- 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
…l’s credit as an extraordinary effort at peaceful coexistence. It is not a policy of expulsion or genocide against an entire people, let alone the residents of this one city. A Google search finds the vast majority of cases in which the terms “ethnic cleansing” or “transfer” are used in this context are the words of Israel’s enemies, not Israeli leaders. From time to time, right-wing voices are reported to talk about the desirability of transferri…
…of the assault, the meaning of the struggle, the significance of the name change? How are we meant to understand this apparent interruption in the Jacob narrative? There is midrash that describes Jacob’s assailant as Esau’s guardian angel, Samael. Rashi adopts this view. Before Jacob encountered Esau in the flesh, his spirit struggled with the spirit of Esau. Maimonides sees Jacob’s struggle as having taken place in a dream. Nachmanides argues th…
…the 10th century B.C.E.; and the E strand probably written between 900 and 800 B.C.E.. The redaction or the compiling of the whole Torah is usually seen as occurring in Babylonia between 600 and 400 B.C.E. For our three passages only J and E are relevant — the first and third passages are usually attributed to J and the second to E. The first account, of Abraham and Sarah in Egypt, is most like a folktale; it is the simplest in structure. It show…
…on the website as they progress. Feedback is welcome, which may result in changes to the design. We may hold another congregational meeting after the architect delivers one or more conceptual design proposals in March. What were the results of the congregational survey in November 2021? The survey got a great response from 183 people, 95 percent of whom are BEKI members. The redesign committee thanks everyone who responded. The results help ident…
…berty Award dinner, stated, “An apology cannot change the past, but it can change the future.” I would say we are fortunate indeed to be living during the reign of this great Pope. He has set the Church on an epochal change of course. As a result, the new Millennium holds promise of far better relationships between Catholics and Jews than the one just past. We should accept the Church’s invitation and seek out constructive dialogue with our Cathol…
…while ignoring the halakha. That would be a dubious way to make Synagogue policy, and one liable to create discontent and foster contempt for law and tradition as well as for the Synagogue leadership. I agree with Rabbi Avram Israel Reisner’s teshuva (responsum) “Joint Aliya” approved by the Committee on Jewish Law and Standards of the Rabbinical Assembly, the highest halakhic body in the land, on 28 October of 1992, that prohibits the practice o…
for works in Main Gallery Contact the Sisterhood Gift Shop to purchase Matzo Covers Keyboard Fantasy $800 Floral Deck $1,200 Popups $1,200 Coaster $1,200 Busy Garden $1,000 Outside the Box $700 Cell $700 Balloon Festival $600 Sails $500 Beneath the Surface $500 Introspection $500 Genesis 1-12 $1,200 Valley of the Leaves $700 The View from Above $1,000 The Book of Life $600 Huppa $2,000 Kaleidoscope $400 Round Matzah Cover $150 Click here to downl…
…10 Sep Back to Shul Day September 10, 2023 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Events Join us for our annual preparations for the holidays at BEKI. Change out prayer books, change Torah covers, garden, polish silver and cap it off […] More Info…
…al betterment of Jewish communal institutions. Therefore our sage Hillel suggests that if one does not like aspects of communal life and culture, one ought to work to change them. Your Culture, your Synagogue — Love it or Change it. But please don’t leave it. ©Jon-Jay Tilsen…
…ings, because God helped him. I think that God still helps people grow and change. God helps me. Being Jewish is important to me because it has been a good way to learn about God and how to grow and change. I want to help make the world a better place and I want there to be peace in Israel and Jerusalem. I like to learn about holidays and learn Hebrew (which is very hard work). I have made a lot of friends at Germantown, Perelman, and at our new s…
