- 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
…03 Sep Anna Broell Bresnick: Closing Reception/Portfolio Sale September 3, 2023 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm Events Anna Broell Bresnick: September 3 Closing Reception and Portfolio Sale Join us on Sunday, September 3, for a closing reception and portfolio sale at the […] More Info…
…23 Aug Giftshop Courtyard Sale August 23, 2020 9:45 am – 11:00 am Home Page Been cooped up too long? Come out to our safely distanced courtyard BEKI Giftshop sale. Time to add some sparkle to your home for Rosh […] More Info…
…04 Apr Deadline for Sale of Hametz April 4, 2023 6:00 pm Events More Info…
…ied bottled water. The other was a separate oversized mailing for “Mizmor” brand kosher-certified water. The dilemma for the consumer: which brand is really more kosher? I was somewhat upset to receive these advertisements, not only because my Purim gags had been preempted, but also because these actual products suggest an unethical practice and are religiously misleading. Let us go back a step. The Torah outlines dietary restrictions, primarily t…
…aham and Sarah Spivack, who came from Russia five years before her birth, along with her dear siblings Jack, Barney (Barnett), and Frances (Fannie), and Nina, Betty (Bertha), Harry, Mendel, Shmilik, and Ruth and along with her grandmother Rebecca, Sarah’s mother. Her father owned and operated a dry goods store in New Haven. Ida worked for the City of New Haven. Her intelligence, reliability and attention to detail earned her the respect of those s…
…of yogurt — which I had always assumed would be dairy by nature. A certain brand, Yoplait, uses Kosher gelatin. Is Kosher gelatin the same product I think it is (i.e, derived from a Kosher animal)? And so is Yoplait a mixture of dairy and (kosher!) meat? What is the story? Signed, Kosher consumer Dear Kosher, Kosher gelatin is sometimes made from fish parts, and thus parve, although I would be surprised if this were the case with the gelatin used…
…and we talked about this. He suggested that I call it a “Bat Torah” — which means “woman of Torah,” or one who has committed herself to Torah and its people. That seemed so fitting — a celebration of my long journey home…my journey back to the people of the Torah. Today I am a Bat Torah. It’s taken me so long to get here and this is my celebration…my welcome home party to myself….
…ch opinions. The principle is that you can say or teach as you believe, as long as you follow the law as defined by the majority of the sages. In the United States, the Supreme Court records dissenting or concurring opinions. This practice can be traced all the back to the earliest recordings of halakha, Jewish law. The Mishna, the second-century compendium of law, itself records divergent opinions on law in many hundreds of cases. In masekhet Edu…
…he main hall, in which there emerged an ark and bima that seemed to have belonged in that old building all along. By 1951 the congregation was ready to formally dedicate this new House of Worship. Rabbi Spitz, the “Altar Builder,” as he was called, had left for a “fine Philadelphia Congregation.” A new rabbi was brought in to be installed at the same time, to be consecrated to Keser Israel together with the friendly castle: Rabbi Andrew Klein, who…
…useholds) on the books. As of 30 June 2013, 278 family or single members belong to BEKI. Although we welcome more new members each year than almost any other synagogue in New England, we have a high turn-over rate, mostly due to people moving away or dying. Our net growth, though modest, is impressive in the context of the demographics of our area. BEKI is the only congregation in our area with a growing membership. That said, it would be better i…
