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85 Harrison Street, New Haven, CT 06515-1724 | P: 203.389.2108 | office@beki.org
…speaks for itself. You’ll note also that today’s parasha resounds with the number seven – the seventh year is the sabbatical year- the seven days of Passover, the seven weeks until the Feast of weeks, etc. At some point during this last year I looked around the table and realized- “We are seven women — one teacher and six students.” Coincidence? Book of Ruth Let me move on to The Book of Ruth. I’d like to make some remarks about the story that res…
…, a very complex distribution network. The way it operates is by a certain number of power plants producing energy, usually by burning fossil fuels, and then feeding it into the massive grid of electrical power lines. I think this is quite similar to the societal structure of the monkeys and the medieval Jewish court system, in that the majority of interactions, or in this case, power transmissions, are local, but the network is able to transmit p…
…an I miss you if you won’t go away?” I hope you’ll forgive me for hanging around after the official farewell. I want to talk about three things that relate to each other: first, my mother’s approach to teaching Jewish values; second, a commandment that appears at the beginning of this week’s Torah portion that makes no sense today; and finally, a position held by the Conservative movement that — to my mind — also makes no sense and ought to be alt…
…d 1% at six months. People who study resilience point out that there are a number of factors that can predict how well someone will handle severe trauma. These come from studies of hospitalized survivors of motor vehicle accidents, combat veterans, people who lived through the Los Angeles riots, the Oklahoma City bombings and many other tragedies. While degree of exposure is the greatest predictor, other individual characteristics include a good t…
…pouring of expressions and acts of lovingkindness. My family and I felt surrounded with love and support. Thank you all. Please help us again, this time by passing along our thanks to the number of congregants who are away this weekend of Thanksgiving, giving thanks of their own elsewhere. The morning of the surgery I prayed and learned another prayerbook lesson, this time explicit. At my request, Marsha had brought me a copy of our Siddur, Sim Sh…
…ion. My initial email to the congregation about the sanctuary redesign, in June 2021, generated more responses than any other email I have sent as BEKI president. There was also phenomenal participation in the online survey about this subject in November 2021. This tells me that our congregants really care about our main sanctuary. For all these reasons, I believe that now is the time to redesign our main sanctuary to better reflect who we are. Tw…
…12 Jun Outdoor K-2 Kehila June 12, 2021 11:15 am – 12:15 pm BEKI Kids page Home Page Interior Page This month, as we turn to milder spring weather, we will plan outdoor family Shabbat services every week. If the weather looks punishing, we will […] More Info…
…30 Jun Pride Month Schmooze with Miryam Kabakov June 30, 2021 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm Home Page Interior Page Miryam Kabakov, a former BEKI member and now the executive director of Eshel, which supports and advocates for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Orthodox Jews, […] More Info…
…02 Jun Anti-Asian Racism in America with Rachel Forbes June 2, 2021 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm Home Page Interior Page Join us for this conversation with Rachel Forbes, a transcultural adoptee who was born in Korea, attended Ezra Academy, and celebrated her Bat Mitzvah at BEKI. Wednesday, […] More Info…
…23 Dec The Bluegrass Characters & Kol Kahol December 23, 2021 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm The annual bluegrass concert has returned! Kol Kahol and The Bluegrass Characters Revue will present “A Tribute to Phil Zimmerman and Stacy Phillips” at BEKI […] More Info…
