- 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
…11 Dec BEKI & BJ Joint Adult Ed Program – 2016 Poland Trip Overview (at B’nai Jacob) December 11, 2016 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm B’nai Jacob 2016-12-11-program More Info…
…d the cradle of Western civilization. The city had a massive inner wall surrounding the city and a ten mile long outer wall protecting the immediate countryside. Eight gates opened into the city. One of them, the Ishtar gate, was magnificently decorated with blue enameled bricks into which were set red and white depictions of bulls and dragons. It opened on to an extraordinarily lovely avenue sixty three feet wide and paved with red and white ston…
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…m to be breathing and his eyes are glazed. The other guy whips out his cellphone and calls 911. He gasps: “My friend is dead! What should I do?” The operator says: “Calm down, I can help. First, let’s make 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…
…hundreds of refusers had been spared jail by the government to avoid publicity.16 At the same time, there were cases of people who for reasons of conscience served jail terms but avoided publicity and were not counted in the “official” enumeration.17 Most terms were for the length of call-up, typically 28 days. Daniel Timerman, a recent immigrant and son of the prominent Argentinian journalist Jacobo Timerman, served two terms (one for each time…
…e the people there are evil. Abraham argues on behalf of the people in the city, and God agrees that if he can find ten good people in the city, he will not destroy it. But the only good person found in Sodom is Lot, Abraham’s nephew. Lot is tipped off in advance and leaves Sodom in the morning, before the city is destroyed. Next in the portion, Sarah gives birth to Isaac. In the portion before Vayera Sarah gave up hope that she would have a baby,…
…eat deal about atonement. God orders Jonah to go to the notoriously wicked city of Nineveh, a bitter enemy of the Israelites, and prophesy the city’s imminent doom. Jonah instead runs away and boards a ship for Tarshish. So God sends a huge storm that threatens to sink the ship. The sailors, with a heart-wrenching appeal for God’s mercy, toss Jonah overboard and the storm dies down. Then God sends a giant fish to swallow Jonah. Inside its belly, t…
…09 Aug Elm City Winds Concert (in-person) August 9, 2023 7:00 pm Events Elm City Winds Returns: Concert indoors at BEKI Wednesday, August 9 at 7pm, in-person only. This woodwind quintet has created a program for us of […] More Info…
…20 Jun Songs for the Holy City Live-Streaming Event June 20, 2018 7:15 pm – 9:00 pm Home Page Interior Page Songs for the Holy City 6-20-18 More Info…
