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…more important to honor our leaders who are honest, intelligent, community-minded, self-sac rificial and hard-working people with high ideals and shared values. They are people who are dedicating part of their lives for the common good, to fulf ill the mission of the Jewish People of making the world better through the mitzvot and values taught by our sages. As Rabban Gamliel, son of Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi, taught (Avot 2:2): ืื – ืฉืืื ืืฉื ืขืืื ืขืึนืก…
…23 Feb Executive Board Meeting February 23, 2015 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm Executive Board Meeting (off-site) More Info…
…23 Mar Executive Board Meeting March 23, 2015 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm Executive Board meets at an off-site location More Info…
…04 May Executive Board Meeting May 4, 2015 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm Executive Board Meeting (off-site) More Info…
…17 May Walk Against Hunger – Team BEKI May 17, 2015 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Walk Against Hunger – 2015 flyer Walk Against Hunger – Sunday, May 17. In support of the CT Food Bank. We’re getting a BEKI Team together […] More Info…
…look through the make-up and clothes and dye and see a naked, shivering run-of-the-mill girl who’s trapped in her mind, trying to get out of a contradiction in itself. Beverly Sills, an opera singer, once said, “A happy woman is one who has no cares at all; a cheerful woman is one who has cares but doesn’t let them get her down.” I guess that’s why some people identify me as a pessimist and others consider me odd. I can swear and curse and disresp…
…do if one were, say, climbing a tree or riding a donkey when it came time to say the Shema. According to our sages, one can pray almost anywhere — even up a tree. Now, it is a good idea to come to shul, because community adds a whole new dimension, and it is great to pray near the Temple site in Jerusalem, because the atmosphere for some can heighten their spiritual awareness. But ultimately, God can hear you anywhere. There are many approaches to…
…uty. No representation about kashrut is made concerning items served at off-site events (such as a LaG BaOmer Kumsits or an Erev Shira Song Night at a private residence), nor at community events for which the Congregation is listed as a “sponsor” or “cosponsor,” unless specifically stated. All food served at BEKI is prepared or heated in compliance with Shabbat restrictions. For details of the implementation of this policy, see the Dear Kosher Cat…