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…have had in their interactions with communal institutions and fellow Jews. Doing so is a specific mitzva called qeruv. The papers themselves are all very thought-provoking and engaging. They are worth reading. However, had I been on the Committee, I would have voted against all of them. The papers do not, for the most part, focus on specific questions of law and often suffer from a lack of precision in conceptualization and argumentation. Each aut…
…whom I loved dearly, but that I knew that Shai was aware of what they were doing. He didn’t cry, or glare at them, or cower – he probably kept singing, or happily wandering around the ice cream store or the library. He knew, though, that these people did not like him and did not respect him – for no reason that he could understand. Having felt the cold stare of intolerance and ignorance every day as I walk down a street with Shai, wait to be serve…
…his brother Esau directly and to embrace Esau steadfastly, even though in doing so he will expose himself to serious injury. Jacob’s crossing of the Jabbok River after his night-long struggle, and his receipt of a blessing and a new name, represents a watershed in Jacob’s life. He can only face up to his own unsavory past honestly, and truly reconcile with Esau, if he becomes a new man—not the old Jacob, but the new Israel. Or, as Aviva Zorenberg…
…anctuary? (Contact office for password) Sections Message From the Rabbi “Doing Nothing is Not an Option” Design Concepts Frequently Asked Questions Project Updates Sanctuary Photos of Yesterday Redesign Committee email: sanctuaryredesign@beki.org Carole Bass, co-chair John Weiser, co-chair Lynn Brotman Eric Dunsker, Board liaison & House Committee chair Howard Gralla z”l Marga Hirsch Rick Saltz Fundraising Committee Murray Akresh, chair makresh@…
