- 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
…bbis, cantors, scholars and learned laypeople will have the resources they need to continue the unbroken chain of learning that links one generation to another. Special Needs Seder Most years shortly before Passover, the Sisterhood, along with Kulanu and in conjunction with the Jewish Family Service and Abel Catering, hosted an Adult Special Needs Model Seder at BEKI. From 1983 to 2014, the Sisterhood has hosted several dozen Jewish adults from th…
…20 Jul Israel Study Group July 20, 2016 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm What connects us is our deep care for Israel and its future, the ties between American Jewry and Israel, and an appreciation of the complexities of all […] More Info…
…i-Zionist messages, then we have to question to what extent the Government needs our money to provide social services. Do our donations merely take the pressure off the Government so they can free up funds log-rolling unaccounted millions that go to institutions that deserve not a shekel? We need to continue our involvement as leaders of UJA and Federations and through that system make building a religiously and politically “Beautiful Israel” a pr…
…23 Aug Processing our Return to the Building: Our Hopes & Fears w/Rabbi Woodward (on-line) August 23, 2021 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Home Page Interior Page We’re told that when we walk into a synagogue, we should say, “Mah Tovu” – how beautiful! But the reality is, returning to “a new […] More Info…
…Haven from far and wide to be here today. Thank you Tali for being a great sister and a best friend. And finally, thanks Ima and Abba for being parents who get on my back when I need it, for being role models I hope to emulate, and for being so much fun! Thank you and good shabbos! Shai M. Sokolow Silverman …
…he way Catholics think about them. Donʼt tell anyone, but you donʼt really need a rabbi to become a bar- or bat-mitzva, get married or divorced, or have a funeral. It may be desirable to have rabbinic guidance and supervision, but there are really no special “powers” a rabbi has other than the endorsement of some rabbinical school attesting to the rabbiʼs training. The Cemetery Association may require (for good reasons) that a rabbi officiate at a…
…nst him or acted wickedly against him specifically, and he comes to him in need; he will wipe out from his heart all trace of the evil and will receive him with mercy and will be good to him in every way to the best of his ability” (Note 51 (9) by R’ Shimon Menahem Mendel Wodnik, on Sefer HaBeShT). This notion of being good to one who has acted wickedly, of being nice to someone who was mean to you, is a description of the attitude one ought to ho…
…tee provides help to BEKI members during times of transition and temporary need. The Committee provides meals to families welcoming a newborn into the home and to those recovering from a temporary disability. In addition, volunteers make occasional calls to BEKI members who may benefit from this additional contact on account of illness or isolation. The Committee also provides meals to families during the shiva mourning period. Meals for Newborns…
…5 pounds, and a ram could be from 100 to 350 pounds. A shepherd would also need to know how to tell if a sheep was actually injured. If they were transporting their flock, and a sheep was injured, he would have to carry or help along a potentially 350 pound animal. Even though sheep have peripheral vision reaching 270 to 320 degrees, they have poor depth perception. They prefer to stay in well lit places because otherwise, they would not be able t…
…i Yohanan’s position as follows. When adulterers (male) increased in their numbers, the sota’s bitter waters ceased. Rabbi Yohanan ben Zakai had abolished them. Rabbi Yohanan’s position is surprising! Why should social conditions be allowed to decide which of the mitzvot are to be applied? What right did Rabbi Yohanan have to abolish one of the 613 mitzvot based on the prophecy of a 7th century B.C.E. minor prophet? Starting with the last question…
