- 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
…10 Sep Shabbat Schmooze w/Steven Fraade: “Moses, Deuteronomy, and the Fragile Condition of Our Torah and Lives” (in-person only) September 10, 2022 12:45 pm – 1:30 pm Events Home Page Interior Page Steven Fraade will do an in-person Shabbat Schmooze: “Moses, Deuteronomy, and the Fragile Condition of Our Torah and Lives.” It will involve discussion of a […] More Info…
…02 Apr Pesach Services – Yizkor, Shir HaShirim & Musaf (In-Person & Zoom/Livestream) April 2, 2021 8:45 am – 10:40 am Home Page Interior Page Our Yizkor service will be held during Hol haMoed Pesah, on Friday, April 2 (which is Good Friday for Christians). The morning service will start […] More Info…
…09 Aug Elm City Winds Concert (in-person) August 9, 2023 7:00 pm Events Elm City Winds Returns: Concert indoors at BEKI Wednesday, August 9 at 7pm, in-person only. This woodwind quintet has created a program for us of […] More Info…
…25 May Tikkun Leyl Shavuot (in person only) May 25, 2023 8:30 pm – 11:45 pm Events Our annual night of study will be Thursday, May 25—with breaks for creamy (dairy and non-dairy) desserts. No background knowledge required, just an interest in Jewish […] More Info…
…16 May Festival Evening Service – Sanctuary (in-person only) May 16, 2021 8:00 pm – 8:30 pm Home Page Interior Page BEKI’s annual Tikun Leil Shavuot Night of Study will be in-person on Sunday evening, May 16. The program will begin with the festival evening service […] More Info…
…16 May Tikun Leil Shavuot – Night of Study (in-person only) May 16, 2021 8:30 pm – 11:00 pm Home Page Interior Page Tikun Leil Shavuot BEKI’s annual Tikun Leil Shavuot Night of Study will be in-person on Sunday evening, May 16. The program will begin with the […] More Info…
…28 Aug Traditional Selichot Service (in-person & Zoom) August 28, 2021 9:00 pm – 9:45 pm Home Page Interior Page Our traditional Selichot service will be Saturday, August 28 at 9:00 pm in person and on Zoom. More Info…
…eaching. To my mind, it’s no coincidence that there are a disproportionate number of gay clergy. Half of my ordination class was gay or lesbian. The process of coming out of the closet, the work we’ve done to become whole and unashamedly ourselves is deeply spiritual. Perhaps this is the Torah that gay men and lesbians have heard and give the world – the lesson that we all, gay or not, must be honest about our lives. And it’s a lesson that is usef…
…chewitz Chocolate Coins (‘OU-Pareve’) bear the words: ‘In G-d We Trust.’ A number of leading rabbonim have Paskened that one may not eat them nor throw away the chocolate and wrappers, if they too have those words. Consult your rabbi.” So rabbi, I am consulting you. What should I do if we have those coins? Signed, In R-bbi We Trust Dear Trust, Our halakha (law) holds that there are five basic Hebrew names of the Almighty that are so sacred that th…
…e theme of the Holocaust. This series has been an ongoing endeavor, a very personal body of work created since 2000. It consists of conceptual art clothing, wall hangings, drawings, soft sculpture, and installation pieces. The work addresses the historical events of the Holocaust in layers of meaning and imagery, in the juxtaposition of fabric and design, and in the use of familiar symbolic images embedded as decorative elements. “All That Remains…
