- 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
…are, Maintenance and Renovation – The 32,000 square-foot building, built in 1959 and 1964, requires a great deal of attention, as does the grounds on which it stands. Skilled and unskilled volunteers are needed for every aspect of building management and operation, from planning renovations to weeding flower beds. Green Team: Conservation & Environment – Conservation, Environmental Awareness, Energy Efficiency, Recycling and related concerns are a…
…ngregation for children in grades K-2, and meets every Shabbat morning from 11:00a to 11:45a. Children are welcome to come once or every time. K-2 Kehila is run cooperatively by talented and dedicated parents. For more information contact the office at office@beki.org. Junior Congregation Junior Congregation meets every Shabbat (Saturday) morning from 11:00a to 11:45a to address the spiritual, educational and social needs of children in grades 3-6…
…Shabbat Afternoon Schedule Change: The Shabbat Minha (Saturday Afternoon) services in February 2017 will be 1p – 1:35p in the Posener Beit Midrash, and (as in the summer) the evening service will not be held at BEKI on those four days. This early service time will allow participants to avoid the round-trip to the synagogue on what are the snowiest and coldest nights. Comments or questions to jjtilsen@beki.org . …
…Shacharit (followed by Torah, Shofar and Musaf Services) 9:15a Children’s service 10:45a Minchah/Ma’ariv (home ritual) Candle Lighting** 7:41p** Rosh HaShana Day Two 9/17/23 Sunday Shacharit (followed by Torah, Shofar and Musaf Services) 9:15a Children’s service 10:45a Tashlich Edgewood Bridge (followed by Mincha/Maariv) Whitney Museum Covered Bridge (Tashlich only) 4:00p 4:00p No Mincha at BEKI Havdala (home ritual) 7:39p Shabbat Shuvah –…
…12 Jun Shabbat Service Honoring BEKI Graduates June 12, 2021 9:15 am – 12:00 pm BEKI Kids page Home Page Interior Page This morning’s Shabbat service will honor our BEKI graduates. If your graduate would like to participate in the service, please contact Eva Shragis at ritualcoordinator@beki.org More Info…
…service is an Amidah very similar to the Amidah of the Shacharit (morning) service. Near the end of the service, Mourner’s Kaddish is recited by people observing either a mourning period or the anniversary of the death of a close relative. Kiddush & Motzi Celebrating happy occasions with feasting is an important part of our tradition. We hope you can join us for a reception, which will be held in the downstairs Social Hall. We will gather in the S…
…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…
…29 Aug Kadima Reverse Tashlikh River Cleanup August 29, 2021 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm BEKI Kids page Home Page Interior Page Get into the spirit of the month of Elul, as we prepare for the High Holidays by cleaning up our local community. This is Kadima’s […] More Info…
…d G-d makes animals only after realizing the human needs a companion [2-18, 19]. They can’t both be true. In a literal sense. Either the plants came first, then animals, then humans. Or the humans came first, then plants, then animals. Only one chronology is possible. Things happened in one order or the other. But the Torah says: here they both are. Why wasn’t one of them cut? Whether the editor of the Torah was human or divine the question is the…
…y to love, but to love with all that we are; with our heart, our body, and spirit. And yet how can we achieve such love if fear is the foundational emotion? In my experience fear doesn’t yield love, it, as Yoda warns, leads to anger and eventually to hatred. On Yom Kippur we read that Hashem is good and does good to all, sinner and saint alike. Depicted is a G‐d with eternal patience for all G‐d’s children, always calling those who have gone astra…
