- 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
…ul jewelry, gifts for celebrating simchas and something special for your host or hostess. The Giftshop provides BEKI Sisterhood with the unique opportunity to showcase the beauty of original Judaica created by local artists. We carry sophisticated Israeli silver wire-wrap kippot and jewelry created by Batya. And, we are featuring colorful Bible-inspired prints to grace your home and Judaic-themed all-occasion cards, artwork mugs and tea towels by…
…contact the Office Manager at 203. 389.2108 x114 or office@beki.org for instructions Just mail it – put a check in the mail, made out to: “Cong. BEKI” or to “Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel.” with a note saying what it is for. Address it to: “BEKI, 85 Harrison St., New Haven CT 06515.” Contributions of $10 or more are acknowledged in the BEKI Bulletin unless otherwise requested. Receipts for donations of $200 or less are sent only by request. D…
…rities, please call the Office Manager at (203) 389-2108 x114 for instructions. If you wish to contribute new or used books, please contact the office@beki.org first; the collection is specialized and space is limited, so most donated books cannot be retained. …
…st unknown – possibly Moshe Yakov /Moso Jacob $40 ____________________________________ David Kaplan Cleveland, Ohio (1915 – 2011) Three Scholars (The Midrash) Chalkware cast Statue, Hand Painted about 1970, edition of 500 $150 ____________________________________ Rabbi Chalkware ESO $55…
…r that one – or even better, only two words for “Tzedek, tzedek tirdof,” Justice, justice shall you pursue. My mother was a compassionate person, and quite a few of the pitgamim emphasized empathy: Al tadin et chavercha ad shetageea l’mikomo: don’t judge another person until you’re in his situation. Al ta’amod al dam reyecha: don’t stand idly by when your friend is suffering. And Hillel’s version of the golden rule: Ma shesanu alecha, al ta’aseh l…
…“Manischewitz Chocolate Coins (‘OU-Pareve’) bear the words: ‘In G-d We Trust.’ A number of leading rabbonim have Paskened that one may not eat them nor throw away the chocolate and wrappers, if they too have those words. Consult your rabbi.” So rabbi, I am consulting you. What should I do if we have those coins? Signed, In R-bbi We Trust Dear Trust, Our halakha (law) holds that there are five basic Hebrew names of the Almighty that are so sacred…
…mise of far better relationships between Catholics and Jews than the one just past. We should accept the Church’s invitation and seek out constructive dialogue with our Catholic brethren starting now. Less familiar but also quite significant is an international movement that has arisen under the banner of Jubilee 2000 to cancel the debt of the poorest countries by the end of the year. As reported in the 24 April 24 2000 edition of The Nation by Re…
…here but my original Bar Mitzva aliya in Parashat Shelah Lekha. It’s my first step toward entering the BEKI leining rotation. Through the coming year, I harbor the ambition of “leining for the cycle” — leining one aliya for each of the Five Books. For the novice, repetition is the key. And so I read rishon dozens of times. I also made an effort to understand the text word by word, something I do not ordinarily find accessible. Gradually I focused…
…There is the inward looking rededication to torah that we express in the Fast of Esther and on this Shabbat Zackor, there is shelạh manot, and then there is our obligation to drown out the name of Haman with our gragors and our shouts. And Purim has one other feature that has been over and over again identified with resilience — and that is having fun. It is being able to generate positive emotions even in the context of tragic circumstances that…
…chapters. The sayings of Isaiah are contained in the first 39 chapters. Most of the rest, written around 550 BCE, were poems designed to rebuild the faith of the exiles in Babylonia. Today’s haftorah is chapter 60, one of the final three chapters. It was written towards the end of the century and foretells the return of the Jewish people to their homes in Palestine. To understand Isaiah better, imagine for a moment what it must have been like to…
