But they did attack and they are infamous because they did so in the most vicious way by attacking the rear of the column, the stragglers and the weakest. For the first time the Children of Israel must organize…
…ample, in the 1950’s when integrated housing was not considered a likelihood, my great grandfather, Ed Tilsen, and my grandfather, Bob Tilsen, built a housing project and said it had to be integrated. Some people said it could not be done, and some said it should not be done. Most people expected the property’s value to go down, because when the white residents learned about who their neighbors were going to be, people were sure they would move ou…
