- 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
…18 May Shavuot Festival Service & Yizkor (in-person only) May 18, 2021 9:30 am – 11:30 am Home Page Interior Page Shavuot Two-Day Festival: The Jewish Hajj Shavuot (meaning: Weeks), one of our three major pilgrimage festivals, celebrates the giving of the Torah at Sinai. The […] More Info…
…orge G. Posner was the first recipient of the Congregation’s Distinguished Service Award. George served as the Chairperson of BEKI’s House & Maintenance Committee and has overseen major repairs of the building along with many major and minor areas of caring for our building. In addition, George has provided gifts for all of the children of BEKI’s Religious School at Graduation and Promotion exercises for many years. Known for his intelligence, fru…
…03 Apr Shabbat Pesah Evening Service April 3, 2015 6:00 pm – 6:45 pm Weekday Minha (afternoon) service and Shabbat Festival Maariv Service, 6p – 6:45p in the Posener Beit Midrash. Most years we do not hold evening services […] More Info…
…27 Jun 17th of Tammuz Sanctuary Service & Zoom (Fast Day) June 27, 2021 9:00 am – 10:00 am Home Page Interior Page Sunday, June 27, the 17th of Tammuz (Shiva Asar b’Tammuz), is a fast day commemorating the breach of the walls of Jerusalem in the year […] More Info…
…12 Jun Shabbat Service Honoring BEKI Graduates June 12, 2021 9:15 am – 12:00 pm BEKI Kids page Home Page Interior Page This morning’s Shabbat service will honor our BEKI graduates. If your graduate would like to participate in the service, please contact Eva Shragis at ritualcoordinator@beki.org More Info…
…05 Sep Alternative Selichot Service “Reflecting On Our Years” (Zoom) September 5, 2021 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm Home Page Interior Page Rabbi Woodward will lead an Alternative Selichot Service: “Reflecting On Our Years” on Sunday, September 5 at 8 pm (Zoom). Join Rabbi Woodward for a […] More Info…
…Don’t be afraid, I will keep you and your little ones alive.” I think his open acknowledgment of the evil of their deed in conjunction with his pledge to keep them well makes the reassurance much more credible and allowed them all to live peacefully thereafter. I read about Joseph to learn about forgiving. I was reminded by his story that there are times when the intention to hurt is so clear and the damage done is so great that forgiveness becom…
…h 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 have the capacity to mov…
…tant to say sorry when you do something wrong, because it makes you miserable when you don’t, and you miss out on all the fun activities you could do with them if you just made up. I think it is really important to maintain open communication between family members so that the gap between you closes. Shabbat Shalom, and don’t worry, qiddush is not far away. See The Gilah Benson-Tilsen Fund for Youth at Congregation Beth El-Keser Israel …
…s us that no matter how much we fail God, he will not fail us. God remains open to Teshuva, to our return. Adolescence is a journey of leaving home and entering into unknown lands. Jacob makes that journey and reveals himself as an all too human young man. My sister, your Aunt Esther, once said to me that the biblical Jacob must be based on a real person, because no one would ever make up an ancestor like him. Yet, if VaYetsei is the story of his…
