- 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
…, issued a statement on January 29, 2017 in regard to the recent executive order related to immigrants and refugees. This statement and the underlying principles were discussed at length by the directors and officers at the most recent BEKI Board of Directors meeting. It was the consensus of the BEKI Board to bring this statement to the attention of the BEKI membership and community. The Board voted to support the statement and the underlying prin…
…, for the Holy One allowed his name to be erased in the “bitter waters” in order to bring shalom bayit — reconciliation — to husbands and wives. Fearing the use of an asmakhta to justify the rejection of one of the Torah’s mitzvot, the Gemara read verse 31 as a sunset provision that preserved the mitzva but limited its application. Indeed, the sages of the Mishna saw the sota ceremony in a very different light. At a time when family values — shalo…
…y of people to lend a hand. And he was right. Not knowing Roberts Rules of Order, I’ve run meetings by Reinstein’s Rules of Informal Consensus. Whatever has been accomplished in the three years that it has been my very great privilege and joy to serve as president of this congregation, has been done because we have metaphorically been passing the Torah from hand to hand, sharing the challenges, obligations, burdens, and celebrations. Ze me-ze, fro…
…solutions, even those which challenge the conventions of gender may be in order. How is the Men’s Club to respond to the radical changes in gender roles which we have seen in the last twenty-five years? This is not a question that I have the answer to–and yet it is a question that needs to be addressed–for the sake of the sons, the daughters and the princes. Shabbat shalom. Hevra Qadisha Jewish Men who may be interested in serving on a Hevra Qadi…
…God tells him. The fish belches him out onto the shore, and God renews the order to go to Nineveh. This time Jonah obeys, proclaiming that the city will be destroyed in 40 days. The king of Nineveh orders universal fasting and penitence. And God, in an appearance of that crucial root nhm from the end of the Book of Job (translated in Job as “repent,” “recant” or “comforted”), decides not to punish Nineveh. Jonah is furious and cries out to God. “I…
…, issued a statement on January 29, 2017 in regard to the recent executive order related to immigrants and refugees. This statement and the underlying principles were discussed at length by the directors and officers at the most recent BEKI Board of Directors meeting. It was the consensus of the BEKI Board to bring this statement to the attention of the BEKI membership and community. The Board voted to support the statement and the underlying prin…
…ic commentaries, is how to proffer servile blandishment to the powerful in order to avoid their wrath. This lesson will be called upon to guide relations with Roman, European and other oppressors over the ages. Perhaps Jacob was trying to warn or frighten Esau. A midrash on this verse explains it this way: Jacob mentioned God’s Name to Esau in order to intimidate him, to frighten him. How may Jacob’s mention of God be understood? By the parable of…
…has lived in Vienna and Rome and currently resides in New Haven, CT. USA More information on the artist’s website: https://www.annabroellbresnick.com…
…21 Jul Kumsitz July 21, 2021 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm BEKI Kids page Home Page Interior Page Since we were rained out on LagBaOmer, we’ll try again with a Kumsitz on Wednesday July 21 (rain date July 22) at 7 pm. We’ll sing […] More Info…
…f 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…
