- 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
…hope, little by little, to build strong connections of our own within our new BEKI community. Coleman and Tema Leviter We moved to the New Haven area to live closer to our children, in Woodbridge and also Portland, ME. We were in East Northport, Long Island where we lived for 40 years as active members of the Commack Jewish Center, which later merged with Dix Hills Jewish Center. Coleman works full time as an IT professional, and Tema owned a spe…
…nhattan Cultural Council. Safran-Hon had solo exhibitions at Slag Gallery, New York, RX Gallery, Paris, Brandt Gallery, Amsterdam, and Marfa Contemporary, Marfa, Texas, and group shows at the Haifa Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Museum, Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York, and P.P.O.W Gallery, New York. In 2020 Safran-Hon was a recipient of the BRIC Colene Brown Art Prize. Safran-Hon’s art can be viewed on her website, www.naomisafranhon.com At BEKI, T…
…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…
…y known as Downtown Cooperative Ministries and has been working in and for New Haven since 1973. Habitat for Humanity of Greater New Haven is an affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, an ecumenical Christian ministry dedicated to eliminating poverty housing by creating homeownership opportunities for working, low-income families. Using volunteer labor and donated funds and materials, Habitat for Humanity rehabilitates abandoned properti…
…e dwelling upon it. A short while ago, in the 24 March 2000 edition of the New York Times, I noticed an article about a study on world ocean temperatures. (The chief author of the study is Sydney Levitus – one wonders if the family name got shortened somewhere along the way from Leviticus!) By excavating literally millions of data points from ships’ logs and other previously overlooked sources, Dr. Levitus and his collaborators were able to constr…
…d activities that have been flourishing for years. And we’ve initiated any number of new programs that you have suggested. There is energy in the air that encourages people to think, “We can do it.” Our attitude is, “Just say yes.” Last June we had a tribute dinner, honoring the rabbi and Miriam and raising a lot of money for the shul. A zillion people worked to make that happen. Prior to that, the last tribute dinner anyone could recall took plac…
…s 88-car parking lot is for BEKI members, guests and visitors. By Car From New York Via I-95: Take I-95 North to right Exit 43 “Downtown West Haven” (Route 122, Campbell Street). At bottom of exit ramp turn LEFT onto Campbell (=Route 122); pass under underpass (North toward New Haven). Begin clocking 3.5 miles. After 9/10 of a mile road ends at a traffic light after Hess Gas station on Right (Route 1 = Orange Rd.) with little Forest Theater in fro…
…s: Avocado Cheesecake Pie – Darryl Kuperstock Blintzless Soufflé (dairy) – Darryl Kuperstock Grandma Ida’s Blintzes – Murray and Barbara Akresh Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries – Darryl Kuperstock Divine Cheesecake – Lynn Saltz Easy Cheesecake – Sarah Berry Easy Peasy Cheesecake – Lana Gad Foolproof New York Cheesecake – Ellen Cohen Hungarian Cheesecake (Finum) – Rob Hoffnung and Marsha Beller Lemon Ripple Cheesecake Bars Recipe – Darryl Kuperstock…
…es Determine How We Will Live in Our 90s Sascha van Creveld August 26, 2020 Do Black Lives Matter in the Declaration of Independence? Robert Forbes August 19, 2020 Policing, Racism, and Community Professor Kalfani Turé August 12, 2020 From Left to Right: Lucy Dawidowicz, the New York Intellectuals and the Politics of Jewish History Professor Nancy Sinkoff July 22, 2020 It’s Never Too Early to Start Planning: Giving yourself a Voice in the Face of…
…the colorful, even gaudy yarmulkes being worn by young yeshiva bochers in New York and the mini-storm of controversy they have caused. A great deal of thought is being given to the redesign of the synagogue. I’d like to spend a few minutes trying to define the emotional and physical qualities that I think that BEKI congregants might seek in a beautiful sanctuary. The sanctuary’s design should first and foremost be respectful of the BEKI aesthetic…
