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…d by the Good Book: “While the flesh was still between their teeth,” etc. (Numbers 11:33). Partly for that reason we are enjoined to wait a period of time after eating meat before eating dairy. But after some time, the “food” in your mouth (and stuck on or between your teeth) ceases to be “food.” Who would eat it? If your toothbrush is used at that point, it is not really in contact with “meat” or “dairy” and thus, strictly speaking, you would not…
…asters from the Renaissance onward, but drawn from contemporary life. Cell phones and computer screens perform functions that windows once performed for Rembrandt van Rijn and Vermeer, and indeed, sometimes mirrors perform the same function they had in the works of Diego Velasquez and Jan van Eyck. Another way in which references to masterpieces disturb and animate Wolf’s paintings is in the way his paintings utilize the interplay of gazes within…
…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…
…was very interested in the curatorial process and interned with the curator of contemporary art at the PAFA Museum. Since earning her MFA, Dganit decided to devote herself solely to making art in her studio. In 2016, Dganit moved with her husband yet again, to New Haven, Connecticut. After a year of splitting her time between art making in her studio at Erector Square, and working n the program department of the Yale Art Gallery, she has returned…
…d other venues around the world. A three-time recipient of grants from the Connecticut Commission on the Arts, Rubin has been awarded international artist residencies and grants from sources as diverse as Vidéochroniques (Marseilles) and the Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture. For this special exhibition, the artist, who is also a BEKI member, will donate 100% of the sales to BEKI for many of the works in the exhibition. Non-members may design…
…lities and related special needs, and to offer the latter new openings and opportunities for spiritual growth and fulfillment as part of the community and in their own homes. See the Connecticut Jewish Ledger story on Kulanu, “‘All as One’: BEKI program reaches out to adults with special needs” in the 13 March 1998 issue….
…19 Aug Zoom Schmooze: “Do Black Lives Matter in the Declaration of Independence?” with Robert Forbes August 19, 2020 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm Home Page Interior Page Robert Forbes, who teaches History at Southern Connecticut State University, will discuss “Do Black Lives Matter in the Declaration of Independence?” More Info…
…nd Immigrant Services (IRIS), the principal refugee resettlement agency in Connecticut, JCARR helps new refugee and immigrant families resettle in our community. Since December 2015, JCARR’s Coordinator and numerous volunteers have welcomed nine refugee or asylum-seeking families. Columbus House BEKI has a long-standing commitment to Columbus House, a non-profit that serves people experiencing homelessness or at imminent risk. For years, BEKI was…
…social events. BEKI Kadima and USY is an inclusive youth group open to all Jewish youth, regardless of synagogue affiliation. Kadima & USY events are planned at the local (New Haven area), regional (Connecticut and Western Massachusetts), and national levels. The advisor can be reached at either kadimabeki@gmail.com or usybeki@gmail.com with any questions or comments. …
…New Haven Calendar The Jewish Foundation of Greater New Haven Ezra Academy Connecticut Jewish Ledger The Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven The Jewish Historical Society of Greater New Haven Conservative – Masorti Institutions United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism The Jewish Theological Seminary of America Cantor’s Assembly The Conservative Yeshiva Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs The Jewish Museum The Masorti Movement (Israel) Mercaz USA N…
