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85 Harrison Street, New Haven, CT 06515-1724 | P: 203.389.2108 | office@beki.org
…14 Jan Schmooze with Rev. Bonita Grubbs January 14, 2023 12:45 pm Events MLKing Shabbat speaker: Rev. Bonita Grubbs of CCA will give the sermon on January 14. Then Rev. Grubbs and Charmain Yun will lead a schmooze at 12:45 […] More Info…
…of this precept, I will not attempt to expound it. Rather, what I want to comment on regarding this commandment is that we are unable to fulfill it. Many of you no doubt have read about the birth in Israel about three years ago of a red heifer, the first one in almost two thousand years. The fact that the heifer would be three years old, the proper age for a sacrifice, in the year 2000, helped to stoke the millennial fervor, and created great exp…
…by far the most ominous behavior was that of the police, part of the armed force of the Jewish state. Here the power of the Jewish state was put at the service of the mob to deny Jewish worshipers access to the Western Wall plaza. The Conservative prayer group, it should be noted, had applied for and received official permission in advance to assemble and worship. Yet instead of the joyful welcome recounted from Biblical times, the prayer group wa…
…shiva call. Despite my intense effort to limit my conversation to words of comfort to the mourners, words of Torah, and recollections of the deceased, other callers attempted to make conversation with me about completely unrelated but pleasant matters. How can I, in the future, stick to the halakhot [rules] of paying a shiva call, while not seeming to reject, ignore or insult others who want to converse about tangential matters, and who are appare…
…tances. Rather, fasting is intended to be beneficial to the individual and community, and for most people this is indeed the case. If you have a medical condition which precludes your safely fasting on Yom Kippur, or if you have instructions from your physician against fasting or requiring the taking of food or drink with life-sustaining medication, you may wish to note the following guidelines, to the extent that they are consistent with your phy…
…y may not fear annihilation, But they fear still the accidental death That comes with coming Too close to G-d. Then G-d does something odd. He talks directly to Aaron. And in talking to Aaron, To the man whose provocative courage Stopped the killing at 14,700, Who helped G-d turn from Annihilation to flowering, G-d tells him: “You and your sons and your father’s house with you, You shall bear the guilt of the sanctuary, And you and your sons with…
…, 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 prayer. As the Psalmist says, “God is near unto all who call, unto all who call upon God sincerely.” May all of o…
…dership in North America and the major source of its annual campaign. They visit Israel, send their children over a summer or for a year and support financially every one if its worthy institutions.” As diaspora Jews our relationship with our beloved homeland has been sorely challenged by the actions and statements of the current temporary Government of the State. What are we to do, who love Israel but are mad as heck at the Government? One legiti…
…11 May Talmud Study Group May 11, 2017 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm The Sanhedrin Talmud Study Group meets weekly on Thursdays from 12:00m to 1:00p in BEKI’s Library for Talmud study. The Group has met weekly since […] More Info…
…04 May Talmud Study Group May 4, 2017 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm The Sanhedrin Talmud Study Group meets weekly on Thursdays from 12:00m to 1:00p in BEKI’s Library for Talmud study. The Group has met weekly since […] More Info…
