- 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
…gh mountain where the scapegoat was pushed to its death. In the apocryphal book of Enoch, G‐d commands that Azazel be bound by his hands and feet and thrown into the desert. “Throw on him jagged and sharp stones, and cover him with darkness; and let him stay there forever, and cover his face, that he may not see light, and that on the great day of judgment he may be hurled into the fire.” Now that’s really harsh. His crime? Slightly worse perhaps…
March 1 – May 18, 2024 Suggested Donation amounts for Art Collectors The current exhibition in the lower level Gallery at BEKI is a collection of works depicting “Jews at prayer,” “Jews studying,” “Jews celebrating,” and “pious Jews.” The exhibition is drawn from artworks donated to BEKI throughout the years, some as permanent gifts, most as donations for fundraisers. Frequently entitled “Rabbi _,” the majority of these works are representation…
…familiar symbolic images embedded as decorative elements. “All That Remains” will next be presented at the Virginia Holocaust Museum, Richmond, VA, in October 2020. The works in this show include images from each of these series. In this retrospective of her work, a number of works in private collections are represented by photographic reproductions, thus providing context for the entirety of exhibition. for more information and for purchasing wor…
…inable thing, they will both surely die and their blood is upon them. (Lev. 18:20, 20:13) As we know, these texts have been used are being used, to exclude, oppress, and even kill gay men – and lesbians as well, although the text makes no mention of them. Hertz (or as we call it here at BEKI, the blue Hertz humash) comments that “with a man” indicates that the text “Disclosed the abyss of depravity from which the Torah saved the Israelite. This un…
…y of Shabbat and weekday programs for children and youth expanded, and the number of minors grew from under 70 in 1994 to over 225 a decade later. A typical Shabbat morning includes simultaneous programs or services for children and youth, as well as youth participating in the main service and Shabbat Shalom Torah Study. In 2003, the congregation began a process of building renovations, aimed at improving accessibility, enhancing energy efficiency…
…irds) of these displaced persons simply resettled elsewhere in Palestine by 1950. Israel had offered to settle an additional 100,000 Arab refugees at that time in the portion of Mandatory Palestine under its control, but the offer was declined by the Arab states. The majority of these displaced persons were tenants who suffered the tremendous trauma of dislocation, regardless of how the blame is apportioned. After Yasir Arafat and his associated o…
…16 Jul Photo-shoot for BEKI Directory July 16, 2023 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm The photo-shoot is by appointment only; book yours with Helene Sapadin at hsapadin@yahoo.com or 203-685-2487. More Info…
…06 May Shabbat Schmooze with Jim Berger May 6, 2023 12:45 pm Events Poetry reading and book talk with BEKI member Jim Berger. More Info…
…20 Aug Photo-shoot for BEKI Directory August 20, 2023 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm The photo-shoot is by appointment only; book yours with Helene Sapadin at hsapadin@yahoo.com or 203-685-2487. More Info…
…13 Aug Photo-shoot for BEKI Directory August 13, 2023 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm The photo-shoot is by appointment only; book yours with Helene Sapadin at hsapadin@yahoo.com or 203-685-2487. More Info…
