- 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
…ametz is gone. Signed, Compulsive Kitchen Cleaner Dear Compulsive, Pharaoh freed the slaves. This means that Pesah is supposed to be a happy holiday. Joy on the festival is a halakhic (legal) requirement. As the Good Book says, “You shall rejoice on your festivals.” Clean is not the same as kosher, although they are related concepts. If you put in two to three times your normal weekly effort into cleaning (assuming you do clean regularly), then it…
…irit. In Pete Seeger’s words, It’s the hammer of justice, It’s the bell of freedom, It’s the song about love between my brothers and my sisters, All over this land. In our time, Pope John Paul II has declared the Millennial Jubilee as an occasion for apology and seeking forgiveness for the wrongs committed against Jews and others during the past thousand years. I know that many Jewish spokespersons have criticized the Pope for not having gone far…
…essage. 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 with the kids: “Tov shem m’…
…Join Debby Kahan for an hour of light yoga. Free for BEKI Members $5 for non-members…
…pple Cheesecake Bars Recipe – Darryl Kuperstock Mystery Pecan Pie (cheesecake center) – Darryl Kuperstock Oh So Easy Baked Blintze Souffle – Lana Gad Simple Lactose-free Bletlach (Blintz leaves) – Rachel Bashevkin Vegan Cheesecake with Soaked Apples – Darryl Kuperstock…
…28 Oct BEKI Youth Challah Baking October 28, 2018 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm BEKI Kids page Home Page Grades 5-12 are invited to our Challah Baking event on Sunday, October 28th, from 12 to 2 PM, in the downstairs kitchen at BEKI. RSVP […] More Info…
…Join Debby Kahan for an hour of light yoga. Free for BEKI Members $5 for non-members…
…Join Debby Kahan for an hour of light yoga. Free for BEKI Members $5 for non-members…
…Join Debby Kahan for an hour of light yoga. Free for BEKI Members $5 for non-members…
…01 Nov Drive-By Food Collection November 1, 2020 10:00 am – 11:00 am Home Page Interior Page ONLY in the BEKI parking lot. Help with the immediate and desperate need for non‐perishable and non‐expired food (cans and boxes) to local food insecurity […] More Info…
