- 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
…in the big town of Meretz, Poland. If he could get to Meretz, he’d find a way to study at the Yeshiva. Someday he would become a Rebbe. But when he spoke with his parents about his dream, they would not consider it. He was needed on the farm. So, at the age of 11, Moishe Dovid ran away from home. Not till the family gathered for dinner did they know he was missing. His father hitched up the wagon and drove toward Meretz. As he bumped along the di…
…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…
…f other faiths and interfaith families alike. LaMaazel will not only take away some of the mystery but will also enhance your understanding and sense of awe of the miracles of childbirth and joys of parenting. LaMaazel introduces pregnant women and their partners to the laws, customs and rituals connected with pregnancy and birth, such as tehinot (prayers written by and for women), appropriate approaches to sexuality during pregnancy, the meanings…
…ell one’s hametz to a non-Jewish business partner for the same reason. The best way to sell hametz is to grant power of attorney to an “authorized dealer” such as Rabbi Tilsen to sell your hametz for you. That way you can be sure that the law is strictly observed and the sale is valid. Dear Rabbi, Can Hametz be sold by email? Signed, yitsi@mitzraim.com Dear yitsi@, The selling of Hametz before Pesah (or any other time you might want to sell it)…
…eered to make calls to let people know were thinking of them. If thats the way this project works, then who can say in which direction the kindness is flowing? You received a form a week or two ago asking you what kind of help you’re willing to give and whether you’re willing to pitch in occasionally or on a regular basis. Please fill that form in and send it to the office. Or pick up a new copy, available in the lobby. If you would like some help…
…make sure that while remaining the warm and welcoming community we have always been, it is doing its best to implement some new procedures and policies, which take your security very seriously. Your understanding and total cooperation are very much appreciated. More Information and Downloadable Documents High Holy Days Parking Information and General Guidelines Children / Youth High Holy Days Programs Reservations for Non-Members OR Immediate Fa…
…heating and cooling infrastructure. Our furnace is ancient, insulated by asbestos and heating extremely inefficiently compared with the alternatives now available. Even if fuel costs for the current system did not represent such a financial burden, which they do, we would still have a compelling environmental obligation to lower the amount of fuel we burn and thereby lower our contribution to global warming. The cooling system is also way beyond i…
…of all the people. Imagine if the parshah has told us, tribe by tribe, the number of people in each tribe, and separately, the number of males, 20 and up, who were fit for service. Would that kind of census send a different message to us, a message saying, “everyone counts”, including all the women? The second census, what I’ll call the redemption census, I find a strange one. It requires counting of all the male Levites who were at least a month…
…03 Feb Author talk with Gavriel Savit on his YA novel”The Way Back” via Zoom February 3, 2021 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm BEKI Kids page Home Page Interior Page More Info…
…together, serve as Torah reader and honoree together. There are many other ways couples can do things together in the service. There are many ways people can be involved as couples and be fully in keeping with law and tradition. While there are people who are disappointed that they could not have a joint aliya, there are also people – especially women – who as a result of these rules mustered the courage to have an aliya for the first time. For th…
