- 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
…ake sure he’s dead.” There is a silence, then a shot is heard. Back on the phone, the guy says: “OK, now what?” Even if you follow all the directions geschribben in the Shulhan Arukh strictly, letter by letter, you are not performing the mitzvot as our sages intended unless you understand what you are doing and why you are doing it. Our sages have taught that in order to perform a mitzva optimally, in most cases, one must do so conscientiously, th…
…organized movement of selective objection, i.e. objection not to military service per se but objection to service in the occupied territories or even, occasionally, objection to service at all in what was now seen as an army engaged in an illegal or immoral occupation.8 As one student, about to be drafted, put it in 1979, “It’s not clear to me which side I’ll be on in the various confrontations with the Palestinians. If I’m told to help put down…
…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…
…Tiqun Leil Shavuot Sweeter than Honey Night of Adult Study Yizkor Memorial Service Festival Morning Services Feature Hallel & Ruth Ezra Academy Shabbat Torah Pathways Adult Education Classes Notice of Annual General Meeting Letters Sisterhood News LifeCycle Devar Torah by Drew Allison Men’s Hevra Qadisha UHS Graduation & Promotion Ramah New England Alumni Sought Seizing the Moment by Rabbi Ismar Schorsch, Chancellor of JTSA Stutz Memorial Builds B…
…) to a more inclusive layout will better fit our participatory, member-led services. Acoustical improvements will also promote inclusivity, accessibility, and the participatory nature of our services. For climate control and air quality, part of the committee’s charge is to determine what HVAC improvements are needed in the sanctuary and to incorporate those changes into the redesign. The upgrades should bring less noise (thereby improving acousti…
…uipped with a Hearing Loop. Children’s participation is encouraged in all services and Youth Services are available concurrent to main services. Admission & Ticketing Guests and visitors are most welcome. However, advance arrangements are required. Active-duty military and police personnel, and full-time students, may enter with valid official ID. Children are always welcome to join us accompanied by their adults. This year, again, we will have…
…ays to connect, serve the world, and have fun. After a year of adapting to services outdoors, BEKI has restored its three separate children’s services every Shabbat morning. Rosh Hashana brings bright future to New Haven synagogue and new rabbi: It was ‘meant to be’, nhregister.com, Sep. 5, 2021 [NOTE: article is behind a paywall] Rabbi Eric Woodward plans to encourage the members of Congregation Beth El-Keser Israel to be their true, best selves,…
…tated the mobilization of volunteers to read Torah, lead daily and Shabbat services, teach benei mitzva students, and provide the many services so capably performed by Mr. Friedman. A wise, pious and humble scholar, Mr. Friedman raised generations of New Haven youth with a love of Torah. His commitment to tradition and the advancement of women eased the Congregation’s transition to a fully gender-egalitarian format in all aspects of synagogue life…
…clearly a census of males, ages 20 and up, who are fit enough for military service. We get very specific numbers, tribe by tribe, of how many men qualify. In the context of that world, it may be readily understandable that a military census was only focused on males. However, by having a census that only focuses on military needs, it seemingly implies, at least to me, that it is not important to have a census of all the people. Imagine if the pars…
…ght still be some who did not get to say one; if there was no limit to the number of qaddishes added, the service became burdensomely long. So after careful scrutiny the rabbis allowed all mourners to say qaddish simultaneously. This rabbinic solution was adopted only after careful consideration, and after it was determined that mourner’s qaddish is not one of the types of public prayers that can be said by only one person at a time, such as is th…
