- Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel
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85 Harrison Street, New Haven, CT 06515-1724 | P: 203.389.2108 | office@beki.org
…s tell us Is that 14,700 people died In this sudden plague. It’s a precise number. And it invites immediate comparison To the number we heard just a few verses earlier: Why did only 250 die From Korach’s active rebellion, But 14,700 die For a single line of passive complaint: “You two have brought death on the L-rd’s people.” This single line of lament, Of blame and complaint, May not seem so surprising, or egregious. They had seen Moses tell the…
…vid times) we will all sit closer to each other. Nobody will be in Alaska, Florida, or Nova Scotia. The design and placement of the ark and ark platform will also make the room more human-scale. Why can’t we integrate pews AND movable chairs, to accommodate all of our needs and interests? The redesign committee considered combining fixed and movable seats. The drawback is that any fixed seating, no matter where you put it, severely limits the flex…
…York Times, 2 May 1983, p. I 8:2. 17. Ruth Lin, “Hashiput hamusari shel sarvanei milhemet levanon” (The Moral Judgment of the Lebanon War Refusers), `Iyunim Behinukh (Studies in Education), University of Haifa, no. 42 (Nov. 1985), pp. 27-29. 18. New York Times, 2 May 1983, p. I 8:2. 19. Deqel, p. 37. 20. Lili Galili, Ha’aretz, 13 Jan. 1984, p. 17. 21. Lin, pp. 19-20. 22. Andy Court, “160 reservists say they won’t serve in occupied territories,” Je…
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…ars, Rabbi Kane cultivated the Congregation’s appeal to traditionally observant Conservative Jews, and worked diligently to develop the Congregation’s membership and educational programs. During the years following the merger, despite the continuing efforts of the synagogue leadership, the synagogue faced frequent budget shortfalls and was forced to defer certain building maintenance. While some positive movement was felt, the general trend of syn…
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…did not experience antisemitism in India and, in fact, helped to rescue a number of Jews fleeing Europe in World War II. Conversation with Mark Oppenheimer, jewishledger.com, Nov 25, 2019 Mark Oppenheimer describes himself as a writer, talker, father, husband, dog-owner, and challah baker. Though not necessarily in order of importance. Challah baking aside, the talker in Oppenheimer will get to do just that on Sunday, Dec. 15, 10 a.m., at Congreg…
…e, two involving Abraham and Sarah (chapters 16 and 20 — one in my bar mitzva portion, Lekh Lekha, and a second in VaYera) and now today, a third, involving Isaac and Rebekah in Toldot. By the way, to avoid confusion (because God changes their names between the first and second stories), I’ll use the enlarged names for Abraham and Sarah in this talk. I’ve put the three passages into a handout which has been distributed so that you can see them tog…
