- 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
…th lists start with a broad thing to give up and then narrow it down: list number one — go from your land, your birthplace, your father’s house. List number two — take your son, your only son, the one you love, Isaac. This similarity led me to still others. One of the first, and most obvious, comparisons between the two instances of lekh lekha was that in both, God is sending Abraham on a journey. In the first lekh lekha, God is starting Abraham o…
…tell stories that celebrate our shared past. It is also a place where our spirits and our community can be invigorated, nourished, and rested. It is a safe place, made safe by the community’s recognition of its sacredness. The sanctity of the sanctuary derives not from its location, structure or furnishings. Sanctuary services can take place in a store front, a dining room, a concentration camp, or in a submarine. Any space with any architecture…
…ll do it that way, too. But this procedure often created a dilemma: If the number of qaddishes was limited, there might still be some who did not get to say one; if there was no limit to the number of qaddishes added, the service became burdensomely long. So after careful scrutiny the rabbis allowed all mourners to say qaddish simultaneously. This rabbinic solution was adopted only after careful consideration, and after it was determined that mour…
…ing to say the berakha (blessing) on their own, or even with coaching. If a 12- or 13-year old can find the courage to stand in front of their elders, and before the Throne of Glory, and lead prayers, then the aunts and uncles or grandparents must find the courage to stand up and recite three Hebrew sentences. To say that someone who would not even read the blessings in transliteration had an “aliya” detracts from the honor of all other olim (hono…
…spect to annual income. (Data: DeNavas-Walt, Carmen and Robert, Cleveland, U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Reports, P60-218, Money Income in the United States: 2001, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, 2002.) Even more: On the global level, I am in the top 1%. So when I say that the rich should pay, I am including myself. When we share our spiritual, financial and other blessings with others and consequently see their Hanuka li…
…26 Sep Pizza in the Hut September 26, 2021 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm BEKI Kids page Home Page Interior Page Pizza in the Hut returns! The party is Sunday, September 26 at 4:00pm in the BEKI courtyard sukkah. Reservations are due to the office by September 22, $10/adults, $5/child […] More Info…
…28 Jul Elm City Winds Quintet Concert – BEKI Courtyard July 28, 2021 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm BEKI Kids page Home Page Interior Page Jennifer Sidney Silva, flute; Caesar Storlazzi, oboe; Laura Caruthers, clarinet; Adrienne Gallagher, bassoon; and Emily Fine, French horn, will perform Wednesday, July 28 at 7:00 pm. […] More Info…
…ala (home ritual) 7:29p Kever Avot 10/2/2023 Sunday Warner Street cemetary 10:00a Farwell Street cemetary 11:00a Erev Yom Kippur/Kol Nidre 9/24/23 Sunday Minḥa 6:00p Kol Nidre 6:28p Yom Kippur 9/25/23 Monday Shaḥarit (followed by Torah, Yizkor: ~10:45a, Musaf Services) 9:00a Children’s services 10:45a Study Sessions 2:30p and 3:15p Minḥa, followed by Neilah (~6:15p) Havdalah and Final Shofar Community Break Fast to follow 5:00p 7:25p * Unless…
…13 Aug Chapel on the Green August 13, 2017 9:45 am – 3:30 pm Home Page BEKI Social Action/Tikkun Olam volunteers will prepare individually wrapped items for distribution to those in need outdoors on the New Haven Green. Cold food prep […] More Info…
…opping mall, not the laundry, not the movies–was to drive, and since their spiritual health and identity as Jews may have depended on their coming to shul, we should not object if they drive directly to and from shul, on condition that they make no stops on the way. In places where Jews (of all affiliations) were already driving to shul it seemed hypocritical to rope off the parking lot and have them park a block away. The choice facing the Rabbis…
