- 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
…The Problem of Purim Farshem nit dein mamen Wandering in the Wilderness: A Summer Devar Torah The People’s Torah – Rosh HaShana 5764 – 2003 Lo Alekha: Every Effort Counts – Rosh HaShana 5765 – 2004 The Power of the Pushke How Many Jewish Leaders Does it Take to Screw-In a Light Bulb? – Parashat Beha`alotekha 5766 – 2006 Conservation And Renewable Energy – Kol Nidre 5767 Against the Flood Parshat Noah 5767 — 2006 Why Should I Be Good? Please Knock…
Doron Wolf – Domestic Space Opening June 1, 2024 Continuing through the Summer months June 1 Reception and Conversation with the Artist rsvp here Exhibition viewed by appointment only Contact office@beki.org The Letter, painting by Doron Wolf The history of art invades and merges with private life in the paintings of Doron Wolf, which explore contemporary spaces of domesticity through the lens of timeless masterpieces of art history. Each wor…
…udy is held annually on the first night of the Shavuot Festival during the summer. Elm City Kallah, a collaboration of the three congregations to bring exceptional Jewish programming to New Haven, features a guest speaker each year. Visiting scholars have included Rabbi Elie Kaunfer (2015), Avivah Zornberg (2015), Noam Zion (2017), Tamar Elad Appelbaum (2019), Rabbi Ethan Tucker (2021), Rachel Korazim (2022), and Maharat Rori Picker Neiss (2023…
…t a large Jewish singles’ dance. The 20s-30s Ḥavura was established in the Summer of 2000. Like most activities at BEKI, the 20s-30s Ḥavura is operated largely through the volunteer effort of those interested, and thus reflects the interests and commitments of its participants. For more information on the Ḥavura, or to receive weekly email and monthly mailings on synagogue activities, contact the coordinator at 20s30s@beki.org or our office at off…
…fter some years, she became a full time student at UNC Chapel Hill. In the summer of 2006, Dganit moved with her family to Philadelphia. She earned her BFA with honors from the University of The Arts in 2008, and in 2011 she graduated from the MFA program at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. During her time at PAFA, she was very interested in the curatorial process and interned with the curator of contemporary art at the PAFA Museum. Sinc…
…Shabbat Afternoon Schedule Change: The Shabbat Minha (Saturday Afternoon) services in February 2017 will be 1p – 1:35p in the Posener Beit Midrash, and (as in the summer) the evening service will not be held at BEKI on those four days. This early service time will allow participants to avoid the round-trip to the synagogue on what are the snowiest and coldest nights. Comments or questions to jjtilsen@beki.org . …
…8 September 2007 New Haven Turning Green – with Energy!, Shalom New Haven, Summer 2007, p. 1 Hannukah in the Age of Oil (Video) New Haven Independent, 16 December 2006 (or on YouTube at Solar Rabbi’s Hannukkah Message) Innovative ways to cut heating and cooling costs, by Kent Pierce, WTNH Channel 8 News, 5 September 2006 BEKI Running Clean and Green, ShalomNewHaven, September 2006, p. 10 Rabbi on the Roof, by Allan Appel, New Haven Independent, 3…
…ale College in New Haven and of Teachers’ College in New York, died in the summer of 2011 at home in New Haven. Remembered for his devotion to the daily minyans, his green jalopy and his support for the American Postal Workers’ Union, Marv read widely and especially enjoyed history and science. One member, Stan Saxe, recalled how Marvin helped take care of the member’s elderly aunt, and indeed Marvin did reach out to his elderly neighbors, sometim…
…d ordination at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, I served for a summer as an intern (pastoral field worker) at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. During my nineteen and three-quarters years serving congregations in Connecticut, I have counseled hundreds of families facing death or grieving a loved one, have attended numerous individuals at their hour of death, and have prepared the dead for burial. I have experience in…
…urce of its annual campaign. 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 towar…
