- 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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…or covering and seating? The committee will seek congregational input on a number of items, including the seating and potentially floor covering. The committee will make the final decision based on a variety of factors, including cost, durability, sustainability, and congregational input. Sound and Acoustics How will we handle room acoustics? We will work with the architect and potentially with an acoustical engineer. Is the space intimate enough…
…em: Getting To Know the New Siddur Rabbi Eric Woodward and Katharine Baker March 23, 2022 New COVID Research Dan Weinberger March 9, 2022 Evacuating our Afghan Allies: the Role of Community Sponsors like JCARR Thomas Huddleston March 2, 2022 Book Talk: The Man Who Loved His Wife Jennifer Moses February 23, 2022 Exploring BEKI’s Musical Heritage Pt.5 Rachel Adelstein February 15, 2022 Exploring BEKI’s Musical Heritage Pt.4 Rachel Adelstein February…
…aham, Hannah G. Leisawitz, and Jacob August Werlin. We were blessed with a number of grandchildren to our members as well, some of whom were noted in our Bulletin. Why do we have so many children if only a few are born each year? Because most of the children in the Congregation were born before their parents joined. Twelve children joined the congregation with their parents this year (2013), but almost as many either moved away or grew up and went…
…m to be breathing and his eyes are glazed. The other guy whips out his cellphone and calls 911. He gasps: “My friend is dead! What should I do?” The operator says: “Calm down, I can help. First, let’s make sure he’s dead.” There is a silence, then a shot is heard. Back on the phone, the guy says: “OK, now what?” Even if you follow all the directions geschribben in the Shulhan Arukh strictly, letter by letter, you are not performing the mitzvot as…
…s objection among Jewish Israelis was for the most part limited to a small number of “pacifist” individuals until the occupation of the West Bank and Gaza and the invasion of Lebanon brought about a gradual growth of organized selective conscientious objection based on individual conscience as well as political motivation. Those who sought or were willing to accept a quiet arrangement with the authorities usually escaped severe punishment; those w…
…s tell us Is that 14,700 people died In this sudden plague. It’s a precise number. And it invites immediate comparison To the number we heard just a few verses earlier: Why did only 250 die From Korach’s active rebellion, But 14,700 die For a single line of passive complaint: “You two have brought death on the L-rd’s people.” This single line of lament, Of blame and complaint, May not seem so surprising, or egregious. They had seen Moses tell the…
…luding Saul Bell (1995-1997), Brian Karsif (1998-2001), Stephen Pincus (2001-2002), Gila Reinstein (2002-2004), Donna R. Levine (2005-2007), Dr. Jay Sokolow (2007-2011), Carole Bass (2011-2013), Nadav Sela (2013), Andrew Hirshfield (2013-2016) and Harold Birn (2016-) worked closely with the Rabbi to develop and implement a vision for the Congregation. Rabbi Tilsen agreed with Rabbi Gertel’s assessment of the Congregation’s potential, and worked wi…
…ew. And if there are no sons, to whom does the inheritance pass? I turn to Numbers Chapter 27, from parshat Pinchas. “The daughters of Zeloph’chad, of Manassite family…they stood before Moses, Eleazar the priest, the chieftains, and the whole assembly, at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting, and they said, (v.3) “Our father died in the wilderness. He was not one of the faction, Korach’s faction, which banded together against the Lord, but died for…
…h Alcoholics, Chemically Dependent Persons, and Significant Others. Annual March Against Hunger – A contingent of BEKI members raised funds and participated in the annual “March Against Hunger” to support the Connecticut Food Bank for several years in the 1990s and 2000s. See the news story in the July-August 1998 issue of the BEKI Bulletin. The Wardrobe – The Wardrobe: A Collection of Women’s Professional Clothing is a project of the New Haven Co…
