- 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
…outes B2, B3 stop directly at BEKI. Routes B1, Q, Z stop one to two blocks away. Some busses accomodate bicycles. By Bicycle Whalley Avenue is a designated “Share the Road” New Haven Bicycle Path. A bicycle rack is located near the main entrance parking lot next to the handicapped parking zone at the northeast corner of the building. EV ReCharging & Parking Free (up to 9 hours) recharging for Electric Vehicles is available next-door at the Whalley…
…onger and gathers up his family, servants and flocks and stealthily sneaks away from Laban to return to his family in Canaan. An incensed Laban pursues Jacob, and in a final, hostile encounter the two negotiate a cool parting of the ways. Now Jacob faces an even more frightening encounter, with his brother Esau, who has vowed to kill him. Jacob’s past has finally caught up with him. He fears for his life. His worldly success has not prepared him t…
…Rabbi Tilsen will be away on Sabbatical December 1st, 2019 through February 29th, 2020….
…21 Mar Drive-By Food Drive and New Clothing Collection March 21, 2021 10:00 am – 11:00 am Home Page Interior Page NEW DATE! CLOTHING ALSO! Next food collection Sunday, March 21, 10 to 11 am, parking lot. Give away unopened, non-perishable hametz before Pesach to Downtown […] More Info…
…10 Apr Drive-By Food Drive April 10, 2022 10:00 am – 11:00 am BEKI Kids page Home Page Interior Page BEKI will hold a drive-by food collection in the BEKI parking lot from 10 to 11 am on Sunday, April 10. Donations will support Jewish […] More Info…
Celebrating a Lifetime of Creative Work Belle Kogan Greenberg was a dedicated artist and BEKI member, who passed away on June 18, 2022, after an inspiring life of creative work. BEKI is privileged to honor her memory with an exhibition of artworks spanning her career. Belle was born in 1931 in Montreal. She studied studio art at the Yale University School of Art, Architecture & Design (now Yale Art School) from 1962 to 1964. Her work has been e…
…sses and at home. They were close in every way. They all worked hard. When times were especially tough, during the Depression, Ed & Esther’s brothers and sisters would send their children to stay with them. And sometimes Ed and Esther would send their children to stay with their brothers and sisters. During those years, Ed and his siblings all worked hard to support their families. During those years, they had their ups and downs. Sometimes they n…
…21 Sep Promises, Promises: How Kol Nidrei Got Its Groove with Rachel Adelstein September 21, 2019 12:45 pm – 3:00 pm Home Page Interior Page The opening phrase of “Kol Nidrei” is one of the most famous sounds in the Jewish musical repertoire, performed every year by cantors, choirs, cellists, […] More Info…
…re a fusion of colors blended harmoniously—abstract at times, and at other times expressions of my inner feelings.” His work captures the magic of the land.“Only after years did I find self-expression in my landscape, in the light, the atmosphere and the sun of Israel,” he said. “My motif is always the non-static landscape with all its contrasts: the rays of dawn, the stillness of the day’s heat, the evening’s twilight, radiance and dimness, wind…
…a, and Tirza.” These five sisters had a father, Zelophehad, who died. They did not have any brothers. In our parsha, Moses and the other Israelites are making plans to enter the land of Israel. They are counting every family, and making sure that each will have their own land to live on. If a father has died, they plan to give the father’s land to his sons. Machla, Noa, Chogla, Milca, and Tirza want to live on the land meant for their father. They…
