- 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
…erations. It is in today’s parasha that we read of the ner tamid, the eternal flame upon the altar of the tabernacle that must never be extinguished. How can we hope to keep this commandment when there is neither Temple nor tabernacle, and when, moreover, the entire concept of altar sacrifice, of corbanot, strikes us as primitive and bizarre? For me, this question goes to the heart of the problem of VaYiqra (Leviticus). The book of Leviticus, as t…
…31 May Hanefesh Kadima Closing Event at Lake Compounce May 31, 2015 1:00 pm – 6:30 pm Interior Page Hanefesh Kadima Closing Event at Lake Compounce! Sunday, May 31st Time: 1:30 pm – 6:30 pm Event for Kadima members only – contact Stefan Kostolitz […] More Info…
…y were already there in the world, the Torah is telling us. This is a partial tale, and we know it thanks to Cain: thanks to his fear of vengeance, thanks to his love of a woman, thanks to his drive to build a city. * * * We don’t often praise Cain but look at what he taught us. And look at what he did. The Torah tells us of nothing more that Cain did but good: wandering by command, then marrying, raising a son, founding a city, naming it after hi…
…ing was wrapped with a giant blue bow. A large banquet was held in the social hall, and a commemorative ad book was published. In preparation for the event the general Chairman, Paul Goodwin, asked me to research and write the history of the Congregation. An adaptation of that history follows. Part of this history is adapted from the work of Rabbi Elliot B. Gertel. — Alan Gelbert, et al. Part One: Beth El According to Jews in New Haven (vol. 2),…
…14 Jun BEKI-BJ Lake Compounce Closing Event June 14, 2015 1:30 pm – 6:30 pm Interior Page USYers are welcome to attend!!! Rescheduled from May 31 due to weather. More Info…
…28 Feb Parashat HaShavua with Rabbi Tilsen & Nadav Sela (Parashat Ki Tisa – Shabbat Para) February 28, 2021 10:00 am – 10:50 am Home Page Interior Page More Info…
…es 18:55-59 (Feldman translation),9 written roughly 16 years after War, is parallel to the War version, but with a few additional details: Now Pilate, the procurator [Greek: Hegemon] of Judaea, when he brought his army from Caesarea and removed it to winter quarters in Jerusalem, took a bold step in subversion of the Jewish practices, by introducing into the city the busts of the emperor that were attached to the military standards, for our law fo…
…u the Lord will arise, and His glory shall be seen upon you. And nations shall walk in your light, and kings at the brightness of your rising. Your sons come afar, and your daughters are borne on the side. Violence shall no more be heard in your land, desolation nor destruction within your borders; But you will call your walls Salvation and your gates Paradise. Your sun shall no more go down, neither shall your moon withdraw itself; For the Lord s…
…President Yaron Lew, 10 Tishrei 5780 – 8 October 2019 Peace, Love & Survival: Parashat Noah – by Alan Lovins, 11 Heshvan 5779 – 20 October 2018 For You Were a Stranger: Parashiyot Aharei-Mot Qedoshim – by Maytal Saltiel, 13 Iyar 5778 – 28 April 2018 The 613: Parashat Eqev – by Ella May, 20 Av 5777 – 12 August 2017 Israel: My Positions – by Alan H. Lovins, 24 Tamuz 5776 – July 2016 Parashat BeHa`alotekha – by Noam Benson-Tilsen, 19 Sivan 5776 – Ju…
…ld of Rachel Light & Jonathan Freiman, and of Eben Light, 19-20 July 2019, parashat Balaq Elijah Ratner, child of Rabbi Joshua & Elena Ratner, 21-22 June 2019, parashat BeHa`alotekha Miranda Hurwitz, child of Michael Hurwitz & Deborah Chirnomas, Sunday 5 May 2019, Rosh Hodesh Iyyar Miles Katz, child of Julie & Samuel Katz, 1-2 February 2019, parashat Mishpatim Rebekah Oppenheimer, child of Mark & Cyd Oppenheimer, 18-19 January 2019, Shabbat Shira…
