- 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
…ligious 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 BEKI, including: Jews by birth and Jews by choice (converts) Jews in mixed marriages and couples who are both Jewish Jews of all races Jews of all gender identities or sexual orientations. BEKI believes in…
…11 Apr Kadima at Adventure Park April 11, 2021 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm BEKI Kids page Home Page Interior Page April 11 from 3-6 pm, BEKI Kadima is going climbing at the Adventure Park at the Discovery Museum in Bridgeport! Explore the park’s aerial trails […] More Info…
…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…
…ligious 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 BEKI, including: Jews by birth and Jews by choice (converts) Jews in mixed marriages and couples who are both Jewish Jews of all races Jews of all gender identities or sexual orientations. BEKI believes in…
…ves because of its volunteers, on and off the Board, and together we are a great deal more than the sum of our parts. We are an extended family, a community of friends, a support network, a qehilat qodesh. VaEthanan, the portion of the week, is one of the richest and most interesting in the Torah. Many familiar lines have entered the prayerbook and the hagada: ve-atem hadveqim ba-Adonai; ve-yada`ta ha-yom ve-hashivota el le-vavekha; ve-zot ha-Tora…
…icient to support an individual’s claim to property.17 Landholders saw no great need to register their claim and often did so only when they wanted to sell it to another party.18 Indeed, the peasants had strong incentives to not register or to under-register their land. One incentive was the tradition of mistrust of or opposition to government — what Granott calls the “indolence which characterizes the peasants’ attitude towards official regulati…
…ons, and that taken as a whole they are of tremendous value and contribute greatly to our welfare and to the welfare of all humanity. That is, we have a lot going for us even though we are not perfect. Our potential is vast. In part due to my belief in the essential worth of the Synagogue community, I have encouraged families and individuals to establish, renew, strengthen and deepen their involvement in every area of Synagogue life. It has been a…
…ey all agree on the punishment. Heschel also states that the evil serve as great teachers, setting an example of evil, and teaching others, by example, what not to do. The Women’s Torah Commentary says that the blasphemer does something only priests were allowed to do, challenging the privilege of priesthood. The Women’s Torah Commentary also says that later, when the land of Israel is finally reached, the tribe of Dan had their own kind of priest…
…er vegetarian. No, his concern is with other people: “My punishment is too great to bear! Since You have banished me this day from the soil, and I must avoid Your presence and become a restless wanderer on earth – anyone who meets me may kill me!” * * * Where did those other people come from? The Torah doesn’t say but it also doesn’t treat Cain’s fear as silly – G-d answers it, and puts a mark of protection on him. So we’re led to suspect this tim…
…ies approached. Because of this, females afforded superior convenience and greater ease of handling. The addition of camels was actually anachronistic. Camels did not appear until the 12th century B.C.E. which was several hundred years after the patriarchal period. The sheep could have been listed first because of their value. Because sheep were central to the economy, people had to learn how to share water sources. When Eliezer was going to find…
