- 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
…ul jewelry, gifts for celebrating simchas and something special for your host or hostess. The Giftshop provides BEKI Sisterhood with the unique opportunity to showcase the beauty of original Judaica created by local artists. We carry sophisticated Israeli silver wire-wrap kippot and jewelry created by Batya. And, we are featuring colorful Bible-inspired prints to grace your home and Judaic-themed all-occasion cards, artwork mugs and tea towels by…
…contact the Office Manager at 203. 389.2108 x114 or office@beki.org for instructions Just mail it – put a check in the mail, made out to: “Cong. BEKI” or to “Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel.” with a note saying what it is for. Address it to: “BEKI, 85 Harrison St., New Haven CT 06515.” Contributions of $10 or more are acknowledged in the BEKI Bulletin unless otherwise requested. Receipts for donations of $200 or less are sent only by request. D…
…rities, please call the Office Manager at (203) 389-2108 x114 for instructions. If you wish to contribute new or used books, please contact the office@beki.org first; the collection is specialized and space is limited, so most donated books cannot be retained. …
…______________________ David Gilboa Romania, Israel (1910-1976) One of the Last Kabbalists of Safed (upper) Yemenite Jew (lower) reproductions of watercolors, about 1965 $125 each framed ____________________________________ Belle Kogan Greenberg b. Montreal, Quebec d. New Haven, CT (1931 – 2022) Untitled Woodblock Print, before 2008, numbered 2/50 $350 matted and frame ____________________________________ Reuven Rubin (Zelicovici) Galatz Romania,…
…t things first. As many of you know, my mother Shulamit Lubarr passed away last year. She was a gifted Hebrew teacher. She taught kitah aleph and bet for many years at Hebrew schools in New Jersey and Florida and helped hundreds of children learn to read Hebrew and begin to understand their heritage. Quite a few of her students grew up to become rabbis and Jewish educators, but even the students who were dragged against their will to Hebrew school…
…KI kitchen does not permit the use of any animal-derived gelatins. And the last time I looked, Yoplait had a plain “K” symbol, which is not an acceptable indication of rabbinic supervision. This product would not be accepted for use in the BEKI kitchen. Dear Rabbi, Quick question: Kids want a cat. Is kitty required to keep kosher? Signed, Kitty Query Dear Cat Kashrut Questioner, Cats can keep kosher but are not required to. Keep the cat chow out…
…udy sessions for this age group led by Rob Forbes during the High Holidays last fall. In one of our Cosmic Conversations, we read Parashat Teruma about the design of the Mishkan, or Tabernacle, the dwelling place for God’s presence among the wandering Israelites. We found ourselves discussing the question, “Where is God?” Everywhere? Inside us? Between us in our interpersonal relationships? Wherever God may dwell, we concluded, the Torah teaches u…
…ook at the first aliya, which starts at [Genesis] chapter 28, verse 10. In last week’s parasha, upon the instigation of Rivqa, Yitshaq instructs Ya`aqov to head to Paddan-aram to take a wife from among the daughters of Lavan. Now, in compliance, Ya`aqov leaves home. Night falls along the way. Finding himself in barren terrain, Ya`aqov puts his head down on a rock, falls asleep, and dreams. He sees angels ascending and descending a ladder to Heaven…
…ook with her. She drew the pictures and he wrote the story. They called it Last Man Down and it tells the story of the courage of firefighters and rescue workers. Isaac always reminds Rachel that there were 3,000 killed but there were also 30,000 who were saved. After they were evacuated, they spent a year and a half away from their home while the area was being cleaned up. Isaac says that he got an even nicer apartment for his family, one overloo…
…ple will be surrounded by peace and righteousness. The Lord will be an everlasting light to them. The promised land of which Isaiah speaks is in one sense Israel but in another metaphorical sense, it is the wonderful feelings that individuals can experience when they achieve a truly spiritual, transcendental state of mind even when faced with hardship. With this in mind, I would like to read a portion of Isaiah to you and ask you, if you would lik…
