- 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
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…ing the year in the local, Jewish and national press. See “The Shul in the News” at www.beki.org/newsindex.html. Youth Programs Nine Benei Mitzva Observances Contingent of 18 Attend Camp Ramah Shabbat & Festival Children’s Programs Thrive Youth in Israel BEKI boasts award-winning Kadima and USY youth groups. Fifty percent of the Regional Board members are BEKI youth. President Shayna Weinstein, with commissioners Rena Cheskis-Gold and others invol…
…dota Heights, Minnesota, Rabbi Tilsen is a graduate of Columbia College in New York, where he studied Political Science and Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures. He received a Masters degree and Rabbinic ordination from the Jewish Theological Seminary in 1991. The Leah E. Posener and Betty D. Zelen Memorial Fund for the Benefit of Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel Sisterhood The Leah E. Posener and Betty D. Zelen Memorial Fund for the Benefit of…
…re known to have served time in jail rather than in Lebanon.15 In May, the New York Times cited an Israeli source as saying that hundreds of refusers had been spared jail by the government to avoid publicity.16 At the same time, there were cases of people who for reasons of conscience served jail terms but avoided publicity and were not counted in the “official” enumeration.17 Most terms were for the length of call-up, typically 28 days. Daniel Ti…
…y before he was to take the stand, he was visited by Orthodox leaders from New York who impressed upon him the negative consequences to his career of testifying that mixed seating was acceptable in “orthodox” congregations. Rabbi Rackovsky announced that he was unable to testify. This prompted Judge O’Sullivan to recommend that a settlement be sought. Cantor Jordan Ofseyer The minority faction, ultimately representing about a dozen families, was g…
…nie and Sarah Bass, Sandy and Isaac Johnston. You did a great job! Library News New Acquisitions for Ari Nathan Levine Children’s Library, made possible through the generosity of Rabbi Murray Levine Castle on Hester Street David and Max* Plots and Prayers All New Jewish Quiz Book Buba Leah and her Paper Children Celebrations Dear Elijah Elie Wiesel: Voice of Humanity* God Send a Rainbow and other stories Great Jewish Quiz Book Heeding Call Honis C…
…more fastidious about bodily cleanliness than men. Anecdotal evidence: The New York Times reported recently (23 September 2003, John O’Neil, “Hygiene: The Filthy Truth About the Hands”) that “in airport bathrooms … In five American cities, only 70 percent of men and 80 percent of women washed their hands.” If it is demonstrable that women are at least as clean as men, then the ruling of that medieval German rabbi has no bearing on our community, a…
…Raised in Stamford, he has attended services at BEKI. The firm is based in New York City, but Michael has worked on several projects in Connecticut, including a historic restoration of the Washington Building, at 39 Church Street in downtown New Haven. How much will this project cost? The Sanctuary Redesign Committee was given a budget range of $1 million to $1.25 million. That is an all-inclusive number that includes any modifications necessary t…
…for most services. Adults from member households in good standing are sent tickets in advance; members lacking tickets are asked to inquire. Please contact our office 203.389.2108 x114 office@beki.org or download documents for further information. A schedule is presented below. To purchase tickets online, click here, then scroll down to High Holy Days – Tickets. SECURITY UPDATE: Please know that our High Holy Days team is working hard to make sure…
…for most services. Adults from member households in good standing are sent tickets in advance; members lacking tickets are asked to inquire. Please contact our office 203.389.2108 x114 office@beki.org or download documents for further information. A schedule is presented below. To purchase tickets online, click here, then scroll down to High Holy Days – Tickets. SECURITY UPDATE: Please know that our High Holy Days team is working hard to make sure…
