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…sky, we also think of the brit, that two-way street of promises and trust between us and God. Did you know that there is a special blessing to say when you see a rainbow in the sky? This is the blessing: Blessed are You, God our Lord, Ruler of the universe, who remembers the brit, and is faithful to God’s brit, and keeps God’s promise. Annie Norman-Schiff Education Director Congregation Beth El-Keser Israel 85 Harrison Street New Haven CT 06515 a…
…ng to his or her means.” We greatly appreciate the philanthropy of Abraham Bettigole, Ida Bettigole, Regina & Martin Faymann, J. Paul & Deanie Levine, Ruth Pollowitz and Sidney Weinstein, all of blessed memory, who remembered BEKI in their wills and estate plans. Each person should have a will or estate plan. Corinne Blackmer, Gloria Cohen, Paul Goodwin, Rabbi Murray Levine, Bob Oakes, Stanley Saxe and Mark & Cyd Oppenheimer are among those who ha…
… (Jewish law) at Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel. The majority of BEKI households observe kashrut, and kashrut training is part of the Religious School curriculum. Support is available to members who wish to newly kasher their homes. All food at our facility, whether at a public affair such as a kiddush luncheon or in a private setting such as a wedding seuda (feast), is served under strict supervision. Mashgihim working for caterers are welcome…
…Levites are seen as aggrandizing, Not burden-bearers, Where hitting works better than talking. G-d tells Moses and Aaron “Because you did not trust Me To sanctify Me Before the eyes of the Israelites, Even so you shall not bring this congregation To the land that I have given to them.” This episode ends with a curious sentence: “These are the waters of Meribah/Dispute, Where the Israelites disputed with the L-rd And He was sanctified through them…
…Group BINA (our religious school) Teen Kesher USY and Kadima youth groups Free High Holy Day tickets Support from our Hesed Committee Shiva minyanim Choice of two affiliated cemeteries Programming for children and adults All Jews are invited to become members of BEKI, including: Jews by birth and Jews by choice (converts) Jews in mixed marriages and couples who are both Jewish Jews of all races Jews of all gender identities or sexual orientations…
…Group BINA (our religious school) Teen Kesher USY and Kadima youth groups Free High Holy Day tickets Support from our Hesed Committee Shiva minyanim Choice of two affiliated cemeteries Programming for children and adults All Jews are invited to become members of BEKI, including: Jews by birth and Jews by choice (converts) Jews in mixed marriages and couples who are both Jewish Jews of all races Jews of all gender identities or sexual orientations…
…qorban hatat which was a female cow. We substitute a cow for ourselves because we know God could justifiably destroy us because of all our sins. A cow represented a fair amount of wealth. You would sacrifice this cow, which was like being fined a good percentage of your savings account, and you’d learn not to make that mistake again. There were less costly sacrifices for those who couldn’t afford such an expensive animal. Of course everyone still,…
…involving Isaac and Rebekah in Toldot. By the way, to avoid confusion (because God changes their names between the first and second stories), I’ll use the enlarged names for Abraham and Sarah in this talk. I’ve put the three passages into a handout which has been distributed so that you can see them together, and can compare them. I’ve decided to focus on Isaac’s deception of Abimelech along with the two earlier passages of deception. Abimelech ha…
…vice usually concludes by noon. Services today may run a little longer because of the ceremonies recognizing the b’mitzvah. The Kiddush reception following the service may last an hour or more. Telephone, Electricity, Smoking, Cameras Shabbat is distinguished from the rest of the week, in our synagogue as in many others, by not operating electronic items (although there is a telephone available for emergency use and for physicians on call). Simila…
…d a rich crop of opportunities for Jewish study. Certainly I felt drawn to use the freedom of my yovel this way. Here I catalogue several such commitments of my yovel, and for each, share with you one thing I learned. I began by signing up for a course in Biblical Hebrew, taught by Professor Tony Perry through the New Haven Jewish Federation’s Department of Jewish Education. On the first day of class, Tony quoted Dante, “Here begins a new life.” T…