- 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
…k, which will have its first organizational meeting a week from tonight at Darryl’s house. If you’re interested, talk to Darryl or Bryna. These qiddushim have become a great way to mark birthdays and other occasions. We honored our founders for the first time last fall with a lovely qiddush. Jessey Palumbo – who makes every visitor feel welcome – is organizing a qiddush to honor those who joined BEKI this past year. Come on June 11 and get to know…
…r light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon you. For, behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the peoples; But upon you the Lord will arise, and His glory shall be seen upon you. And nations shall walk in your light, and kings at the brightness of your rising. Your sons come afar, and your daughters are borne on the side. Violence shall no more be heard in your land, desolation nor destruction within your borders; B…
…es according to what the judge sees is possible in the matter (she-yire ha-dayan efshar be-devar).”32 In his notes on the Rambam, Rabbenu Avraham ben David of Posquieres (Raabad, 1120-1198) takes exception to Rambam’s formulation: “I have never heard that the rod is inflicted on women; rather, her financial support and food are reduced until she gives in.”33 Rabbi Shem Tov ben Avraham ibn Gaon (14th century, Spain) comments that “This is an old di…
…9, and then from 1967 until 2005), and zero percent of the residents of Jordan (which constitutes 75 percent of the land area of Mandatory Palestine) are Jews, while about 95 percent are Arabs, and of them about 75 percent are Palestinian Arabs, constituting the bulk of the Palestinian Arab population. (The “no Jews in Palestine east of the Jordan River” law goes back to 1922 under British rule.) Zero percent Jews in Lebanon. Zero percent Jews in…
…it, that we seek our truths, open to the Torah in our hearts, and share it with each other. Shabbat shalom and Happy Pride. With thanks to Rabbi Dana Z. Bogatz and Dr. David Sakheim for their insights and support….
…he contemporary print by Deborah Joy of an egalitarian congregation. Women dance in a mid-century print by Sol Schreibman. Only one work, a print by the Israeli artist Simcha Nornberg, depicts a woman with a Torah. This is the only work of someone holding a Torah that is not entitled “Rabbi.” We also noted that non-Ashkenazi Jews are under-represented. There are two wonderful prints of watercolors of Yemenite Jewish men by the Romanian-Israeli art…
