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85 Harrison Street, New Haven, CT 06515-1724 | P: 203.389.2108 | office@beki.org
…te and soapstone. He studied fine art at University of Maryland and kept a day job as photo editor and informational graphics reporter at the Houston Chronicle for nearly 30 years. Oren is a direct carver of stone. He begins carving without preconception, maquette or plan — letting the stone initially dictate its form. After the stone is roughly carved, “the rock reveals its images hidden inside,” said Oren, “It’s nothing cosmic. It’s like seeing…
…and Allocation of Scarce Medical Resources” “The Meaning of Torah for Our Day: A Renaissance Jewish Perspective,” Rabbi David Ruderman, Rabbinical Assembly, 2000 “Rabbi Yohanan Aleimanno’s Introduction to his Commentary on Shir HaShirim, Dr. Chaim Hames, Rabbinical Assembly, 2000 “Passover in Classical Rabbinical Sources,” Dr. Ruth Sandberg, Rabbinical Assembly, 2000 “Resistance and Auto-Emancipation in the Exodus: Insights from the Midrash,” Rab…
…12 Jun Drive-by Food Drive June 12, 2022 10:00 am – 11:00 am Home Page Interior Page BEKI will hold a food collection from 10 to 11 am on Sunday, June 12. This is Westville’s annual Giveaway Day (in which people put […] More Info…
…c landscape with all its contrasts: the rays of dawn, the stillness of the day’s heat, the evening’s twilight, radiance and dimness, wind and rain, a night’s storm.” Avniel’s work was included the 2004 exhibition “Our Landscape: Notes on Landscape Painting in Israel” at the University of Haifa Art Gallery. Other exhibitions include the National Gallery in Washington, Tel Aviv Museum, New York University gallery,and numerous shows in galleries in N…
…23 Apr Minha Service – Special Time April 23, 2016 1:05 pm – 1:35 pm Home Page We have scheduled the Shabbat minha service for the first day of Pesah 23 April 2016 for 1:05p (after qiddush). More Info…
…11 Apr Yizkor Memorial Service April 11, 2015 10:45 am – 12:15 pm The Yizkor Memorial Service follows the reading of the haftara on the final day of Pesah, Shabbat 11 April 2015, some time after 10:45a. Services […] More Info…
One day’s mail brought two advertisements that highlighted the true dilemma of the kosher consumer. One was a full back-page newspaper ad for “Kosher” brand kosher-certified bottled water. The other was a separate oversized mailing for “Mizmor” brand kosher-certified water. The dilemma for the consumer: which brand is really more kosher? I was somewhat upset to receive these advertisements, not only because my Purim gags had been preempted, but a…
…ion,” entered into by ritual circumcision of a Jewish boy when he is eight days old. LaMaazel: “To good fortune!” Miqva: Ritual bath for spiritual renewal and for conversion. Mohel/Mohelet: One who performs the mila (circumcision). Pidyon ha-Ben: “Redemption of the Son”; ceremony for certain firstborn boys on thirtieth day after birth. Shul: “School,” Yiddish for synagogue. Simhat Bat: “Celebration of a Girl” welcoming baby girl into community. Te…
…mational experience. * * * * The Jacob we have come to know, as we begin today’s parashah, is not a very attractive fellow. His deceitful behavior in conning his brother Esau out of his birthright, and tricking his father Isaac into bestowing upon him the blessing that belonged to Esau, has portrayed him as a liar, a cheat, a trickster, a crafty, dishonest manipulator. Jacob’s brother threatens to kill him, so Jacob flees from his home in Canaan t…
…that not every family is comfortable with this yet. I will announce rainy-day indoor services with enough lead time for families to make their own decision. Masks are no longer required, only recommended, for vaccinated people while outdoors. K-2 Kehila and Junior Congregation will return to meeting every week, also at 10:45 am. K-2 Kehila will meet indoors, in a larger room than the one they have used in the past–exact location TBA. All particip…
