- 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
…mourn together. By filling out the membership application, you signal your willingness to share yourself with others, and to let them share with you. The application asks what you are hoping to get from synagogue membership, as well as what efforts and talents you want to bring to the community. It also asks about your yahrzeits (the dates when loved ones have died), so we can remember them on the anniversaries. Above all, membership lets us know…
…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…
…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…
…transgression by the enemies of Allah and Muslims. Thus, we find ourselves with parallels between Islam and Judaism in how we might interpret our obligations. Remember Amaleq and jihad: A spiritual inner battle, a fight for justice, or a call for physical destruction of our enemies. That these two great monotheistic religions should develop similar frameworks for interpreting their respective historical traumas suggests that there may be a common…
…media and fiber artist from South Florida. She has worked in pastels, oil pastels, graphite and mixed media, creating her images from a Jewish and feminist perspective. She has had many one-person shows both in the U.S. and in Israel, including “The Eden Trilogy”, an installation in oil pastel first exhibited at the Artist’s House in Jerusalem. Klein is also well known for her work in fabric” painting, dying and constructing clothing and Judaic p…
…simultaneous programs or services for children and youth, as well as youth participating in the main service and Shabbat Shalom Torah Study. In 2003, the congregation began a process of building renovations, aimed at improving accessibility, enhancing energy efficiency, and upgrading security. BEKI has won awards from the US Environmental Protection Agency and the United Synagogue for Conservative Judaism for its environmental stewardship. Rabbi W…
…giene may result in hearing your dentist quote the verse, “Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it” (Psalm 81:11). Dear Rabbi, I can’t stand it. Whenever I come for food at a Bar Mitzva or Bat Mitzva or Wedding I have to stand in a long line. Can’t you do something about it? Signed, Tired of waiting in long lines. Dear Tired, Simply tell the people to stand closer together. Then the line will be shorter. Dear Rabbi, How early can we make our hous…
…ear. A Renaissance pope, wishing a better shot at a Jubilee within his own papacy, put it on a 25-year cycle, and so it has remained ever since. The declaration of proclaiming liberty throughout the land was enshrined on the Liberty Bell and has become an emblem of our national spirit. In Pete Seeger’s words, It’s the hammer of justice, It’s the bell of freedom, It’s the song about love between my brothers and my sisters, All over this land. In ou…
…ill give this land to Ya`aqov and that his seed will be multitudinous. God will be with Ya`aqov and will bring him back to the land to keep His promise. Ya`aqov awakes and exclaims, Akhen yesh Adonai ba-maqom ha-ze, ve-anokhi lo yada`ti Surely the Lord is in this place, and I, I did not know. I use the double “I” in translation to follow Rabbi Lawrence Kushner in his book by that name. Ya`aqov continues, Ma-nora ha-maqom haze, ein ze ki im-beit El…
…intervention, presumption of guilt, forcing divorce, and conduct toward a “wicked wife.” This article can be a window into past legal development to serve as a basis for understanding the continuing development of halakhic and societal treatment of domestic violence. Readers wishing a modern halakhic response to domestic violence are referred to Rabbi Elliot N. Dorff, Teshuvah: Family Violence (New York: Committee on Jewish Law and Standards of Th…
