- 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
…crossing a river, and being attacked by a demon. Since ancient times, and across many cultures, crossing a river has symbolized overcoming danger and going forward to a new adventure or phase of one’s life. There are many tales of river demons or spirits that attack humans who seek to cross their watery domains. The motif of a demonic being whose power exists only at night, and who is unable to survive the light of day, is common to these tales. A…
…25 Jan The Afro-Semetic Experience January 25, 2000 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm BEKI Join us for An encore concert IN ANTICIPATION OF THE DAYS OF AWE David Chevan, Warren Byrd and the AFRO-SEMITIC EXPERIENCE CONGREGATION BETH EL – […] More Info…
…nt Jews in our area are secure enough in their observance and knowledge to cross institutional lines. Moreover, it turns out that half of the kosher consumers are not even Jewish to begin with and are not affected by partisan religious politics. It turns out that the broadest part of the market will accept our certification. While visiting Philadelphia recently, my son Tsvi and I patronized three of the four restaurants supervised by the Philadelp…
…Couples: Life Goes On Sex Reassignment Surgery and Deuteronomy 23:2 (23:1) Cross Dressing and Deuteronomy 22:5 Tefillin While You Wait Women & Tefillin Misplaced Matriarchs Misplaced Matriarchs Addendum: Missed Beats & Displaced Genderqueers Chews by Choice – Tishrei 5759 Toward a Moderate Communal Kashrut Regime The Chicken that had no Heart The Cycle of Violence Motifs of Nonviolence in Shivhei HaBesht (Tales of the Ba’al Shem Tov) Mitzva Indige…
…ing yourself a Voice in the Face of Mortality Donna Levine, Esq. and Dr. Michael Hurwitz July 8, 2020 Tracking Covid-19 in New Haven and Across the Country Dr. Dan Weinberger July 1, 2020…
…nd abstruse learning are also way out of proportion to the weakness of his numbers. He has made a marvelous fight in this world in all the ages; and has done it with his hands tied behind him. He could be vain of himself and be excused for it. The Egyptians, the Babylonians, the Persians rose, filled the planet with sound and splendor, then faded to dream-stuff and passed away; the Greek and the Roman followed, and made a vast noise, and they are…
…cries out to God. “Isn’t this just what I said when I was still in my own country? That is why I fled beforehand to Tarshish. For I know that You are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in kindness, renouncing punishment. Please, Lord, take my life, for I would rather die than live” (Jonah 4:2-3). To which God replies with three words: “Hetiv hara lakh – Doest thou well to be angry?” Jonah does not answer; instead, he sets…
…several hundred people are killed and 1,500 are injured by hunters in this country. Hunting is a significant and celebrated part of American culture. Whether he’s a Davey Crockett or a Buffalo Bill, a real man has a dead animal’s head on his wall. Jewish culture & law, however, take a different view of hunting. The “Great Hunters” of the Bible are viewed by the Sages of Israel as wicked men: Nimrod, whose very name means “one who rebels [against G…
In this country, people normally eat cows. But in India, one would sooner eat their brother-in-law than eat a cow. Here they eat Kentucky Fried Chicken; in France they eat Kentucky Fried Frogs. The Chinese have as many recipes for cats and rats as your Bubbie has for eggplant. When we find a bug in our bedroom, we have to call daddy to kill it and remove its carcass; in some places, that insect would be added to the salad for dinner. Insects, rep…
