- 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
…even modern scholars offer a variety of explanations but none of them are really persuasive — at least not to me. Virtually every theory or explanation has provoked disagreement from one or more other commentators or scholars. Even to just list them would take us beyond afternoon prayers. So, I’ll tell you, very briefly, about just four different approaches — first, the documentary hypothesis, also called source criticism; then, an explanation ba…
…or covering and seating? The committee will seek congregational input on a number of items, including the seating and potentially floor covering. The committee will make the final decision based on a variety of factors, including cost, durability, sustainability, and congregational input. Sound and Acoustics How will we handle room acoustics? We will work with the architect and potentially with an acoustical engineer. Is the space intimate enough…
…taken during the British Mandate managed to cover only about one-fourth of Israel’s land area before the Mandate’s end. (Sabri Jiryis, “The Land Question in Israel,” Middle East Research and Information Project Reports, 47, 1976, p. 14.) 25 Granott, 1952, p. 107. 26 Tute, 1927, p. 180. 27 Jiryis, 1976, p. 16. 28 Eisenman, p. 61. 29 Yehoshua Porath, “The Political Awakening of the Palestinian Arabs and their Leadership Towards the End of the Ottoma…
…09 Apr Israel Discussion with Uriel Abulof (Zoom) April 9, 2023 10:00 am – 11:30 am Events BEKI’s Israel Discussion Group invites all members to a talk by Uriel Abulof, Associate Professor of Politics at Tel Aviv University, on the topic “Suicidal […] More Info…
…dentified scribe Veneto, Northern Italy, about 1460–1480 Collection of the Israel Museum, Jerusalem NFS ____________________________________ David Gilboa Romania, Israel (1910-1976) One of the Last Kabbalists of Safed (upper) Yemenite Jew (lower) reproductions of watercolors, about 1965 $125 each framed ____________________________________ Belle Kogan Greenberg b. Montreal, Quebec d. New Haven, CT (1931 – 2022) Untitled Woodblock Print, before 200…
…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…
…pe the new entrance. A scavenger hunt for adults. A congregational trip to Israel. There’s really no end to what we can do. I know that in the months and years ahead, under the leadership of our next president Donna Levine and those who follow her, BEKI will thrive and grow, because we will continue to take upon ourselves sacred obligations and pass them to one another. Before closing, I want to express my gratitude to our full-time staff, which i…
…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…
…o BEKI. At the same time, we also admire and love the fact that a sizeable number of congregants can daven and read Torah! The unrestrained excitement of little ones further adds to the pleasure in feeling that Am Yisrael Chai! Tom Goldenberg & Jessica Holzer and Ainsley Tom is a New Haven Mayoral candidate and was previously a public sector consultant. Jess is the chair-elect of the University of New Haven’s public health department. Ainsley is i…
