- 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
…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…
…25 Jan The Afro-Semetic Experience January 25, 2000 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm BEKI Join us for An encore concert IN ANTICIPATION OF THE DAYS OF AWE David Chevan, Warren Byrd and the AFRO-SEMITIC EXPERIENCE CONGREGATION BETH EL – […] More Info…
…a stake in the outcome, and professionals or volunteer experts provide the support to keep everything on track. It so happens that the Rabbinical Assembly is the largest, or one of the largest, organizations of rabbis in our area. This gives us certain advantages in offering kashrut supervision and certification. It means that we are able to adopt one set of standards and share our resources such as mashgihim (supervisors), and to ensure a market…
…tual and religious integrity; the strength of the ideal Jewish family; the support of the caring community; and the sense of mission in the world, that is, the objective of creating a better world through education, law, hesed and justice and promoted in the Torah and rabbinic teachings, or said differently, “Jewish values.” Converts wish to fully become part of the community, including participation in public ritual and leadership roles reserved…
…a traditional society in which custom and oral evidence were sufficient to support an individual’s claim to property.17 Landholders saw no great need to register their claim and often did so only when they wanted to sell it to another party.18 Indeed, the peasants had strong incentives to not register or to under-register their land. One incentive was the tradition of mistrust of or opposition to government — what Granott calls the “indolence whi…
…17 Oct Drive-By Food Collection October 17, 2021 10:00 am – 11:00 am Home Page Interior Page The next drive-by food collection will be held Sunday, October 17 from 10 to 11 am in the BEKI parking lot. Call 203.671.4705 to arrange […] More Info…
…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…
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…ure, seeking to build consensus based on shared values and ideas. With the support of Beatrice Smirnoff, his wife, Milton has given of himself without expectation of reward or thanks. Milton is the second recipient of the Congregation’s Distinguished Service Award. He was honored at a Testimonial Dinner by the Congregation on Sunday 8 June 1997. The Testimonial Committee was chaired by Lester Morgolis and directed by Todd Strauss. Bishop William P…
…dened to see so many spiritually and religiously hungry people who want to support the goals of the shul have so much of their precious time and energy eaten up by the material concerns of shul administration. Care of the building and fundraising seem to be a treadmill. Would that our Board and active volunteers be free to focus on our spiritual mission of Torah, Avodah and Gemilut Hasadim. It is with this in mind that we ask BEKI members and supp…
