- 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
…nstrable fact. Unfortunately, fact and truth are easily drowned by hysterical and false cries of “genocide” and the like, which are based on ignorance, bigotry and hatred. HAMAS activists, European college students and celebrities generate zeal and intensity in their hatred of Israel and of Jewry. Is it possible for people genuinely committed to truth, human rights and the rule of law to be zealous so that justice and compassion can ultimately pre…
…ng miniature plots too small to farm. As Fakhri Abu Diab, Director of Jerusalem’s Al-Bustan Center, noted in the context of the Jerusalem municipality’s restrictive building codes, “My parents had a house of 602 square feet. They had ten children, each of whom has married and had more children. Does the city really think that all of us can live in 602 square feet?” (Jerusalem Report, 30 March 2009, p. 13). (For reference, BEKI’s George G. Posener…
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…and Jewish communal religious needs of adults Jews and others who are mental health services consumers. Programs were held at the synagogue and at other sites in Greater New Haven. Saul’s Circle helped adults locate the resources in Jewish tradition and synagogue community that added meaning and structure to their lives, including those that could be of particular value to mental health services consumers. Concomitantly, the project helped synago…
…xpertise. This means that, for legal purposes, Moshe should only have to deal with a small portion of the population, that is, those with legal problems too complex or important for the lower courts. In a schematic sense, picture a circle of courts, with the litigants on the outside. Most of the judging for cases among the people would be dealt with by the outer layer of judges; if there were broader ramifications of the decision made in a particu…
…viduals based on their religion. As Jews, it is an affront to our fundamental values. We are all enriched by the diverse set of experiences that immigrants bring to our society. We see it not only throughout our economy and educational system, but also in our synagogues, camps, schools, and institutions where people of diverse backgrounds, countries of origin and experiences come together to pray to the same God, who sees us all as equals. To do o…
…ed and cannot simply be wished away, but rather must be addressed. In several tales the Besht directly confronts the antagonists. In one tale, for example, the Besht goes out of his way traveling to meet face-to-face with a doctor who had sworn to shoot him.7 In the story about the priest noted above, the Besht takes the initiative, and is careful to confront the problem, and not the person per se. But the dangers of using confrontational tactics…
…running in the family, although I would say that is a part of it. It’s actually also another motion to overthrow the custom at that time of the first-born getting the better blessing and inheritance. This is taking off from Isaac’s switched blessings, when he is tricked into giving the younger son, Jacob, the first-born’s, Esav’s, greater blessing. As Jews, we stick to the idea that if there’s a custom, social institution, or law we think is wrong…
…nown as “the ordeal of jealousy.” It is the only reference to trial by ordeal in all of Jewish legal material, and it makes us most uncomfortable. As modern men and women, we see the ordeal of the sota as primitive. As Americans we are distressed by its lack of due process. As Jews we are embarrassed by the treatment of women the Torah seems to be commanding. However, this uneasiness could easily be resolved by pointing out that with the Temple no…
…06515 at Candlelighting Times Guide. For candle lighting times and additional time parameters, see MyZmanim for New Haven and adjust elevation to 21 meters where applicable. The bottom left of the screen provides a date menu. For a Hebrew Calendar Add-on with candle lighting times for Mozilla Firefox, see https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1379. Want to know who is scheduled to lead the services? Consult the Service Leader Rotation Sch…
