- 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
…has covered it; G-d’s Presence has appeared. When they reach it, G-d tells Moses “Remove yourselves from this community And I will annihilate them in an instant.” They fall on their faces, But there’s no negotiating this time. The Torah doesn’t tell us why. Did they fear G-d’s anger? Did they know negotiations would fail? Did they know there was no time for negotiations? Instead of bargaining, They huddle, brother to brother: Moses tells Aaron to…
…is leaning toward a design that allows more light into the sanctuary and a more modern aesthetic. We received a lot of positive feedback about the new window above the ark. That design can’t accommodate the height of the current ark doors. That said, in the next phase of the project we will be looking for an art consultant to work with the architect on recommendations for ornamentation. We will direct the consultant to consider the possibility o…
…iva deferments, 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 jai…
…ervative and Progressive-Reform institutions is not serious because that almost amounts to twice nothing. If the Israeli Government is able to spend $700 million on non-Conservative religious institutions that seek to disenfranchise us and in many cases promote explicitly anti-Zionist messages, then we have to question to what extent the Government needs our money to provide social services. Do our donations merely take the pressure off the Govern…
…itual Committee Chairperson 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 (…
…a traditional egalitarian Conservative synagogue. Following Rabbi Gertel’s move to a larger and more prominent congregation in Chicago in 1988, Rabbi Steven Kane served the Congregation until 1993, at which time David Sagerman served as president. During those years, Rabbi Kane cultivated the Congregation’s appeal to traditionally observant Conservative Jews, and worked diligently to develop the Congregation’s membership and educational programs….
…Programs Reservations for Non-Members OR Immediate Family Members Yizkor Memorial Book Yizkor Memorial Book Order Form and Description Yizkor Memorial Book Sample Pages High Holy Days Honors Information Selichot Service Flier George G. Posner Breakfast Dedicate a Mahzor Lev Shalem in Honor or Memory of a Loved One Audio Files for Rosh HaShana & Year-Round Lulav & Etrog Order Form Schedule High Holy Day Service Times 2023 – 5784 All Services are at…
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…r, www.newhavenindependent.org, April 15, 2019 In one hand he had his cell phone, with mom on the line for shopping advice. In the other hand was a handout with a Westville rabbi’s admonition against crossing a picket line to buy food for the Feast of Freedom. His basket was empty. There David stood amid walls of macaroons, white fish, and grape juice in Aisle 13 of the Amity Stop & Shop, pondering the fifth question added to this year’s tradition…
…al use of doublets or triplets simply as a form of emphasis by repetition. More modern scholars see them as evidences of different versions of one story, taken from different sources. The multiple versions were retained for some reason or for no reason when the many strands which form the Bible were drawn together. The traditional Jewish commentators and even modern scholars offer a variety of explanations but none of them are really persuasive —…
