- 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
…Conservative Judaism Respond to Attack at Colleyville, TX Synagogue January 15, 2022 13 Shevat, 5782 New York, NY – In response to the current crisis at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, the Rabbinical Assembly (RA) and United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism (USCJ) issued the following statement: “We are horrified by the ongoing hostage situation at the Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, with whom we both identify and…
…gn. They visit Israel, send their children over a summer or for a year and support financially every one if its worthy institutions.” As diaspora Jews our relationship with our beloved homeland has been sorely challenged by the actions and statements of the current temporary Government of the State. What are we to do, who love Israel but are mad as heck at the Government? One legitimate and appropriate way of working toward a solution is for us to…
…12 Mar Abraham’s Tent March 12, 2015 5:30 pm – 11:30 pm BEKI Abraham’s Tent is a community-based program with Columbus House which, through the generosity of local religious congregations and organizations, provides shelter and case management for […] More Info…
…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…
…13 Mar Abraham’s Tent March 13, 2015 5:30 pm – 11:30 pm BEKI Abraham’s Tent is a community-based program with Columbus House which, through the generosity of local religious congregations and organizations, provides shelter and case management for […] 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…
…10 Mar Abraham’s Tent March 10, 2015 5:30 pm – 11:30 pm BEKI Abraham’s Tent is a community-based program with Columbus House which, through the generosity of local religious congregations and organizations, provides shelter and case management for […] More Info…
…13 Aug Chapel on the Green August 13, 2017 9:45 am – 3:30 pm Home Page BEKI Social Action/Tikkun Olam volunteers will prepare individually wrapped items for distribution to those in need outdoors on the New Haven Green. Cold food prep […] More Info…
…14 Mar Abraham’s Tent March 14, 2015 5:30 pm – 11:30 pm BEKI Abraham’s Tent is a community-based program with Columbus House which, through the generosity of local religious congregations and organizations, provides shelter and case management for […] More Info…
…15 Mar Abraham’s Tent March 15, 2015 5:30 pm – 11:30 pm BEKI Abraham’s Tent is a community-based program with Columbus House which, through the generosity of local religious congregations and organizations, provides shelter and case management for […] More Info…
