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…bbat lunch or for the High Holiday meals. (BEKI provides clients with free tickets for High Holiday services.) In the summertime, Kulanu participants may have a joint program with one of BEKI’s social action committees—they will clean up Beaver Pond Park in southern Connecticut, where congregants have held Tashlich services during Rosh Hashana. Kulanu also plans to provide a job training sight at BEKI for adults with developmental disabilities who…
…that Arab expulsion of Palestinian Arabs from Kuwait is more than half the number of Palestinian Arabs who fled or were expelled from Israel in 1947-49. The “Jenin Massacre” (2002) turned out to be a hoax; while it was reported that hundreds or thousands had been massacred, the reality was that about 55 Arabs (including 5 or 10 civilians) died, along with 22 Israeli soldiers. The headline story in mid-August (2009) of the Swedish daily Aftonbladen…
…cities of Greece, and even twentieth century America? Surveying the large number of works in the BEKI collection entitled “Rabbi_,” the BEKI Art Committee began discussing how best to present this work in an exhibition. Among ourselves, we called this the “Rabbi Show,” although there is nothing in the artworks themselves to signify that these are rabbis, rather than ordinary men who have been given the honor of holding the Torah. As Jewish artist…
…raoh freed the slaves. This means that Pesah is supposed to be a happy holiday. Joy on the festival is a halakhic (legal) requirement. As the Good Book says, “You shall rejoice on your festivals.” Clean is not the same as kosher, although they are related concepts. If you put in two to three times your normal weekly effort into cleaning (assuming you do clean regularly), then it is time to say dayenu (enough). Any hidden crumbs of hametz are sold…
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…29 Mar Pesach Day II – Outdoor Service (Sanctuary-Social Hall if inclement weather ) March 29, 2021 9:30 am – 11:30 am Home Page Interior Page More Info…
…31 May Office Closed/Memorial Day May 31, 2021 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Home Page Interior Page More Info…
…04 Apr Pesach Day VIII – Outdoor Service & Yizkor (Sanctuary-Social Hall if inclement weather ) April 4, 2021 9:30 am – 11:30 am Home Page Interior Page More Info…
…28 Mar Pesach Day I – Outdoor Service (Sanctuary-Social Hall if inclement weather ) March 28, 2021 9:30 am – 11:30 am Home Page Interior Page More Info…