- 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
…r the duration of the project and is renewable. Congregation Beth El-Keser Israel joined Circle of Faith in March 2002. Amity Cares – BEKI members’ continuing participation in Habitat for Humanity projects has constituted a significant accomplishment and contribution to the local community. Over sixty BEKI members participated in the Amity Cares build in 2005-2006. The residence on Winchester Avenue in New Haven was completed in April 2006. Kulanu…
…203.389.2108 Fax: 203.389.5899 Postal Address: Congregation Beth El-Keser Israel 85 Harrison St. New Haven CT 06515-1724 Office Manager Peggy Hackett Ext. 114 Education Director Annie Norman-Schiff Ext. 113 President Russell Epstein Rabbi Eric Woodward Ext. 120 Ritual Committee Chairperson Bruce Spierer Youth & Family Programming Director Annie Norman-Schiff Ext. 113 BEKI Bulletin bulletin@beki.org Cemetery Association cemetery@beki.org S…
…onservative synagogue. The following year, it absorbed the shrinking Keser Israel, and the current congregation, Beth El–Keser Israel, known as “BEKI,” was born. In Fall 1968, the synagogue boasted a membership of more than 600 families, with more than 200 children in the religious school. By the late 1970s, Beth El–Keser Israel’s membership was smaller and older, and by 1994, membership stood at 204 families. The roof leaked, the parking lot had…
…hei HaBesht (Tel Aviv: Devir) 5707/1947, 5735/1975, p. 35. A table of tale numbers and the corresponding page numbers in other editions is given at the back of the book by Ben-Amos and Mintz. 2. Violence is neither advocated nor condoned in these tales to any significant extent, whereas many tales strongly advocate the efficacy and advantages of nonviolence. The main exception to this generalization are a few of the first fifteen tales (pp. 39-51…
…eo. Broell Bresnick has taught at Stanford University, University of New Haven, University of Bridgeport and the Educational Center for the Arts, where she served as Visual Arts Department Chair for 29 years. She has given lectures at a number of museums, galleries and universities. Anna Broell Bresnick was born in Hamburg, German, has lived in Vienna and Rome and currently resides in New Haven, CT. USA More information on the artist’s website:…
…lessed by the arrival of Rachel, and two years later, of David, both from Pusan, Korea, adding two more souls to the house of Israel. (Ironically, Joanne is the only member of the family who has never been in the miqva.) As is so often the case, having children became an impetus for greater religious involvement, and Joanne and the baby started attending services regularly. When it came time for Rachel to start kindergarten, Joanne at the very las…
…ed yard from the Wall itself. Anxious to avoid a confrontation with the thousands of fervently Orthodox men milling about the plaza, [Israeli] police, braced for confrontation, quickly broke up the non-Orthodox prayer group and herded them forcibly though security gates at the entrance to the plaza. Then, shoving and swearing, the police forced the group another hundred yards down a driveway leading to the Dung Gate out of the Old City, as the Con…
…, after a short block. Beth El Memorial Park is on that first block. Keser Israel Memorial Park & Congregation Sinai Memorial Park (Cemeteries) View Larger Map Directions from Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel Drive South on Harrison Street (one way) to its end at Fountain Street (Route 243). Turn RIGHT on Fountain Street when the light turns green. Proceed west on Fountain for three blocks to stoplight. Turn LEFT at Forest Road (Route 122). Proce…
…24 Jun Israel Study Group June 24, 2019 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Guest speaker Debbie Elkin will discuss her time with the Center for Jewish Nonviolence delegation while in Palestine and Israel. More Info…
…21 Jun Israel Study Group June 21, 2018 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Home Page Interior Page Corinne Blackmer will address the topic, “Pinkwashing and Other ‘Washings’ Alleged Against Israel.” Her book on BDS activism among American queer LGBT critics will be out […] More Info…
