- 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
…it Midrash: “Teshuva as Conversion: Psychological Reflections on Religious Change” Arielle Rubenstein August 18, 2021 Elul Beit Midrash: “Jonah, Grudges & Growth” Rabbi Eric Woodward August 11, 2021 Pride Month Schmooze Miryam Kabakov June 30, 2021 BEKI Annual Meeting June 21, 2021 JUNETEENTH, the African-American Celebration of Freedom Robert Forbes June 16, 2021 Tea Tasting Caroline Keogh of New Haven Tea June 9, 2021 Anti-Asian Racism in Americ…
…Shabbat Afternoon Schedule Change: The Shabbat Minha (Saturday Afternoon) services in February 2017 will be 1p – 1:35p in the Posener Beit Midrash, and (as in the summer) the evening service will not be held at BEKI on those four days. This early service time will allow participants to avoid the round-trip to the synagogue on what are the snowiest and coldest nights. Comments or questions to jjtilsen@beki.org . …
…ctric rates, hurricanes, major earthquakes, and rapid catastrophic climate change could affect the rate of return. Since the array was a gift to the synagogue, it was “free” from the perspective of the Congregation’s operating or capital budget. Maintenance costs are expected to be zero in the first fifteen years. Press coverage of the project Here Came the Sun, New Haven Independent, 18 September 2007 New Haven Turning Green – with Energy!, Shalo…
…s me to be. But then I look at myself and see someone who is not me, and I change, quickly. Then I become a rebel, or a radical. I don’t listen to the authority figure, I dye my hair bright red, or blue, or purple. I wear tank tops that show my bra strap, and use black nail polish. And then I look at myself again and see someone else, who is also not me. Finally I look through the make-up and clothes and dye and see a naked, shivering run-of-the-m…
…cause. Mere jealousy had become insufficient grounds. These and many other changes had been instituted by the halakha before Rabbi Yohanan retired the sota ceremony to secure the due process demanded by the Torah. These and other changes are detailed in Mishna Sota and provide a clear evolutionary record of the halakha’s development. Over the last year, in preparation for my bat mitzva, my father has studied Torah with me. As you might have guesse…
…not appropriate behavior in a house of shiva. I was unable to effectively change the subject back to what should have been the topic, despite my best efforts. I note that I did read the “Talk to Your Friends” section of “The Art of Paying a Shiva Call” in the BEKI Yizkor Memorial Booklet, which clarifies the proper halakhot; but you did not address the “what to do if confronted with idle conversation at a house of shiva” question in that booklet….
…t. But just a few verses back there’s an identical line with just the name changed, v’eyleh toldot Yishmael ben Avraham, which Etz Chayim translates as “This is the line of Ishmael son of Abraham.” So which is it – line or story? Robert Alter translates it as lineage or what earlier translations called begettings. The lineage of Isaac. the patrimony of Isaac. I want to focus on both of those this morning: the story of Isaac and what he begets, wha…
…Standards. Historical precedents and texts were brought in to justify the changes, which were deeply controversial at the time. The congregation I belonged to on Long Island was nearly torn apart over the issue. But now that we’re here, would any of us want to go back? Judaism evolves and is the stronger for it. I want to call your attention to a change that still needs to be made to correct an antiegalitarian, unjust, and unwise position that Co…
…achievements. It’s about strengthening the community. It’s about balancing change and continuity, for the good of the institution and its members. As trustees of BEKI, we need to make sure that this congregation will continue long after our terms in office are over, and be stronger because of what we contributed. As a congregation, we subscribe to certain enduring principles. Probably the central statement of our shared belief appears in this week…
…ch case they get counted as both a new and dropped individuals, for no net change, but they are counted as a new unit. My figures count added members from the month they join. Deaths are counted as losses from the month of their death, but members who move away or otherwise notify us that they will resign are not counted as losses until the beginning of the next fiscal year. This means that we will begin the new fiscal year next week with several…
