- 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
…individual. If one’s kavana [concentration and sincerity] is enhanced by swaying, then one should sway; if not, one should stand upright. The point is that one should pray with kavana. Dear Rabbi, Why can’t we chew gum and eat candy during services? Does the Torah forbid that, too? Signed, Bazooka Yosi. Dear Bazooka Yosi, I hate to be the one to burst your bubble, but the Torah does forbid you from chewing gum and eating during services. As the…
…389.5899 Postal Address: Congregation Beth El-Keser Israel 85 Harrison St. New Haven CT 06515-1724 Office Manager Peggy Hackett Ext. 114 Education Director Annie Norman-Schiff Ext. 113 President Russell Epstein Rabbi Eric Woodward Ext. 120 Ritual Committee Chairperson Bruce Spierer Youth & Family Programming Director Annie Norman-Schiff Ext. 113 BEKI Bulletin bulletin@beki.org Cemetery Association cemetery@beki.org Sisterhood Giftshop gift…
…nd 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 stand as Jews and as Ameri…
…03 Feb Author talk with Gavriel Savit on his YA novel”The Way Back” via Zoom February 3, 2021 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm BEKI Kids page Home Page Interior Page More Info…
…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…
…make sure that while remaining the warm and welcoming community we have always been, it is doing its best to implement some new procedures and policies, which take your security very seriously. Your understanding and total cooperation are very much appreciated. More Information and Downloadable Documents High Holy Days Parking Information and General Guidelines Children / Youth High Holy Days Programs Reservations for Non-Members OR Immediate Fa…
…ly through exhibitions and film festivals, including Creative Tech Week in New York City, the Jerusalem Biennial, the Siberia State Art Museum, the Kyrgyzstan State Museum, and in cities such as Paris, New York, Toronto, Montréal and elsewhere around the world. Rubin’s videos, and interactive works have been shown on the ICC tower facade in Hong Kong, the Jewish Museum in Prague, the Cotton Club screen in Harlem, the ICA in London, and numerous in…
…by the Jewish Theological Seminary, and also studied at Yeshivat Hadar in New York and Mechon Schechter in Jerusalem. My approach to pastoral care was shaped by my training at JTS as well as an intensive unit of chaplaincy at Bellevue Hospital in New York, where I was privileged to serve a diverse, urban, largely uninsured community. In 2012 I joined the American Jewish World Service clergy delegation to Muchucuxcah, a Mayan village in the Mexica…
…battle. A new era was about to begin. New leadership was taking over, with new objectives and a new style-but the same core values and the same shared history. I’m not saying that I’m Joshua to Stephen Pincus’s Moses, but there is a modest parallel. What happens in the governance of a synagogue isn’t about any individual’s wishes or achievements. It’s about strengthening the community. It’s about balancing change and continuity, for the good of th…
…with well over three hundred member families. Most of our members live in New Haven, and one exciting trend is the large group of members who have moved to the neighborhood of Westville to be close to, even within walking distance, of the shul. Members also live in the downtown, East Rock, and Beaver Hills neighborhoods, as well as in numerous suburban towns. Some are rabbis and professors of Jewish studies; some are brand-new to Judaism. Opportu…
