- 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
…13 Sep Directory Photo Shoot September 13, 2023 3:00 pm – 5:45 pm To schedule a time, contact Helene Sapadin at 203-685-2487. More Info…
…20 Sep Directory Photo Shoot September 20, 2023 3:00 pm – 5:45 pm To schedule a time, contact Helene Sapadin at 203-685-2487. More Info…
…nd will be hard, but slowly and surely I am cutting back on my electronics time. It is not just physical idols either. There are idols of violence, cruelty, selfishness and hate. In many ways, hate most of all. There is so much hate in this world it has gotten to a point where it is reasonless — things like racism, and the fights in the Middle East. These are all idols of hate. Together we can break some idols. I have had help preparing for this d…
…tudy of the Mishna, leading to Gemara study, will be held in the Beit Midrash on Thursday mornings 10a–11a with Rabbi Tilsen. The Talmud, based on an oral text, has no beginning or end. One can begin study at any point; now is the best time. No prior knowledge is required, but basic facility in English is helpful; students with all backgrounds are welcome, beginner to advanced. Coffee and tea are available in the room. For information contact Rabb…
…ble and worship. Yet instead of the joyful welcome recounted from Biblical times, the prayer group was greeted with, as one participant later described it, a police pogrom. This is Zionism turned on its head. This is the Zionist dream denied. Should we fail to rise up in protest, I fear for the future of Zionism, Zion, and the Jewish people. So what is the answer? I fear there is no easy answer. However, part of the answer must surely be the affir…
…ich we have emphasized the spiritual well-being of our community. Over the years this community has not squandered its resources building a diamond-studded edifice at the expense of our education, worship or social action. This emphasis on the spiritual is laudable. Yet given the condition of our building and our level of underendowment I am often saddened to see so many spiritually and religiously hungry people who want to support the goals of th…
…09 Nov Berakhot Talmud Study Group November 9, 2017 10:00 am – 11:00 am Berakhot Talmud Study Group A weekly study of the Mishna, leading to Gemara study, will be held in the Beit Midrash on Thursday mornings 10a–11a […] More Info…
…Shabbat Afternoon Schedule Change: The Shabbat Minha (Saturday Afternoon) services in February 2017 will be 1p – 1:35p in the Posener Beit Midrash, and (as in the summer) the evening service will not be held at BEKI on those four days. This early service time will allow participants to avoid the round-trip to the synagogue on what are the snowiest and coldest nights. Comments or questions to jjtilsen@beki.org . …
…27 Sep Directory Photo Shoot September 27, 2023 3:00 pm – 5:45 pm To schedule a time, contact Helene Sapadin at 203-685-2487. More Info…
…he BEKI community a strong and vibrant one. In that regard, this is also a time when we can come together in reasoned discourse to share opinions and ideas. BEKI will be hosting a talk to facilitate such a conversation in the coming weeks. A copy of the statement of the Conservative movement follows and can also be found on the USCJ website. Harold M. Birn President, Congregation Beth El-Keser Israel on behalf of the officers and directors of the…
