- 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
…n that they weren’t all special, and because of that they learned to be unfair. And even more, the rabbis said that parents shouldn’t make their children jealous of each other and that it was because Yaqov favored Yosef above his brothers that the Israelites ended up as slaves in Egypt. So Yosef’s brothers were very jealous that their father loved Yosef better than them. And because Yaqov loved Yosef so much, he gave him a silk, striped, colorful…
…14 Mar Abraham’s Tent March 14, 2015 5:30 pm – 11:30 pm BEKI Abraham’s Tent is a community-based program with Columbus House which, through the generosity of local religious congregations and organizations, provides shelter and case management for […] More Info…
…ply to all other causes. How can people advocate for the “right” to have a new sports stadium, to drive gas-guzzlers, to own and carry guns, when “children (and adults) are literally starving.” It seems strange to condemn Animal Rights activists for promoting a value less important than human life while others are directing even greater resources to promote causes that are (arguably) unworthy, trivial or, at least, even less important. The values…
…wear on his knee. We spent a good deal of time at Qibbutz Yizra’el and in New Haven’s sister-city Afula. We went from one end of the country to the other, from Majdal Shams in the far north, to Acco in the west (not really far), to Eilat in the south. Israel is small enough that we were able to drive from one end of the country to the other on a single tank of gas. (Small country, small car, big gas tank.) Both my dad and Tsvi especially enjoyed…
…th a miracle-working black man who is sentenced to death in the electric chair. As Lenny Bruce once said, if the story had taken place in the 20th century, Christians would be wearing little electric chair pendants around their necks. But the movie does not develop those themes – it is merely an unending graphic display of human suffering, and if it is accurate, it was the fate of over 100,000 Jews during Roman occupation. So skip the movie, read…
…ut not necessary. The Rashi Study Group has met weekly since January 1994. New participants welcome any week. Coffee and tea available before 7:00a service and during and after Rashi Study Group. At Passover 2015, the Group began 2 Samuel. Library copies of text are available, as are copies for purchase. RSG meets in the Rosenkrantz Family Library (the Beit Midrash). RSG meets every week except on the Major Festivals (Sukkot, Pesah, Shavuot, Rosh…
…01 Apr Rabbis’ Study Group (Closed) (On Passover Recess) April 1, 2015 9:00 am – 10:00 am Rabbis and Cantors in Greater New Haven meet weekly to study, with Rabbi Murray Levine. In 2014-2015, the group is reading Sanhedrin. On Passover recess […] More Info…
…Rabbis and Cantors in Greater New Haven meet weekly to study, with Rabbi Murray Levine. In 2014-2015, the group is reading Sanhedrin. On Passover recess 1 & 8 April 2015….
…at prayer in mind, Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel has initiated an innovative program to help members of the Congregation learn to understand and welcome those with developmental disabilities and related special needs, and to offer the latter new openings and opportunities for spiritual growth and fulfillment as part of the community and in their own homes. See the Connecticut Jewish Ledger story on Kulanu, “‘All as One’: BEKI program reaches o…
…ement for 12 adult men for 17 weeks from December through March in Greater New Haven. On a rotating basis, volunteers from each host site provide shelter, meals, and fellowship from early evening through breakfast each day for one week. BEKI has participated as a “supporting partner” since the winter of 2011-12, working closely with the Church of the Holy Spirit (COHS) in West Haven. The partnership has been really wonderful, and now, as our roles…
