- 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
…ke to tell you about the Torah portion for today, VaYetsei (Gen. 28:10 – 31:54), and then focus my thoughts and opinions on Jacob’s famous dream about angels. VaYetsei begins with Jacob running away from Esau as a frightened young man and ends with his leaving Laban as a married and successful man with a very large family including 11 sons, two wives and two maidservants. It starts when Jacob sets out for Haran escaping his brother’s anger. Before…
…he perspective of the unidentified man? Would we learn that he was provoked, abused or misunderstood, or discriminated against because he did not have a Jewish father? Obviously we will never know, and we must hope the witnesses were honest, but I wonder what Gregory Maguire’s story about the blasphemer would be like…. Now, before I melt, I would like to take this opportunity to publicly thank my tutor Ruthie Greenblatt for helping me prepare for…
…the time was an extraordinary city, huge in size with a population of over 100,000. It was at the heart of the fertile stretch of land that formed the cradle of Western civilization. The city had a massive inner wall surrounding the city and a ten mile long outer wall protecting the immediate countryside. Eight gates opened into the city. One of them, the Ishtar gate, was magnificently decorated with blue enameled bricks into which were set red a…
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…e in principle this ideal should apply to all types of contributions–wisdom, work, wealth–that each family makes toward the good of all, it was most often applied to the readily quantifiable realm of money. For when it came to agricultural leavings for the poor and contributions (tithes) to the Temple, each family’s required minimum contribution was a proportion of its income. This system of tithes and leavings is akin to the “flat rate” tax. Unde…
…saac his son On exhibition at BEKI from November 6, 2019 through January 11, 2020, “Akeida Verbs” is a series of 30 paintings that attempt to plumb the mystery of Abraham, Sarah and Isaac’s terrifying final encounter with their God. McBee explains: By isolating almost every verb or significant action in Genesis Chapter 22 and related passages, I hope to uncover and begin to make sense of this story’s narrative streams in 30 crucial scenes. Slowing…
…e program begins, the men arrive in the late afternoon daily to Columbus House, are interviewed to make sure they are in suitable condition 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 leave…
…ding Shabbat. To order a lulav and etrog contact the office at office@beki.org. Some services, and Kiddush for the Festival days and Shabbat, are held in the sukkah, weather permitting. Please dress accordingly. During Ḥol HaMoed and Hoshana Rabba (except on Shabbat), some wear tefillin until Hallel is begun; others do not wear tefillin during this period. The general practice at BEKI is to not wear tefillin. The BEKI Moishe Schnitman Sukkah is o…
…ty of exhibition. for more information and for purchasing work, contact the artist, and please mention that you came to her via BEKI http://www.lesliejklein.com / lesliejklein@gmail.com…
…ere is a display of about a dozen books about synagogues and Jewish art on the table in the lobby that you may wish to look at. Marc D. Schwartz, MD, President HealthCalls America Inc. www.HealthCalls.com …
