- 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
…exit doors and supporting columns are, the ramps would need to be at least 12’ 10” away from the walls. The area between the ramps and walls would essentially become a very large walkway — we couldn’t put seats there, because they would be behind the ramp. On a typical Shabbat, that might not be a problem. But on high-attendance days, like the High Holy Days, we may need that area for seating. Why are steps necessary? Why not have everyone use th…
…r the question, “will there be a minyan?” Dear Rabbi, The siddur (prayer book) instructions say that the Shema [p. 100-103 in Sim Shalom] should be recited silently except for the first line. But sometimes we sing it out loud. Why is that? Signed, Can Hear O Israel Dear Can Hear, The Shema is, ideally, recited out loud, at least loud enough for the reciter to hear him- or herself. The instruction “silently” refers only to the one line “barukh sh…
…Schiff March 24, 2021 Singing Around the Seder Table Rachel Adelstein March 17, 2021 Inaugural Book Talk: “A Beginner’s Guide to America” Roya Hakakian March 10, 2021 BEKI town hall style meeting Presentation by the Rabbi Search Committee March 3, 2021 Slavery, Memory, and Reconciliation Adam Rothman February 17, 2021 Gavriel Savit discusses his journey as a writer and his book “The Way Back” Gavriel Savit February 3, 2021 Let’s Talk about Trees!…
…08 Aug Book Talk with Author Rabbi Richard L. Eisenberg August 8, 2019 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Home Page Interior Page Rabbi Eisenberg Book Talk Flyer More Info…
…25 Apr Kadima Book Club: “The Way Back” by Gavriel Savit April 25, 2021 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm BEKI Kids page Home Page Interior Page Get excited for the Kadima Book Club! All Kadima members should have received by mail their own copy of The Way Back by Gavriel Savit. […] More Info…
…15 Aug Kadima Summer Book Club August 15, 2021 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm BEKI Kids page Home Page Interior Page Meet in the BEKI courtyard to discuss the Jewish fantasy novel The Way Back by Gavriel Savit. Join us for games, activities, and themed snacks […] More Info…
…16 Jul Book Discussion: “Rereading the Rabbis” July 16, 2017 6:15 pm – 7:15 pm Home Page Book discussion of Rereading the Rabbis by Judith Hauptman in the BEKI Library More Info…
…21 Nov BEKI Sisterhood Gift Fair & Book Talk with Mark Oppenheimer “Squirrel Hill: The Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting and the Soul of a Neighborhood” November 21, 2021 10:00 am – 12:30 pm Home Page Interior Page Sisterhhood book&giftfair2021 copy 3 More Info…
…rical system and do something about it. Thank you friends and family for being here and sharing this day with me. Shabbat Shalom. Email Tsvi Benson-Tilsen tsvibt@gmail.com. For more information on Tsvi’s Photovoltaic project at BEKI, see The sun will shine on BEKI bar mitzva, by Howard Blas, Connecticut Jewish Ledger, 6 January 2006 A Higher Power, New Haven Independent, 19 December 2005 Student Power, SmartPower, December 2005 Stemming the Tide,…
…lieve that the book of Isaiah was written during the Babylonian exile by a number of people in addition to Isaiah. Isaiah himself was a prophet of the nation of Judah and was one of the first to leave a written record of his prophecies, or proclamations. The book of Isaiah is one of the longest in the Bible, containing sixty chapters. The sayings of Isaiah are contained in the first 39 chapters. Most of the rest, written around 550 BCE, were poems…
