- 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
…ive directly to and from shul, on condition that they make no stops on the way. In places where Jews (of all affiliations) were already driving to shul it seemed hypocritical to rope off the parking lot and have them park a block away. The choice facing the Rabbis seemed to be: They come by car or they don’t come, and the Rabbis wanted them to come. It seemed preferable to violate the prohibitions of driving than to have much of the religious fabr…
…ot involve a lot of decorative extras. Since we had to relocate walls, the new walls might as well be attractive. The maple wainscoting in the new foyer and the brushed metal and glass on the East entrance are simple, practical materials that will be carried into the main lobby and new chapel and library in the coming year, and one day farther down the road, into the sanctuary. You can feel good about your donation to the renovationsÿugwe making t…
…sident Yaron Lew. What’s the Latest? 07/2024 BEKI Bulletin July 2024: New Torah ark design! 06/2024 BEKI Bulletin June 2024: Construction will start in the fall 11/2023 BEKI Bulletin Nov 2023: Amy Reichert to design new ark 08/2023 BEKI Bulletin article — August 2023 04/2023 BEKI Bulletin article — April 2023 03/2023 Revised conceptual design (Contact office for password) 02/13/2023 Video: Why Redesign the Sanctuar…
…w up in a Kibbutz. After high school, Dganit volunteered in establishing a new Kibbutz in the north of Israel, which was followed by military service. Dganit then traveled with her husband-to-be, traversing Southeast Asia, in a physically difficult, but emotionally rewarding experience that would last two and a half years. Dganit and her husband moved to North Carolina in 1992. During her time there, Dganit worked as a teacher for low-income pre-s…
…ill Start in the Fall – June 2024 BEKI Bulletin – Amy Reichert Will Design New Ark – Nov 2023 BEKI Bulletin article – Sanctuary Redesign – August 2023 BEKI Bulletin article – Sanctuary Redesign – January 2023 BEKI Bulletin article – Sanctuary Redesign – December 2022 Sanctuary Redesign Update for the New Year BEKI Bulletin article – Sanctuary Redesign – August 2022 Sanctuary Redesign Update & a July 27 Schmooze BEKI Bulletin article – Sanctuary Re…
…ek of opening day. As long as it did not inspire pogroms in the streets of New Haven or the wilds of Woodbridge, my plan was to ignore the movie. I will admit, though, that the idea of watching a movie in Aramaic appeals to me. Since Aramaic is the language of the Talmud, parts of the Hebrew Bible, and passages of the siddur, it is very much a “Jewish” language. As a cognate language to Hebrew, Aramaic is easy for the Hebrew speaker to learn. In t…
…t spirit of voluntarism, and serve as lay leaders. We also have an amazing new rabbi. He is vibrant, smart, thought-provoking, and the most menschlich person I have ever had the pleasure of working with. But our main sanctuary, which is in dire need of repairs, has an outdated hierarchical design from the 1950s and ’60s. It doesn’t reflect our values of inclusiveness and environmental sustainability, or that we are a warm, inspiring, egalitarian,…
…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…
…time they have considered all of the possible interpreta tions of the highway sign, they are long past the exit. Bump Ahead? But whose head to bump? So deciding the order of listing may have been difficult. But it was not difficult to choose whom to honor. We had another civic leader, Alderman Phil Voigt, of blessed memory, Susie’s late husband. Phil was a loya l Catholic, and at the same time, he was the greatest friend of our Congregat ion and…
…cities of Greece, and even twentieth century America? Surveying the large number of works in the BEKI collection entitled “Rabbi_,” the BEKI Art Committee began discussing how best to present this work in an exhibition. Among ourselves, we called this the “Rabbi Show,” although there is nothing in the artworks themselves to signify that these are rabbis, rather than ordinary men who have been given the honor of holding the Torah. As Jewish artist…
