- 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
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…my. Every Israeli citizen 18 years or older serves in the army for some portion of their life. The only position that Israel won’t let women have in the army is in the front lines. They let women drive hummers, teach weaponry, teach tank driving, and let women do transmissions and communications, and much more, but they won’t let them up front with the men. This is still a big issue and there are lots of arguments about this in Israel. I only hope…
…ren’s services, the Learners; Minyan, Singers’ Circle, and all the other activities related to prayer and study that take place in this building — constitutes avoda, the work of worship, which substitutes for the system of Temple sacrifice that stood at the heart of ancient Judaism. Through a miraculous alchemy of faith and love, the ancient rites of sacrifice were transmuted into the living religion of the synagogue. If I may, I’d like to add a p…
…ow member who shared a particular hobby or interest, maybe someone who’s artistic; I love seeing plays and I’ve been playing cello since 4th grade. Jonathan Cohen & Shayna Schor and Caleb Listed from tallest to shortest, we are Jon, Shayna, and Caleb. Even though he is very short, Caleb (age 14 months) is the important one to remember. We live in East Rock. Shayna and Jon grew up Conservadox and modern Orthodox, respectively, and both went to Jewi…
…or in Rumania, and the titles often refer to the historical events or essential qualities of these specific locations. “From the Venetian Glass Pen” was a series based on the many walks and rides around Venice and the island of Morano (known for its glass work). After returning to my apartment, I would spend the evening drawing with my new glass pens and inks, inspired by my recollections of the colors of the Venice and fragments of the art, both…
…1/127 Livelihood protected when possible 79/127 Humility preferred to competition for job; Rabbinate 87/117 Honest work valued; Common labor valued 90/179 Stealing from gentiles serious crime 95/180 Charity valued; Woman 107/115 Having children preferred to money; Children 123/131 Business with rulers 141/127 Livelihood protected when possible 148/141 Gambling disapproved 149/141 Interest-taking disapproved 160/144 Human needs priority over wealth…
…ces. The entire congregation is invited and must be included in the calculation of number of guests. a. Sponsoring Kiddush prepared by BEKI Kiddush Team This fee (prices as of March 2024) includes a dairy buffet lunch, announcement and publication of sponsorship, wine & grape juice, setting up and clean-up of the room, trash removal and standard custodial services. These BEKI volunteers can manage up to 50 invited guests in addition to the congreg…
…he practice of joint aliya. Rabbi Reisner simply could not find a legal justification for joint aliya. While there have been teshuvot (responsa) written that justify the practice, they are not, in my judgment, persuasive. If a synagogue is going to abandon the traditional halakhic framework in the realm of Shabbat Torah reading, then there are a lot of things that could be done. We could have the Torah Readings on Friday night, which might be more…
…killing of the firstborn Egyptian males. Without the loophole of this substitution of the Levites for the firstborn – the redemption of the firstborn – G-d would require the firstborn males to provide service in, and in the transport of, the Tabernacle. I find it strange that G-d creates the obligation of service by the firstborn and also the loophole for getting out of this obligation. Well, I guess we learned about devising loopholes from the b…
…ice. Whether it is good or bad that he followed blindly is a different question. That question is what I drew my conclusion from. I drew this conclusion by looking at some differences between the two instances of lekh lekha. In both cases of lekh lekha, Abraham is given blessings from God, but they are given at different times in each circumstance. In the first lekh lekha, Abraham’s blessings are given directly after the command “lekh lekha” is is…
