- 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
…ail.com. For more information on Tsvi’s Photovoltaic project at BEKI, see The sun will shine on BEKI bar mitzva, by Howard Blas, Connecticut Jewish Ledger, 6 January 2006 A Higher Power, New Haven Independent, 19 December 2005 Student Power, SmartPower, December 2005 Stemming the Tide, by Liz Galst, Forward (English), 4 November 2005…
…eaching. To my mind, it’s no coincidence that there are a disproportionate number of gay clergy. Half of my ordination class was gay or lesbian. The process of coming out of the closet, the work we’ve done to become whole and unashamedly ourselves is deeply spiritual. Perhaps this is the Torah that gay men and lesbians have heard and give the world – the lesson that we all, gay or not, must be honest about our lives. And it’s a lesson that is usef…
…arget population. Major funding for the first year of Saul’s Circle (5760 – 1999-2000) was provided by a grant from the The Jewish Foundation of Greater New Haven and by Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel (BEKI). BEKI has taken a lead regionally in programs for adults and children with special needs. In 1994, the Congregation became the first in our region to offer a Special Education Hebrew School, the Talmud Torah Meyuhad, which it founded as pa…
…_________ Rafael Avraham Shalem b. Thessaloniki, Greece, Israel (Palestine) 1888 – 1968 Liqrat Shabbat Lekhu V’nelekhah, Let Us Go Forth and Greet the Sabbath $10 unframed – Not in perfect condition ____________________________________ Leo Roth b. Galicia, Austria-Hunagary (Poland) 1914, d. 2002 Kibbutz Afkim, Israel Untitled hand colored lithograph $240 ____________________________________ Deborah Joy New Haven Yom Kippur Service print, about 201…
…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—designed to welcome Jewish babies and t…
…ion and are rounded back to the nearest minute so the lighting time will be 18 to 19 minutes before the halakhic (Jewish legal) definition of sunset. The halakhic sunset will be about one minute later than civil sunset. If you are within New Haven or its surrounding towns your recommended lighting time will be within a minute of the time listed below, well within the “safety margins” established by tradition. For candle lighting times for the New…
…Conservative Judaism Respond to Attack at Colleyville, TX Synagogue January 15, 2022 13 Shevat, 5782 New York, NY – In response to the current crisis at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, the Rabbinical Assembly (RA) and United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism (USCJ) issued the following statement: “We are horrified by the ongoing hostage situation at the Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, with whom we both identify and…
…n cells. I can barely get my childrenʼs names straight, let alone remember new information, as it is. It is abundantly clear that I do not have any brain cells to spare. Illegal drug use also presents the potential for arrest and prosecution. Although the likelihood is small, the price would be huge. Were I incarcerated, I am sure someone would send me an email message with a file attached, and I could file my way out. Even so, spending time in th…
…ry” or “Barbara A. Rader Memorial Library Fund” to “BEKI, 85 Harrison St., New Haven CT 06515-1724.” If you would like to be billed, see our Donation Page. If you wish to donate stock or securities, please call the Office Manager at (203) 389-2108 x114 for instructions. If you wish to contribute new or used books, please contact the office@beki.org first; the collection is specialized and space is limited, so most donated books cannot be retained….
…06 May First Fridays at Five-Thirty – Kabbalat Shabbat (in-person) May 6, 2022 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm BEKI Kids page Home Page Interior Page A New Approach to Kabbalat Shabbat. On the first Friday of April, Kabbalat Shabbat services will happen at 5 pm, a more kid-friendly time. Organizer […] More Info…
