- 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
…14 Jan Schmooze with Rev. Bonita Grubbs January 14, 2023 12:45 pm Events MLKing Shabbat speaker: Rev. Bonita Grubbs of CCA will give the sermon on January 14. Then Rev. Grubbs and Charmain Yun will lead a schmooze at 12:45 […] More Info…
…Although it is disconcerting to many people, it is normal for the CJLS to approve inconsistent or contradictory positions from time to time. The Committee aims to develop positions on issues or practices that a significant body of our scholars and posqim (decisors or judges) view as valid, even when they are a minority. The Conservative Movement has tried to value “broadness” and inclusivity above doctrinal purity or uniformity. Masorti is suppose…
The practice of fasting on Yom ha-Kippurim is one among several strictures adopted to fulfill the Biblical requirement of “tormenting one’s soul” on this Day of Atonements (note the plural form). The purpose of fasting is to enhance our spiritual sensitivity and contrition on this Holy Day, and to force ourselves for at least a few hours to control our material desires and eschew sensual pleasure. The purpose is not to “cull the herd” of people f…
…mountain Before the eyes of all the community, kol ha-eydah. And Moses stripped Aaron of his garments And put them on Eleazar his son, And Aaron died there on the moutaintop, And Moses came down, And Eleazar with him, From the mountain. And all the community Saw that Aaron had expired, And all the house of Israel Keened for Aaron thirty days.” The differences are manifest: Sudden death, slow death; High death, low death; Silent death, mourning dea…
…06 Oct Qever Avot Cemetery Memorial Service – Hamden October 6, 2019 10:00 am – 10:15 am Home Page Interior Page Beth El Memorial Park, Warner St, Hamden More Info…
…ing Canaan, new angels with a new mission must guide him. In a way, this happens in all our lives. When you leave one place, or a stage in your life, you leave behind the protectors and guides of that place or stage, and you face the uncertainty of whether there will be people who will take their place. Jacob was lucky in that new angels were coming down the ladder for him and he had God’s promise that he would be protected. So what does Judaism t…
…that many Jews live in places where the only way to get to shul–not the shopping mall, not the laundry, not the movies–was to drive, and since their spiritual health and identity as Jews may have depended on their coming to shul, we should not object if they drive directly to and from shul, on condition that they make no stops on the way. In places where Jews (of all affiliations) were already driving to shul it seemed hypocritical to rope off the…
…, graphite and mixed media, creating her images from a Jewish and feminist perspective. She has had many one-person shows both in the U.S. and in Israel, including “The Eden Trilogy”, an installation in oil pastel first exhibited at the Artist’s House in Jerusalem. Klein is also well known for her work in fabric” painting, dying and constructing clothing and Judaic pieces. She constructs garments and objects of hand-dyed, airbrushed, silk-screened…
…25 Jul Jewish Community Summer Picnic and Film July 25, 2021 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm BEKI Kids page Home Page Interior Page BEKI is participating in the Jewish Community Summer Picnic from 5:00 to 6:30 pm at the Beckerman Lender Jewish Community Campus at 360 Amity Road […] More Info…
…09 Nov New Haven Beit Midrash November 9, 2022 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Events The first of these community New Haven Beit Midrash sessions, will be on Wednesday, November 9th from 7:00-9:00 pm. There will be simultaneous breakout sessions […] More Info…
