- 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
…We Are Here AA Group met weekly at BEKI from May 1997 to 2007. Open to any person who can benefit from a recovery program, the meeting was held according to standard AA procedure. For information on JACS refer to JACS: Jewish Alcoholics, Chemically Dependent Persons, and Significant Others. Annual March Against Hunger – A contingent of BEKI members raised funds and participated in the annual “March Against Hunger” to support the Connecticut Food B…
…nk that I am as clever as anyone, and I suppose I am as bad as the average person. But in this instance there were no grounds whatever for the charges made against me. As far as I could tell, in this instance, I had never said, done or wished any harm to this person; I felt no malice. Worse, I really could not understand why or how the outlandish charges could be made. A good friend explained it to me: “People who are conniving, deceitful and sche…
…11 Apr Kadima at Adventure Park April 11, 2021 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm BEKI Kids page Home Page Interior Page April 11 from 3-6 pm, BEKI Kadima is going climbing at the Adventure Park at the Discovery Museum in Bridgeport! Explore the park’s aerial trails […] More Info…
…bbat lunch or for the High Holiday meals. (BEKI provides clients with free tickets for High Holiday services.) In the summertime, Kulanu participants may have a joint program with one of BEKI’s social action committees—they will clean up Beaver Pond Park in southern Connecticut, where congregants have held Tashlich services during Rosh Hashana. Kulanu also plans to provide a job training sight at BEKI for adults with developmental disabilities who…
…ligious school) Teen Kesher USY and Kadima youth groups Free High Holy Day tickets Support from our Hesed Committee Shiva minyanim Choice of two affiliated cemeteries Programming for children and adults All Jews are invited to become members of BEKI, including: Jews by birth and Jews by choice (converts) Jews in mixed marriages and couples who are both Jewish Jews of all races Jews of all gender identities or sexual orientations. BEKI believes in…
…25 Jan The Afro-Semetic Experience January 25, 2000 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm BEKI Join us for An encore concert IN ANTICIPATION OF THE DAYS OF AWE David Chevan, Warren Byrd and the AFRO-SEMITIC EXPERIENCE CONGREGATION BETH EL – […] More Info…
…ligious school) Teen Kesher USY and Kadima youth groups Free High Holy Day tickets Support from our Hesed Committee Shiva minyanim Choice of two affiliated cemeteries Programming for children and adults All Jews are invited to become members of BEKI, including: Jews by birth and Jews by choice (converts) Jews in mixed marriages and couples who are both Jewish Jews of all races Jews of all gender identities or sexual orientations. BEKI believes in…
…17 Sep Shabbat Meditation Schmooze with Robin Goldberg (in-person only) September 17, 2022 12:45 pm – 1:30 pm Events Home Page Interior Page Robin Goldberg will do an in-person Shabbat Schmooze after Kiddush. She will lead us in a meditation practice that can help us “grow the skills […] More Info…
…19 Aug Processing our Return to the Building: Our Hopes & Fears w/Rabbi Woodward (in-person) August 19, 2021 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Home Page Interior Page We’re told that when we walk into a synagogue, we should say, “Mah Tovu” – how beautiful! But the reality is, returning to “a new […] More Info…
…e are being told to recognize and fight the enemies of Torah. To be a good person is to actively seek the destruction of evil. We are exhorted in Exodus to “Erase the memory of Amaleq from under Heaven”” and we do so by seeking Justice, Justice, Justice. This is not only a call to fight anti-semitism, but to promote God’s order by standing up to injustice wherever we see it. The third interpretation takes the text much more literally. It is seen a…
