- 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
…, only to find the once-vanquished nation rising again. Like post-frontier Americans, Palestinian Arabs must face up to their own history and let Jews live on the Jewish reservation in peace. If Americans can claim the right to regulate the migration of Mexicans into Texas and New Mexico, or any of the millions who in theory should have just as much right to live on these shores as the native born, then surely Israel, like any society, has a right…
…21 Jun Israel Study Group June 21, 2018 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Home Page Interior Page Corinne Blackmer will address the topic, “Pinkwashing and Other ‘Washings’ Alleged Against Israel.” Her book on BDS activism among American queer LGBT critics will be out […] More Info…
…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 Mexican Yucatan, which sparked a deeper connection to my Mexican and indigenous roots. Throughout my rabbinate, I have been committed to social justice and interfaith action. As assistant rabbi at Congregation Tifereth Israel, I engaged in community organizing with B.R.E.A.D., a coalition…
…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…
…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….
…30 Dec An Evening with Singer & Composer Anthony Mordechai Tzvi Russel December 30, 2020 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm Home Page Interior Page An evening with singer and composer Anthony Mordechai Tzvi Russel, who will lead us on a musical conversation about the areas where Ashkenazi and African […] More Info…
…15 Jul Zoom Schmooze: “Lessons from Pittsburgh” with Mark Oppenheimer July 15, 2020 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm Home Page Interior Page Mark will speak about his recent research pertaining to the shooting at the Pittsburgh Tree of Life – Or L’Simcha Congregation. The former Beliefs columnist for the New […] More Info…
…shortcode. Week 5: Music and the Politics of Memory Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 “American Sugyot: Unmasking Issues in Conservative Judaism through Contemporary Prooftexts,” Dr. Rela Mintz Geffen, Rabbinical Assembly, 2000 “Big Bang, God and Torah: A New View,” Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson, Rabbinical Assembly, 2000 “Contemporary Ethical Reflections on Identity, Community and Tradition: A Textual Study,” Dr. Kenneth Koltun-Fromm, Rabbinical Assembly, 2000…
…25 Nov Chapel & Zoom Service (Federal Holiday Service Time) November 25, 2021 9:00 am – 9:55 am Home Page Interior Page More Info…
…11 Oct Chapel & Zoom Service (Federal Holiday Service Time) October 11, 2021 9:00 am – 9:30 am More Info…
