- 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
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…me as a wealthy man. But consider that the median household income in the United States was $42,228 (in 2001) (“representing a 2.2 percent decline in real income from its 2000 level”), and that a household with an income of $150,499 (or more) puts it in the top 5%. So I realize that I am at least in the top 10% of American households with respect to annual income. (Data: DeNavas-Walt, Carmen and Robert, Cleveland, U.S. Census Bureau, Current Popu…
…Donald Trump signed barring many refugees and immigrants from entering the United States: Deeply rooted in our tradition, faith, and values, we are a people of immigrants. Throughout our history we often were the stranger in a strange land and were persecuted and attacked simply for being the other. As Jews, it is not only our religious values that speak to welcoming those who seek shelter and safety, but it is also a pillar of free, democratic na…
…e have now. Do we expect to lose seating capacity? We expect to reduce the number of seats on a typical Shabbat — which is not the same as losing seating capacity. A major goal of the redesign is to make the sanctuary feel more intimate. Our current capacity is 332 fixed seats — perhaps one-third of which were typically filled, pre-Covid. The sketches show roughly 200 seats. Since they are all movable, we can expand capacity when needed. What happ…
…m Iraq during the current war. In August 2009, the press reported that the United Arab Emirates planned to deport hundreds of ethnic Palestinians, particularly Gazans, in the coming weeks. In contrast, Israel has not forcibly expelled Arabs since Rabin dumped (“deported”) 415 HAMAS terrorists into Lebanon in 1992, but subsequently took them back under Israeli court order. (This does not count the expulsion of tourists with expired visas and assort…
…rs, words and spaces, although exact layout (number of words in a line and number of lines in a column) may vary, as will the quality of the materials and calligraphy. We take out the particular scroll or scroll that is set to the portion that we are reading on the given occasion. The weekly reading goes in sequence, so each shabbat we begin reading from the spot we left of the previous week. But on festivals and other occasions we may read from a…
…ent backup generators, the array is busily and quietly producing pollution-free electricity for the grid. Photovoltaic generation can be a direct replacement for the most expensive and dirtiest power plants. Major funding for the array was provided by the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund, and funding for the associated educational activities by the Legacy Heritage Innovation Project of the Legacy Heritage Fund. Additional funding was provided by over…
…s? Maybe the steroids did help! And, I should mention, I have not remained free of negative feelings for the entire year since. A mixture of feelings, anger high on the list, did eventually creep in. I have spent time working on that, with good results. The main technique has been to acknowledge the feelings and let them pass. But let me return to the first days and tell you what else helped me with my feelings – this Congregation. From so many of…
…it Midrash Yom Kippur Kol Nidre Night Tue 8 Oct 2019 Supervised Children’s Freeplay 5:45p 9:00p TBA Minḥa Afternoon Service 6:00p 6:15p Sanctuary Candle Lighting 6:03p* Kol Nidre & Maariv Evening 6:15p 8:30p Sanctuary Devar Torah 6:45p 7:05p Sanctuary Yom Kippur Wednesday 9 Oct 2019 Pesuqei DeZimra & Shaḥarit Morning & Musaf 9:00a 2:30p Sanctuary Children’s Ḥavura (Preschoolers) Session One: 10:30a (tefila – prayer service) Session Two: 12:00m (su…
…it Midrash Yom Kippur Kol Nidre Night Tue 8 Oct 2019 Supervised Children’s Freeplay 5:45p 9:00p TBA Minḥa Afternoon Service 6:00p 6:15p Sanctuary Candle Lighting 6:03p* Kol Nidre & Maariv Evening 6:15p 8:30p Sanctuary Devar Torah 6:45p 7:05p Sanctuary Yom Kippur Wednesday 9 Oct 2019 Pesuqei DeZimra & Shaḥarit Morning & Musaf 9:00a 2:30p Sanctuary Children’s Ḥavura (Preschoolers) Session One: 10:30a (tefila – prayer service) Session Two: 12:00m (su…
