- 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
…o die here? And why did you take us out of Egypt To bring us to this evil place,” A place where there is “no water to drink.” * * * The last time the eydah complained About Moses and Aaron bringing death, G-d’s foaming wrath was triggered, And 14,700 died. On hearing the complaint, Moses and Aaron go straight To the Tent of Meeting. G-d appears and tells Moses to tell Aaron To take “the Staff,” ha-mateh, Assemble the eydah, “And before their eyes…
…ious dust collectors. How about encasing the louvers between two panes of glass? Or using glass with some kind of screening element? Based on congregant feedback, the Sanctuary Redesign Committee has asked the architect to consider alternatives. If the final design retains the window louvers, we will work with our facilities manager, Michael Barone, to find a safe and reasonable way to dust them. Materials How will we address sustainability of mat…
…ts, emigration, and faked medical or psychiatric exemptions.36 Moreover, a large number of youths conscientiously or ideologically opposed to military service accepted induction but did their best to get through the ordeal.37 Most of the case histories of objectors found in the literature indicate a high degree of ethical sensitivity and sincerity. A study done in September 1983 on the moral judgment of 36 reservists who had served jail sentences…
…rn passed by the Knesset in 1950. At the heart of that noble piece of legislation lay two distinct definitions of Judaism, one dictated by Jewish law and the other by the history of the Holocaust. The law gives voice to the Zionist ideal – that every Jew born of a Jewish mother or converted to Judaism has the inalienable right to settle in Israel. But this law also takes cognizance of those non-Jews who were swept up in the murderous dragnet of th…
…airperson Bruce Spierer Youth & Family Programming Director Annie Norman-Schiff Ext. 113 BEKI Bulletin bulletin@beki.org Cemetery Association cemetery@beki.org Sisterhood Giftshop giftshop@beki.org Main Office Hours Monday 9:00a to 5:00p Tuesday Working remotely (available by phone 9:00a to 5:00p) Wednesday 9:00a to 5:00p Thursday 9:00a to 5:00p Friday 9:00a to 3:00p Closed on Federal Holidays and major Jewish Festivals (Rosh HaShana, Yom…
…orts in family education and synagogue transformation through the issues related to solar energy and conservation. By 2016, most of the congregation’s electricity use was produced on its own roof-top arrays. The breadth and quality of Shabbat and weekday programs for children and youth expanded, as the number of minors in the Congregation grew from under 70 in 1994 to over 225 a decade later. A typical Shabbat morning includes simultaneous progra…
…etary 11:00a Erev Yom Kippur/Kol Nidre 9/24/23 Sunday Minḥa 6:00p Kol Nidre 6:28p Yom Kippur 9/25/23 Monday Shaḥarit (followed by Torah, Yizkor: ~10:45a, Musaf Services) 9:00a Children’s services 10:45a Study Sessions 2:30p and 3:15p Minḥa, followed by Neilah (~6:15p) Havdalah and Final Shofar Community Break Fast to follow 5:00p 7:25p * Unless otherwise indicated, candles may be lighted at or before time given ** Indicates candles must be ligh…
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…o by Peter Hvizdak, 6 April 2012 Many Rooting for this Bar Mitzvah, by Pamela McLaughlin, New Haven Register, 26 October 2010 Through the Web, They’re Bringing People Together, New Haven Independent, 7 September 2010 Day of Awe Arrive Early, by Allan Appel, New Haven Independent, 2 September 2010 Here Came the Sun, New Haven Independent, 18 September 2007 Solar Rabbi’s Hannukah Message All as One: BEKI Program Reaches Out to Adults with Special N…
…ntitling her to privileges not ordinarily available to a wife. Several scholars explain the first story, by suggesting that Abraham conferred this higher status on Sarah so that she would be treated with greater respect by the local population. Egyptians at that time would have been familiar with the Hurrian custom. The second version reflects the fact that knowledge of the Hurrian concept was no longer widespread and the story then becomes simply…
