- 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
…lieve that the book of Isaiah was written during the Babylonian exile by a number of people in addition to Isaiah. Isaiah himself was a prophet of the nation of Judah and was one of the first to leave a written record of his prophecies, or proclamations. The book of Isaiah is one of the longest in the Bible, containing sixty chapters. The sayings of Isaiah are contained in the first 39 chapters. Most of the rest, written around 550 BCE, were poems…
…y. This Sunday, 9:30–11:30 AM, a BEKI member is hosting in their backyard! Contact Kayla Bisbee at kbisbee@jewishnewhaven.org for location. Find your new forever friends in a comfortable environment with music, coffee, conversation – and babies. Recommended for parents from pregnancy to two years old. This group is free to attend and brought to you by Shalom Baby, an initiative of the Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven’s Women’s Philanthropy—d…
…EKI Bulletin article — April 2023 03/2023 Revised conceptual design (Contact office for password) 02/13/2023 Video: Why Redesign the Sanctuary? (Contact office for password) Sections Message From the Rabbi “Doing Nothing is Not an Option” Design Concepts Frequently Asked Questions Project Updates Sanctuary Photos of Yesterday Redesign Committee email: sanctuaryredesign@beki.org Carole Bass, co-chair John Weiser, co-chair Lynn Brotman Eri…
…09 Aug Elm City Winds Concert (in-person) August 9, 2023 7:00 pm Events Elm City Winds Returns: Concert indoors at BEKI Wednesday, August 9 at 7pm, in-person only. This woodwind quintet has created a program for us of […] More Info…
…10 Apr Drive-By Food Drive April 10, 2022 10:00 am – 11:00 am BEKI Kids page Home Page Interior Page BEKI will hold a drive-by food collection in the BEKI parking lot from 10 to 11 am on Sunday, April 10. Donations will support Jewish […] More Info…
…anukah Menorahs Host and hostess Gifts and presents for any holiday All-occasion cards and artwork mugs, tea towels and prints by local artist Karen Kassap. Support a local institution. No need to pay shipping or wait several days for delivery….
…02 Apr Pre-Pesach Food Drive at BINA April 2, 2023 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Events Pre-Pesach food drive at BINA, related to lessons on cleaning out chametz, Sunday, April 2 in support of the Hesed Committee. More Info…
…12 Jun Drive-by Food Drive June 12, 2022 10:00 am – 11:00 am Home Page Interior Page BEKI will hold a food collection from 10 to 11 am on Sunday, June 12. This is Westville’s annual Giveaway Day (in which people put […] More Info…
…zing with B.R.E.A.D., a coalition of 41 Columbus congregations, and testified before the Ohio State Senate with the Ohio Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice. As rabbi at BEKI, I am eager to learn from and join forces with our neighbors of all faiths through CONECT, and to support BEKI members in their own ongoing work to repair the world. Most of all, I am animated by the pastoral calling of my work – joining with people as they go through…
…the sum of our parts. We are an extended family, a community of friends, a support network, a qehilat qodesh. VaEthanan, the portion of the week, is one of the richest and most interesting in the Torah. Many familiar lines have entered the prayerbook and the hagada: ve-atem hadveqim ba-Adonai; ve-yada`ta ha-yom ve-hashivota el le-vavekha; ve-zot ha-Tora asher sam Moshe. The Ten Commandments, and the Shema and VeAhavta are all in this remarkable pa…
