- 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
…24 Jan Parashat HaShavua with Rabbi Tilsen & Rabbi Eric Silver (Parashat BeShalach) January 24, 2021 10:00 am – 10:50 am Home Page Interior Page More Info…
…ew. And if there are no sons, to whom does the inheritance pass? I turn to Numbers Chapter 27, from parshat Pinchas. “The daughters of Zeloph’chad, of Manassite family…they stood before Moses, Eleazar the priest, the chieftains, and the whole assembly, at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting, and they said, (v.3) “Our father died in the wilderness. He was not one of the faction, Korach’s faction, which banded together against the Lord, but died for…
…every other expenditure that had to be made in repairing the House. But no silver bowls and no snuffers, basins or trumpets — no vessel of gold or silver was made from the money brought into the Temple. The haftara specifies that the money was to be used exclusively for basic repairs, not for decorative objects or frills. This is pretty much what our BEKI renovations are about, as well — infrastructure maintenance and necessary upgrades to an agin…
…nk, To the deaths of Miriam and Aaron. * * * One thing to notice About the number 14,700 Is that it promises reduction: It moves toward its own diminishment. There is a half-life logic to it, An inherent halving: 14 in the thousands category, Then 7, half-14, in the hundreds. In this promise of reduction, We move toward zero, Though we will never reach it. Just after the number of dead is given, Parshat Korach turns suddenly. G-d tells Moses to ta…
…d her, “why does your father serve his wine in a plain clay jar? Why not a silver pitcher?” She had her father pour the wine into a silver pitcher. The wine reacted with the metal and became bitter. The scholar noted, “Al tistakel b’kankan, ellah b’mah sheyesh bo.” Don’t look at the vessel, but at what’s in it. But of course, we do look at externals, and that can influence how we treat people. Which brings me to the parasha. Mattot opens by talkin…
…09 Sep Executive Board Meeting (off-site) September 9, 2019 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm More Info…
…30 Jul Tisha BeAv Shaharit & Eikha (Zoom & On-Site) July 30, 2020 8:15 am – 9:00 am Home Page Interior Page More Info…
…23 Mar Executive Board Meeting (off-site) March 23, 2020 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm More Info…
…30 Sep USY & Kadima Apple Picking (off-site) September 30, 2018 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm BEKI Kids page Home Page Interior Page More Info…
…29 Jul Tisha BeAv Maariv & Eikha (Zoom & On-Site) July 29, 2020 8:15 pm – 9:00 pm Home Page Interior Page More Info…
