- 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
…rvice. Now began to develop an organized movement of selective objection, i.e. objection not to military service per se but objection to service in the occupied territories or even, occasionally, objection to service at all in what was now seen as an army engaged in an illegal or immoral occupation.8 As one student, about to be drafted, put it in 1979, “It’s not clear to me which side I’ll be on in the various confrontations with the Palestinians….
…and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God, rather than burnt offerings” (Hos. 6:6). This means that what we are doing here, not only the various segments of the service that echo the daily and special sacrifices, such as minha and musaf, but everything we do here — the Torah reading, the children’s services, the Learners; Minyan, Singers’ Circle, and all the other activities related to prayer and study that take place in this building — constitutes…
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…s us. And so it was! So much so that it was abolished, around the year 50 C.E. by Rabbi Yohanan ben Zakai before the destruction of the Temple, at a time when the mitzva was still operational! More surprising still is Rabbi Yohanan’s reason for abolishing the sota ceremony. Mishna Sota (9:9) records that Rabbi Yohanan was forced to abolish the sota ceremony. Jewish men — not women — had begun to behave like Romans, abandoning Torah values for publ…
…y, pp. 68-69. 10. Ben-Amos & Mintz, Tale 238; Horodezky, pp. 162-163. 11. E.g. Ben-Amos & Mintz, Tale 32; Horodezky, p. 119-121. 12. Ben-Amos & Mintz, Tale 12; Horodezky, p. 48. 13. Ben-Amos & Mintz, Talke 43; Horodezky, pp. 107-108. 14. Ben-Amos & Mintz, Tale 158; Horodezky, p. 144. 15. Ben-Amos & Mintz, Tale 87; Horodezky, pp. 117-118. 16. Ben-Amos & Mintz, Tale 201; Horodezky, p. 65. 17. Ben-Amos & Mintz, Tale 21; Horodezky, p. 127. 18. Ben-Amo…
…proposals that would halt, limit, or curtail refugee resettlement in the U.S. or prioritize certain refugees over others; and urge President Trump and the U.S. Congress to instead take bold leadership by providing robust funding to support refugees around the world as well as provide necessary resources to refugees who are already resettled in the U.S. Most importantly, the Conservative Movement completely rejects the targeting of individuals bas…
…out of the belly of a whale. It also tells us a great deal about atonement. God orders Jonah to go to the notoriously wicked city of Nineveh, a bitter enemy of the Israelites, and prophesy the city’s imminent doom. Jonah instead runs away and boards a ship for Tarshish. So God sends a huge storm that threatens to sink the ship. The sailors, with a heart-wrenching appeal for God’s mercy, toss Jonah overboard and the storm dies down. Then God sends…
…proposals that would halt, limit, or curtail refugee resettlement in the U.S. or prioritize certain refugees over others; and urge President Trump and the U.S. Congress to instead take bold leadership by providing robust funding to support refugees around the world as well as provide necessary resources to refugees who are already resettled in the U.S. Most importantly, the Conservative Movement completely rejects the targeting of individuals bas…
…orning at 11:00a and see for yourself. Or contact our office at office@beki.org, to be referred to the program coordinator. K-2 Kehila K-2 Kehila is a “junior-junior” congregation for children in grades K-2, and meets every Shabbat morning from 11:00a to 11:45a. Children are welcome to come once or every time. K-2 Kehila is run cooperatively by talented and dedicated parents. For more information contact the office at office@beki.org. Junior Con…
…eginner to advanced. Coffee and tea are available in the room. For information contact Rabbi Tilsen at jjtilsen@beki.org….
