- 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
…might well not follow the doctor’s orders. Ida was blessed with people who cared about her, and in particular her nephew Richard (& Susan) who maintained a life-long loving relationship, and during her final five or ten years in particular was instrumental in providing her the support she needed to maintain her independence and dignity, to the extent that was possible given her circumstances, and who provided her with the most regular and importan…
…ce@beki.org or 203.389.2108 x114. Benefits of membership include: Pastoral care by our rabbi Use of our building for lifecycle events Meal deliveries for families with new babies Newcomers Group BINA (our religious school) Teen Kesher USY and Kadima youth groups Free High Holy Day tickets Support from our Hesed Committee Shiva minyanim Choice of two affiliated cemeteries Programming for children and adults All Jews are invited to become members of…
…as fit and energetic and had developed an extensive network of friends who cared deeply about him and about each other. He was an essential part of his community and of his family. Nick was my first cousin to die. He died of AIDS in 1990, among the first few thousand to succumb to this retrovirus. He died in the loving care of his family and friends. His death left us diminished and we are still grieving to this day. As we approach his yahrzeit I…
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…tes that the animals would suffer along with the people: “And should not I care about Nineveh, that great city, in which there are more than a hundred and twenty thousand persons who do not yet know their right hand from their left, and many beasts as well!” (Jonah 4:11). The value of the life of the individual animal is recognized in Torah tradition. That value is implied in the Zohar’s question and codified in laws that prohibit cruelty to anima…
…This time Jonah answers that he is angry enough to die. God responds: “You cared about the plant, which you did not work for and which you did not grow, which appeared overnight and perished overnight. And should I not care about Nineveh, that great city, in which there are more than 120,000 persons who do not yet know their right hand from their left, and many beasts as well!” (Jonah 4:10-11) The Book of Jonah ends there, with God’s question to J…
…ce@beki.org or 203.389.2108 x114. Benefits of membership include: Pastoral care by our rabbi Use of our building for lifecycle events Meal deliveries for families with new babies Newcomers Group BINA (our religious school) Teen Kesher USY and Kadima youth groups Free High Holy Day tickets Support from our Hesed Committee Shiva minyanim Choice of two affiliated cemeteries Programming for children and adults All Jews are invited to become members of…
…eir resident father, I am on call 24-hours a day to provide them emergency care, if not daily guidance and maintenance. My kids already think Iʼm a dope; I canʼt be doped up and fulfill my responsibility toward them. To a lesser extent, I also have a professional responsibility to the congregation, although there seldom are true “emergencies” that require immediate rabbinic sobriety. Although it may not always seem like it, we do have professional…
…plete projects, including preparing food for the hungry, stuffing personal care bags, restoring a Jewish cemetery, or cleaning up a shoreline. Collections Food drives are arranged at High Holy Days, before Pesach, and at other times of the year. Matanot L’evyonim funds are collected before Purim, and Maot Chittim funds are collected before Pesach. These drives benefit local agencies including Jewish Family Service, Christian Community Action, and…
…acks of wild poodles running around. Cultivated dates depend on people for care and reproduction. The Judean date, which appears on the ancient coins of Israel, was a national symbol. But within a couple of generations after the destruction and depopulation of Judea by the Romans in the second century, Judean dates became extinct. No one has tasted one of these Biblical fruits in about 1,700 years. Should this sapling (or its undocumented sibling…
