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85 Harrison Street, New Haven, CT 06515-1724 | P: 203.389.2108 | office@beki.org
…reasons for the order. That is why Talmud scholars can’t navigate – by the time they have considered all of the possible interpreta tions of the highway sign, they are long past the exit. Bump Ahead? But whose head to bump? So deciding the order of listing may have been difficult. But it was not difficult to choose whom to honor. We had another civic leader, Alderman Phil Voigt, of blessed memory, Susie’s late husband. Phil was a loya l Catholic,…
…e tried to, even then, by telling on them to their father. But at the same time, I think that Yosef felt sad and upset that his brothers didn’t love him. And I think that Yosef felt uncomfortable that he got attention and a coat that his brothers didn’t get. Yosef wanted to share love with all his brothers and wished that they would get spoiled by Yaqov too. Yosef wished that Yaqov would give all the brothers something special, not just to him alo…
…did that, we would be passing the challenge on to future generations. The time for this redesign is not far off in the future; it is already here. The question is just whether we will boldly step out to prepare for it, or scramble to keep up with it. In an uncertain world, rather than hinder ourselves and burden the next generation with a worship space that is out of sync with our values and with what we know works in the contemporary Jewish worl…
…a, enter ZIP Code 06515 at Candlelighting Times Guide. For candle lighting times and additional time parameters, see MyZmanim for New Haven and adjust elevation to 21 meters where applicable. The bottom left of the screen provides a date menu. For a Hebrew Calendar Add-on with candle lighting times for Mozilla Firefox, see https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1379. Want to know who is scheduled to lead the services? Consult the Service L…
…covered they needed such recognition) was an important root of “hostile sentiments and antagonisms that were later to erupt between Arabs and Jews during the Mandate.”32 These “hostile sentiments and antagonisms” developed not merely as a result of the “numerous and prolonged lawsuits” fought over land ownership33 but even more directly as a result of the eviction of hundreds of tenant families from lands they considered their own when large land…
…k would help enforce the contract, to the end that Jewish traders in those times could operate with greater security. So here’s my overall point. Today, the power grid in America is, shall we say, a very complex distribution network. The way it operates is by a certain number of power plants producing energy, usually by burning fossil fuels, and then feeding it into the massive grid of electrical power lines. I think this is quite similar to the s…
…such an order. Some have complained that “Animal Rights” activists are at best “ahead of their time” or at worst placing animal “rights” ahead of human life. How can they worry about a few laboratory rabbits or a bunch of uncomfortable farm chickens while children (and adults) are literally starving and dying from easily preventable and treatable conditions? Would not their efforts be better directed toward promoting human welfare? While in Calif…
…Berakhot Talmud Study Group: A weekly study of the Mishna, leading to Gemara study, will be held in the Beit Midrash on Thursday mornings 10a–11a with Rabbi Tilsen. The Talmud, based on an oral text, has no beginning or end. One can begin study at any point; now is the best time. No prior knowledge is required, but basic facility in English is helpful; students with all backgrounds are welcome, beginner to advanced. Coffee and tea are available……
…Berakhot Talmud Study Group: A weekly study of the Mishna, leading to Gemara study, will be held in the Beit Midrash on Thursday mornings 10a–11a with Rabbi Tilsen. The Talmud, based on an oral text, has no beginning or end. One can begin study at any point; now is the best time. No prior knowledge is required, but basic facility in English is helpful; students with all backgrounds are welcome, beginner to advanced. Coffee and tea are available……
…09 Nov Berakhot Talmud Study Group November 9, 2017 10:00 am – 11:00 am Berakhot Talmud Study Group A weekly study of the Mishna, leading to Gemara study, will be held in the Beit Midrash on Thursday mornings 10a–11a […] More Info…
