- 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
…29 Oct 20’s/30’s Havura Garden Tour October 29, 2017 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Home Page Tour Yale’s Marsh Botanical Garden, Sunday 10/29: This little hidden gem is open to the public for free, with free tours on the last Sunday of each […] More Info…
…21 Nov Motse’ei Shabbat Dinner and (Kids) Movie November 21, 2015 4:30 pm – 8:30 pm Home Page Join us for a family-friendly ma’ariv and havdalah, followed by a light dinner/drinks and kids movie. Free and open to all — bring friends old […] More Info…
…03 May No Israeli Dancing May 3, 2016 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm Beginner class: 7:30pm-8:30pm Open Session: 8:15pm-11:00pm Contribution: $12, BEKI Members $10 For more info contact Leng at Leng@ctisraelidance.com or 203-912-4086 More Info…
…in many others, by not operating electronic items (although there is a telephone available for emergency use and for physicians on call). Similarly, writing and smoking are prohibited. Photography and video recording are not permitted anywhere in the building on Shabbat. Prayerbooks and Biblical Texts Two types of books are available in the racks before your seat. Siddur Lev Shalem is a prayerbook, and Etz Hayim: Torah & Commentary is a Humash, an…
…d did not respect him – for no reason that he could understand. Having felt the cold stare of intolerance and ignorance every day as I walk down a street with Shai, wait to be served in a restaurant with him, follow him around a playground, it’s wonderful that the welcoming, open-minded, and respectful community at BEKI has made this shul a comfortable and refreshingly understanding place where Shai can enjoy his bar mitzva celebration. Thank you…
…stand it?” “You’re right,” said the other, “it’s terrible. As soon as they open another Jewish State, I’m moving!” While we must recognize that there are certain aspects of Jewish culture and Synagogue culture that ought to be changed, we must also affirm that much can be said in favor of our culture and institutions, and that taken as a whole they are of tremendous value and contribute greatly to our welfare and to the welfare of all humanity. Th…
…ss of reconsidering its policy,and is widely expected to eventually accept openly Gay and Lesbian students to the Rabbinical School. Openly Gay and Lesbian students have been welcome in the undergraduate and graduate programs of those institutions all along (at least, in recent years); the question now is one of the rabbinate and cantorate. Some synagogues have been perfectly open to hiring Gay and Lesbian Conservative rabbis. Our president, Donna…
…tions of Judaism, as stated by adult גרים gerim (converts) at BEKI, is the open-mindedness, the encouragement to challenge authority and ask questions, and the associated respect for intellectual and religious integrity; the strength of the ideal Jewish family; the support of the caring community; and the sense of mission in the world, that is, the objective of creating a better world through education, law, hesed and justice and promoted in the T…
…eview at every meeting, but it’s our obligation. All of the information is open to every member, should you be interested. You don’t have to be on the Board to see where our money comes from and goes to. So we raise money. We spend money. We repair the facilities. We hire carpenters, and masons, and also plumbers and electricians. Sometimes it seems like the “getting and spending” is the focus of the secular leadership of the synagogue. Quoting Wo…
…08 Sep Israeli Dancing September 8, 2015 7:30 pm – 11:00 pm Beginner class: 7:30pm-8:30pm Open Session: 8:15pm-11:00pm Contribution: $12, BEKI Members $10 For more info contact Leng at Leng@ctisraelidance.com or 203-912-4086 More Info…
