- 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
…e Ely House, Center for Contemporary Art, New Haven, CT, and has curated a number of independent exhibitions. She studied at the Akademie fuer Angewante Kunst in Vienna, Austria, and received her MFA from San Jose State University. Anna Broell Bresnick has collaborated with dancers and musicians in the creation of installations for performances. These have included large sculptural str uctures, floor drawings and video. Broell Bresnick has taught…
…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…
…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…
…eir interests and commitments in a warm and wholesome setting. LaMaazel is open without charge. Babysitting is available. Call 203-389-2108 for the next meeting time and place. BEKI classes, programs and services are open to all without respect to age, gender, personal status or synagogue affiliation. BEKI encourages all adult Jews to become part of the synagogue-based community of their choice. During 1996-1997, LaMaazel was supported by the Gate…
…uying a ticket. Perhaps that time will come for our doors to be truly wide open on the Holy Days. Giving Stock BEKI can accept stocks and securities as gifts during a donor’s lifetime or as part of an estate. Please speak with your financial advisor or broker about the potential tax advantages of giving stock and securities. To arrange a transfer, call Mary Ellen Mack at 389-2108 x14. A Message from Steven Fraade Vice President & Ritual Committee…
…classical and contemporary texts and ideas. Most classes and programs are open without charge. See the BEKI Bulletin for times and dates and in some cases registration and payment instructions. Most programs are held in readily accessible spaces. Classes, programs and services are open to all without respect to age, gender, personal status or synagogue affiliation. Classes & Programs Discussion of the Week’s Parashah with Rabbi Eric Woodward is…
…08 Nov Costuming Presentation & Workshop by Sharon Naveh November 8, 2015 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Sunday, November 8th, 1-4 pm Plan ahead for Purim! The Rimmonim (New Haven) Chapter of the Pomegranate Guild of Judaic Needlework, presents a Costuming Presentation and […] More Info…
…who care and support one another, are active in Tikkun Olam, have a great spirit of voluntarism, and serve as lay leaders. We also have an amazing new rabbi. He is vibrant, smart, thought-provoking, and the most menschlich person I have ever had the pleasure of working with. But our main sanctuary, which is in dire need of repairs, has an outdated hierarchical design from the 1950s and ’60s. It doesn’t reflect our values of inclusiveness and envi…
…, a very complex distribution network. The way it operates is by a certain number of power plants producing energy, usually by burning fossil fuels, and then feeding it into the massive grid of electrical power lines. I think this is quite similar to the societal structure of the monkeys and the medieval Jewish court system, in that the majority of interactions, or in this case, power transmissions, are local, but the network is able to transmit p…
…ion, volunteers make occasional calls to BEKI members who may benefit from contact on account of illness or isolation. The Committee also provides meals to families during the shiva mourning period. History of Completed Service Projects Covenant to Care: Adopt a Social Worker – Through Covenant to Care’s Adopt a Social Worker program, our congregation was matched with a child protection social worker in the City of New Haven. The congregation supp…
