- 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
…tuffed Strawberries – Darryl Kuperstock Divine Cheesecake – Lynn Saltz Easy Cheesecake – Sarah Berry Easy Peasy Cheesecake – Lana Gad Foolproof New York Cheesecake – Ellen Cohen Hungarian Cheesecake (Finum) – Rob Hoffnung and Marsha Beller Lemon Ripple Cheesecake Bars Recipe – Darryl Kuperstock Mystery Pecan Pie (cheesecake center) – Darryl Kuperstock Oh So Easy Baked Blintze Souffle – Lana Gad Simple Lactose-free Bletlach (Blintz leaves) – Rachel…
…15 Jul Zoom Schmooze: “Lessons from Pittsburgh” with Mark Oppenheimer July 15, 2020 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm Home Page Interior Page Mark will speak about his recent research pertaining to the shooting at the Pittsburgh Tree of Life – Or L’Simcha Congregation. The former Beliefs columnist for the New […] More Info…
…array was installed in August-September 2006 (see image, right, by Allan Appel, courtesy of newhavenindependent.org) and became fully operational on 03 February 2007, coinciding with Tu BeShevat. SunlightSolar Energy, Inc., provided technical and installation services. The electricity produced by the array reduces the wattage that the synagogue draws from the power grid. When the array produces more than the synagogue’s demand, it supplies electr…
…28 Sep Neila Amida (Sanctuary – Resources On-Line) September 28, 2020 6:30 pm – 7:20 pm Home Page Interior Page Outdoors in the BEKI parking lot, as weather permits. Masks will be required. In case of inclement weather, services will move indoors with a socially-distanced […] More Info…
…explains Rabbi Shimon ben Pazi’s comment on the first verse of Psalms, “Happy is the one who has not walked in the path of sinners” by saying that this means one who does not “hunt with dogs for sport or entertainment צידת חיה על ידי כלבים וכל מעשיהם לשם שחוק ושמחה” (Talmud Bavli Avoda Zara 18b). Rabbi Meir of Rothenberg, the most influential German rabbi of the 13th century, declared that “whoever hunts animals with dogs, as do the gentiles, wil…
…ces. Dear Reader, Dear Rabbi has a few questions of his own and would be happy to receive written answers. 1. When someone posts a “Vote For Candidate X” bumper sticker on a “Stop” sign, do they intend to promote or to “stop” that candidate? 2. When one shampoo bottle says “for shiny manageable hair” and the second says “for dry damaged hair,” who buys the one that makes their hair dry and damaged? 3. When the orange juice carton advertises “squee…
…28 Sep Neila Avinu Malkenu, Havdala & Shofar (Sanctuary & Live On-Line) September 28, 2020 7:22 pm – 7:40 pm Home Page Interior Page Outdoors in the BEKI parking lot, as weather permits. Masks will be required. In case of inclement weather, services will move indoors with a socially-distanced […] More Info…
…movie. I will admit, though, that the idea of watching a movie in Aramaic appeals to me. Since Aramaic is the language of the Talmud, parts of the Hebrew Bible, and passages of the siddur, it is very much a “Jewish” language. As a cognate language to Hebrew, Aramaic is easy for the Hebrew speaker to learn. In the Jewish Theological Seminaryʼs rabbinical school, students are expected to acquire the language on their own, but it is offered as an ele…
…19 Sep Rosh HaShana Day I (Outside or Sanctuary – Resources On-Line) September 19, 2020 9:00 am – 11:30 am Home Page Interior Page Outdoors in the BEKI parking lot, as weather permits. Masks will be required. In case of inclement weather, services will move indoors with a socially-distanced […] More Info…
…27 Sep Maariv Evening (Sanctuary – Resources On-Line) September 27, 2020 6:35 pm – 7:30 pm Home Page Interior Page Outdoors in the BEKI parking lot, as weather permits. Masks will be required. In case of inclement weather, services will move indoors with a socially-distanced […] More Info…
