- 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
…5 December at 7:00p. Toda Rabba – Thanks a Lot Special thanks to the KISS kids (Kids in Shul when there is no School) for their help with the October mid-month mailing: Gilah Benson-Tilsen, Rachel Forbes, Annie and Sarah Bass, Sandy and Isaac Johnston. You did a great job! Library News New Acquisitions for Ari Nathan Levine Children’s Library, made possible through the generosity of Rabbi Murray Levine Castle on Hester Street David and Max* Plots…
…e and the Search for Truth “The attraction of Judaism,” the conversion candidate said, “is that you’re always asking questions, always discussion and debating.” It is the ma nishtana of the Passover seder, the emphasis on questioning — and answering — that makes the Jewish world go ’round. Classic Judaism insists on free discourse and open-mindedness, and the respect for the intellectual and religious integrity of each person, within broad limits,…
…y military and police personnel, and full-time students, may enter with valid official ID. Children are always welcome to join us accompanied by their adults. All adults require tickets or reservations for most services. Adults from member households in good standing are sent tickets in advance; members lacking tickets are asked to inquire. Please contact our office 203.389.2108 x114 office@beki.org or download documents for further information. A…
…y military and police personnel, and full-time students, may enter with valid official ID. Children are always welcome to join us accompanied by their adults. All adults require tickets or reservations for most services. Adults from member households in good standing are sent tickets in advance; members lacking tickets are asked to inquire. Please contact our office 203.389.2108 x114 office@beki.org or download documents for further information. A…
…y military and police personnel, and full-time students, may enter with valid official ID. Children are always welcome to join us accompanied by their adults. All adults require tickets or reservations for most services. Adults from member households in good standing are sent tickets in advance; members lacking tickets are asked to inquire. Please contact our office 203.389.2108 x114 office@beki.org or download documents for further information. A…
…y military and police personnel, and full-time students, may enter with valid official ID. Children are always welcome to join us accompanied by their adults. All adults require tickets or reservations for most services. Adults from member households in good standing are sent tickets in advance; members lacking tickets are asked to inquire. Please contact our office 203.389.2108 x114 office@beki.org or download documents for further information. A…
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…in the accounts of Josephus “a description of a pacifist Jewish reaction side by side with hints of non-pacifist elements.”21 Schwartz, on the other hand, has tried to demonstrate that the references to threats of violent response on the part of the Jews in Josephus are mostly misunderstandings of translation or in one case Gaius Caligula’s misunderstanding of Petronius’ letter.22 Similarly, Zeitlin observes that one of Petronius’ considerations…
…mal members does not tell the whole story. There are many families or individuals who identify BEKI as “their” synagogue, even though they are not formally members. For at least some purposes, we should think of BEKI as a “500+ family” congregation. Some belong to BEKI for historical reasons. Jessie Claire Goodwin, for example, is a sixth generation BEKI member, whose ancestors were among the Congregation’s founders. David Margolis is a descendant…
