- 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
…23 Jan Volunteer Emergency Training January 23, 2019 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Home Page Interior Page Uncle Shmule wants You! Volunteer to be a BEKI safety marshal. Learn what to do in all kinds of emergencies- Fire! Medical! Security! Running out […] More Info…
…liable rabbinic authority, even if it does not meet our standards in every way, as long as it is within the law. On the other side, some will not accept our certification without respect to any objective rules of kashrut but rather out of their own parochial institutional interests, lack of trust or respect, or exclusivist ideology. Can we survive with this imbalance? It is like those missionaries who believe everyone must follow their religion to…
…20 Mar 20’s/30’s Havura Walk at Silver Sands State Park March 20, 2016 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Sunday 3/20/2016 – if you want a ride with us, meet at 1:30pm at 281 West Elm St., New Haven; otherwise meet up with us […] More Info…
…15 Aug Kadima Summer Book Club August 15, 2021 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm BEKI Kids page Home Page Interior Page Meet in the BEKI courtyard to discuss the Jewish fantasy novel The Way Back by Gavriel Savit. Join us for games, activities, and themed snacks […] More Info…
…forms of execution? Does it go from harshest to most gentle, or the other way around, or is there some other meaning? So my answer to the Tribute Committee’s predicament was that the order might not matter; but if it does matter, then there are multiple interpretations for any order chosen. So the Tribute Committee, in consultation with our honorees, came up with the present order. But what does it mean? Maybe it was merely alphabetical: Goldfiel…
…American values validate cultural diversity. To live according to our own ways is now part of the American ideal. By right as Americans we can declare our Jewishness. By living fully as Jews, we get “extra credit” for living the American Way. When we place our Hanuka lights in our window for all to see, we make a positive statement about our values and identity. “Whoever performs a mitzva,” say our sages, “lights a candle of God and revives their…
…can be performed as long as one does it “kil’achar yad,” which means, in a way that you don’t normally do it. Try using your non-dominant hand to click refresh; try sitting in a different position. This would render it halakhically acceptable. If the halakhic language seems abstruse to you, the value that we are going for is this: even if opening the livestream is not a problem on Shabbat, we still nevertheless tend to use our computers for things…
…from Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel Drive South on Harrison Street (one way) to its end at Fountain Street (Route 243). Turn RIGHT on Fountain Street when the light turns green. Proceed west on Fountain for three blocks to stoplight. Turn LEFT at Forest Road (Route 122). Proceed south on Forest Road. The first traffic light is Edgewood Avenue. The second is Derby Avenue (Route 34). The third is US-1 = Boston Post Road = Orange Avenue. Turn RIGH…
…the government killing people when required, so it should not stand in the way of my appointment. Unlike other local clerics and public officials, I have never actually been convicted of a felony, which makes me a stand-out candidate. I get along fine with most government workers, except the people at the CT DMV; I’ve even slept in Ben Bernanke’s bed, though he wasn’t there at the time. Although the promise of government death panels was made by R…
…ngth picture set in an Africa devoid of (black) African people. Thatʼs one way to avoid racist stereotyping. The one unbelievable line in the film – direct from the Gospels – is the statement by the Jewish mob, “May his blood be upon us and our children” (Matthew 27: 25). Who would say such a thing? What Jew would utter such a curse on his or her own children? As my mother, of blessed memory, might have put it, only someone with a goyisha kopf (“n…
