- 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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…ome for food at a Bar Mitzva or Bat Mitzva or Wedding I have to stand in a long line. Can’t you do something about it? Signed, Tired of waiting in long lines. Dear Tired, Simply tell the people to stand closer together. Then the line will be shorter. Dear Rabbi, How early can we make our house kosher for Pesah? Can we eat kosher for Pesah foods on our Pesah dishes before Pesah? Signed, Early Bird Dear Early Bird, You can make your kitchen kosher f…
…can compare them. I’ve decided to focus on Isaac’s deception of Abimelech along with the two earlier passages of deception. Abimelech had already been deceived by Abraham in a similar scenario a couple of chapters back. Maybe Abimelech had a memory problem — but then Abimelech may be a dynastic name and the stories really involve two different Kings with the same name. The story in today’s parsha is the last of the three episodes. The appearance i…
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…ograms. Rides for kids when their parent is unable to drive. An occasional phone call or visit to someone who lives alone or in assisted living. A cooked meals or groceries for someone recuperating from illness or surgery. Of course, we can’t provide regular nursing service or permanent carpooling, but we can extend a helping hand, and we should. How will this work? Well, were just getting started, and there may be some kinks till we work out the…
…globally. So Lou had put us in touch with Dr. Sallon, and she said that as long as we were going to Eilat, we must see Dr. Solowey’s work. And seeing her life-long efforts to make the desert productive, for the benefit of all humanity, made the whole journey worthwhile. The most extraordinary sight came at the end of our visit to the Institute, in a quarantined greenhouse. There in a plain pot was “Methusaleh,” a sapling sprouted a year ago from a…
…and it, not as a curious interruption of the Jacob narrative, but rather as an integral part of the story. The struggle prepares Jacob for his reconciliation with Esau, and at long last earns him the right to re-enter Canaan, the future land of Israel, as the rightful progenitor of the Jewish People….
…Abby Fraade, the volunteer who manages sponsorships. Please note that cellphones and photography are permitted on weekdays, but not on Shabbat or Yom Tov. If you choose to have a ceremony at BEKI on some other day, please work out the general plan in advance with Office Manager Peggy Hackett. She will arrange kitchen supervision and custodial services. Please note that we do NOT allow self-catering or a plan that’s “friends will take care of setu…
…any 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 large and small – painting, sculpture, fences, chandeliers. “Waldszenen” is a series of drawings inspired by the darker side of Schuberts composition of the same name, Op. 82….
…number one — go from your land, your birthplace, your father’s house. List number two — take your son, your only son, the one you love, Isaac. This similarity led me to still others. One of the first, and most obvious, comparisons between the two instances of lekh lekha was that in both, God is sending Abraham on a journey. In the first lekh lekha, God is starting Abraham off on his career as God’s prophet and messenger to people on earth. The fir…
