- 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
…ted to fulfill the Biblical requirement of “tormenting one’s soul” on this Day of Atonements (note the plural form). The purpose of fasting is to enhance our spiritual sensitivity and contrition on this Holy Day, and to force ourselves for at least a few hours to control our material desires and eschew sensual pleasure. The purpose is not to “cull the herd” of people for whom, for a variety of reasons, fasting is medically contraindicated. In fact…
…) 15th: Cookie Competition (Kadima) April: 10th: Shabbat Dinner at a volunteer’s house (Kadima) 24th: Shabbat Dinner at a volunteer’s house (Kadima) May: 3rd: Movie Day (Kadima) 13th: Cookie Baking (Kadima) Pictures from our bowling and shofar lesson events. …
…that not every family is comfortable with this yet. I will announce rainy-day indoor services with enough lead time for families to make their own decision. Masks are no longer required, only recommended, for vaccinated people while outdoors. K-2 Kehila and Junior Congregation will return to meeting every week, also at 10:45 am. K-2 Kehila will meet indoors, in a larger room than the one they have used in the past–exact location TBA. All particip…
…17 May Shavuot Festival Service (in-person only) May 17, 2021 9:30 am – 11:30 am Home Page Interior Page Shavuot Two-Day Festival: The Jewish Hajj Shavuot (meaning: Weeks), one of our three major pilgrimage festivals, celebrates the giving of the Torah at Sinai. The […] More Info…
One day’s mail brought two advertisements that highlighted the true dilemma of the kosher consumer. One was a full back-page newspaper ad for “Kosher” brand kosher-certified bottled water. The other was a separate oversized mailing for “Mizmor” brand kosher-certified water. The dilemma for the consumer: which brand is really more kosher? I was somewhat upset to receive these advertisements, not only because my Purim gags had been preempted, but a…
…03 Oct Sukkah Disassembly October 3, 2021 9:30 am – 11:00 am BEKI Kids page Home Page Interior Page Roger Colten says that the “solemn day of disassembly” will be Sunday, October 3 at 9:30, after minyan. If you can help, please email r_colten@yahoo.com. […] More Info…
…23 Apr Minha Service – Special Time April 23, 2016 1:05 pm – 1:35 pm Home Page We have scheduled the Shabbat minha service for the first day of Pesah 23 April 2016 for 1:05p (after qiddush). More Info…
…iously we will never know, and we must hope the witnesses were honest, but I wonder what Gregory Maguire’s story about the blasphemer would be like…. Now, before I melt, I would like to take this opportunity to publicly thank my tutor Ruthie Greenblatt for helping me prepare for this day, making my tallit, and for preparing her delicious cocoa. I would like to thank my parents and my sister Anna for their support and patience, and my family and fr…
…eeded help, the other brothers would invite him over to play cards on Saturday night. They played Gin and Poker, mostly. During the course of the evening, the brother who needed help would invariably come out ahead $50 or $100. When that brother got back on his feet a few weeks later, he would invite the brothers over to his house to play cards. During the course of the evening, he would invariably lose back the $50 or $100. In this way, the famil…
…19 Jun Junior Congregation – Library June 19, 2021 10:45 am – 12:00 pm BEKI Kids page Home Page Interior Page Children’s Havura will continue meeting outdoors in the courtyard, whenever weather allows. The only changes are as follows: We will meet at 10:45 am, no […] More Info…
