- 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
…s a few questions of his own and would be happy to receive written answers. 1. When someone posts a “Vote For Candidate X” bumper sticker on a “Stop” sign, do they intend to promote or to “stop” that candidate? 2. When one shampoo bottle says “for shiny manageable hair” and the second says “for dry damaged hair,” who buys the one that makes their hair dry and damaged? 3. When the orange juice carton advertises “squeezed orange juice,” how else mig…
…t meeting this week Office Devar Torah: TBA ~11:15a ~11:30a Sanctuary Minḥa 1p 1:35p Beit Midrash Havdala (Home Ritual) 7:10p or later Home Qever Avot Services Sun 6 October 2019 Sunday after Rosh HaShana Shaḥarit Morning Service 9:00a 9:35a Beit Midrash Qever Avot Cemetery Memorial Service 10:00a 10:15a Beth El Memorial Park, Warner St. Hamden Qever Avot Cemetery Memorial Service 11:00a 11:15a Keser Israel Memorial Park & Congregation Sinai Memor…
…t meeting this week Office Devar Torah: TBA ~11:15a ~11:30a Sanctuary Minḥa 1p 1:35p Beit Midrash Havdala (Home Ritual) 7:10p or later Home Qever Avot Services Sun 6 October 2019 Sunday after Rosh HaShana Shaḥarit Morning Service 9:00a 9:35a Beit Midrash Qever Avot Cemetery Memorial Service 10:00a 10:15a Beth El Memorial Park, Warner St. Hamden Qever Avot Cemetery Memorial Service 11:00a 11:15a Keser Israel Memorial Park & Congregation Sinai Memor…
…t meeting this week Office Devar Torah: TBA ~11:15a ~11:30a Sanctuary Minḥa 1p 1:35p Beit Midrash Havdala (Home Ritual) 7:10p or later Home Qever Avot Services Sun 6 October 2019 Sunday after Rosh HaShana Shaḥarit Morning Service 9:00a 9:35a Beit Midrash Qever Avot Cemetery Memorial Service 10:00a 10:15a Beth El Memorial Park, Warner St. Hamden Qever Avot Cemetery Memorial Service 11:00a 11:15a Keser Israel Memorial Park & Congregation Sinai Memor…
…t meeting this week Office Devar Torah: TBA ~11:15a ~11:30a Sanctuary Minḥa 1p 1:35p Beit Midrash Havdala (Home Ritual) 7:10p or later Home Qever Avot Services Sun 6 October 2019 Sunday after Rosh HaShana Shaḥarit Morning Service 9:00a 9:35a Beit Midrash Qever Avot Cemetery Memorial Service 10:00a 10:15a Beth El Memorial Park, Warner St. Hamden Qever Avot Cemetery Memorial Service 11:00a 11:15a Keser Israel Memorial Park & Congregation Sinai Memor…
…ts and 730 sheqels by weight. The silver of those who were recorded came to 100 talents and 1775 sheqels by the sanctuary weight….” And it goes on to record how the gold, silver and copper were used. From this, we can assume that in ancient days, people were just as interested in transparency and accountability as we are today. Who gave what, and how was it used. And that’s how it should be. Donations should be used as promised, records should be…
…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 that Jacob struggled with no one but himself, with his own guilty conscience. These interpretations are appealing, but seem unsupported by the biblical text. Jacob suffers an actual physical injury in his struggle. Nehama Leibowitz describes the story as “essentially non-ra…
…vers 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 download a printable list of prices…
…in dating, the J document is usually considered the oldest, written in 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 E…
…bbat Hanuka Dinner Marks Dedication of Posener Daily Chapel On Friday Night 10 December 1999, a Shabbat Hanuka Dinner will follow the 6:00p service. Set to welcome singles, families and people of all ages, the evening will combine the sacred beauty of Shabbat with the fun of Hanuka. The evening will mark the Shabbat of dedication of the “small chapel,” which pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors is to be named the “George G. Posener D…
