- 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
…eaching on a kibbutz, which Belle visited with her husband while living in Israel. The portrait was painted as a gift for her mother, Leah Baron Kogan, who was an ardent Zionist. In 2012, a few years after her mother’s death, Belle donated the painting to BEKI in her memory. Her 1961 painting, Morning Prayer, was donated by the artist in 2006. Both Morning Prayer and Ben Gurion are oil on Masonite board, framed in wood with gold leaf. We thank Bel…
…veh, that great city, in which there are more than a hundred and twenty thousand persons who do not yet know their right hand from their left, and many beasts as well!” (Jonah 4:11). The value of the life of the individual animal is recognized in Torah tradition. That value is implied in the Zohar’s question and codified in laws that prohibit cruelty to animals (tsa`ar ba`alei hayim) and wanton destruction (bal tashhit). There is reason to believe…
…this rule is far greater than that of fasting. Gemar Hatima Tova, Jon-Jay Rabbi Jon-Jay Tilsen Congregation Beth El-Keser Israel October 2005…
…rah’s “Fifth Amendment:” Confessions are not admissible in criminal cases. Numbers 35:30: If anyone kills a person, the manslayer may be executed only on the evidence of witnesses: the testimony of a single witness shall not suffice for a death sentence. Prohibition against acting without probable cause The accuser is libel for the truth of the accusation. Exodus 23:1. You shall not come forth with slander, an unfounded testimony to cause a legal…
…gh his prophet Hosea offers this poetic vision of our return. I will be to Israel like dew; He shall blossom like the lily, He shall strike root like a tree of Lebanon His boughs shall spread out far, His beauty shall be like the olive tree’s His fragrance like that of Lebanon, They who sit in his shade shall be revived. We, who love you and are so proud of you today, wish you safe on your journey. And every time you return we will hear angels say…
…eople grow and change. God helps me. Being Jewish is important to me because it has been a good way to learn about God and how to grow and change. I want to help make the world a better place and I want there to be peace in Israel and Jerusalem. I like to learn about holidays and learn Hebrew (which is very hard work). I have made a lot of friends at Germantown, Perelman, and at our new shul, BEKI. Thank you all for celebrating my bat mitzva….
…and don’t worry, qiddush is not far away. See The Gilah Benson-Tilsen Fund for Youth at Congregation Beth El-Keser Israel …
Physical Access at Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel Physical accessibility and comfort are a priority for the Congregation and have been a driving consideration behind ongoing building renovations. The main entrance and the office entrance are accessible with no steps from Harrison Street and from the parking area. Main doors can be opened by pulling the handle outward. There is a curb cut at the end of the sidewalk leading from Harrison Street…
Congregation Beth El-Keser Israel views Tikkun HaOlam–Social Action as an essential part of its mission. Hesed Committee The Hesed Committee provides help to BEKI members during times of transition and temporary need. The Committee provides meals to families welcoming a newborn into the home and to those recovering from a temporary disability. In addition, volunteers make occasional calls to BEKI members who may benefit from this additional conta…
The sanctuary of Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel is located within the New Haven Eruv at approximately North 41° 19′ 43.10″ West 72° 57′ 41.80″ and is about 70 feet (21 meters) above sea level. Candle lighting times are calculated for that location and are rounded back to the nearest minute so the lighting time will be 18 to 19 minutes before the halakhic (Jewish legal) definition of sunset. The halakhic sunset will be about one minute later th…
