- 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
…t, opined it was from the steroids they gave me. Who knows? Maybe the steroids did help! And, I should mention, I have not remained free of negative feelings for the entire year since. A mixture of feelings, anger high on the list, did eventually creep in. I have spent time working on that, with good results. The main technique has been to acknowledge the feelings and let them pass. But let me return to the first days and tell you what else helped…
…[wife-beating] was one that rarely, if ever, gave trouble to Jews of the Middle Ages.” Jewish Self-Government in the Middle Ages, (New York: Jewish Theological Seminary, 1924) p. 70. Israel Abrahams, in his Jewish Life in the Middle Ages, (New York: Jewish Publication Society, 1896) p. 89, quotes Rabbenu Tam in a similar vein: “Rabbi Tam, in framing his regulation cited above, says of wife-beating: ‘This is a thing not done in Israel.’” However,…
…story to illustrate the message. Over the course of the school year, the kids would memorize a fair number of these. The sayings she chose reflected her particular take on Judaism, which tended to the ethical rather than the spiritual. In cleaning out her apartment last year, my sister Naomi and I came across some of these sayings, which I’ve brought with me to show you. Some of the pitgamim were easy to memorize and therefore were very popular w…
…2006 p. 104), they live as a collection of small groups, each one an individual node. In this networked society, most of the interactions between individual nodes are local ones. The further away any two given groups are. the less frequently they interact, but they do retain the ability to communicate. This network, when properly balanced, produces highly cooperative clusters of interactions, and potential longer distance coordination. This is ve…
…11 Nov Film Discussion: “I Am Not Your Negro” November 11, 2020 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm Home Page Interior Page Launching BEKI’s film and discussion series about racial justice, we’ll discuss the film “I Am Not Your Negro,” a 2016 award-winning documentary, narrated by Samuel L. […] More Info…
…l action group Matt McDermott & Alana Rosenberg October 6, 2021 Elul Beit Midrash: “Vidui – Essential for Teshuva, Not Just for Yom Kippur: The When, Why & How of Confession” Jay Sokolow September 1, 2021 Elul Beit Midrash: “Teshuva as Conversion: Psychological Reflections on Religious Change” Arielle Rubenstein August 18, 2021 Elul Beit Midrash: “Jonah, Grudges & Growth” Rabbi Eric Woodward August 11, 2021 Pride Month Schmooze Miryam Kabakov June…
…Hanukkah 2022 concert To download the Hanukkah Song Sheet, click here Kumsitz We will sing around a campfire at a “kumsitz,” meaning “come” and “sit.” We will gather at 7 pm in the BEKI courtyard. We’ll sing niggunim—which have no words—as well as traditional American songs and Jewish songs. To download, the Kumsitz Songsheet, click here To download audio files of these songs, recorded by Max DuBoff, click here….
…s where I met my wife, Katharine Baker, and where I took hold of my Jewish identity and discovered my love of Jewish text, prayer, and community (not to mention critical theory and the academic study of religion). Eventually this set me on the path to the rabbinate. I was ordained 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 train…
…21 Jul Kumsitz July 21, 2021 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm BEKI Kids page Home Page Interior Page Since we were rained out on LagBaOmer, we’ll try again with a Kumsitz on Wednesday July 21 (rain date July 22) at 7 pm. We’ll sing […] More Info…
…25 Jul Jewish Community Summer Picnic and Film July 25, 2021 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm BEKI Kids page Home Page Interior Page BEKI is participating in the Jewish Community Summer Picnic from 5:00 to 6:30 pm at the Beckerman Lender Jewish Community Campus at 360 Amity Road […] More Info…
