- 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
…fifties, and officials for tens.” A few verses back, Yitro, Moshe’s father-in-law, had suggested this judicial plan as a solution to Moshe’s volume problem. Moshe was supposed to judge every case among the Israelites, civil or criminal, by himself, from dawn to dusk. Yitro knew that Moshe wouldn’t last for long that way, and came up with this system. I conjecture that the basic premise in Yitro’s plan was that the people needed Moshe’s authority,…
…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…
…container is not marked “Kosher for Passover”? Signed, Concerned for Colon Comfort Dear Colon Comfort, Many simple products such as Lactaid or orange juice, that normally do not contain hametz but are not packaged specifically for Passover, may be used on Passover if purchased before the holiday. On the morning before Passover, we perform the ceremony of biur hametz and bittul hametz (nullification of leaven), which provides a legal cover for the…
…e all the more important to honor our leaders who are honest, intelligent, community-minded, self-sac rificial and hard-working people with high ideals and shared values. They are people who are dedicating part of their lives for the common good, to fulf ill the mission of the Jewish People of making the world better through the mitzvot and values taught by our sages. As Rabban Gamliel, son of Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi, taught (Avot 2:2): כל – שמים לשם…
…23 Oct BEKI’s Musical Showcase October 23, 2021 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Home Page Interior Page If you sing and/or play an instrument, come perform for BEKI’s Musical Showcase October 23! All kinds of secular and Jewish music welcome. We’ll be […] More Info…
…29 Jul BEKI Art Committee – Deadline for Submissions July 29, 2021 5:00 pm Home Page Interior Page ancestors-exhibition-flyer-1Deadline for submissions – tell us what you have Send a casual photograph of framed paintings & photographs that you are lending. Send a link […] More Info…
…synagogue and sanctuary. One is the expansive interpretation of the second commandment. The literal words of the commandment are, Thou shalt not make unto thee a graven image nor any manner of likeness that is in the heaven above or that is in the earth beneath. My reading of this is that thou shalt not replace the worship of God with the worship of idols or representation of things that live in the heaven or under the earth. This does not prohibi…
…istant hope of reconciling with his brothers. I think, too, he may want to come to terms with his own role in the events of that awful afternoon many years ago. So he faces a complex problem. Shall he just tell them who he is and forgive them? No, he could not be ready for that. Shall he pretend he doesn’t know them and treat them like anyone other supplicant? Shall he exact vengeance on them for what they did to him? I think he does not yet know…
…02 Dec JCARR Jelly Donuts Bake December 2, 2018 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm BEKI Kids page Home Page Interior Page JCARR Jelly Donuts: Learn to bake sufganiyot before Hanuka, Sunday 2 December, 1p – 3p in the BEKI kitchen. $18 per family unit, you will […] More Info…
…03 May No Israeli Dancing May 3, 2016 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm Beginner class: 7:30pm-8:30pm Open Session: 8:15pm-11:00pm Contribution: $12, BEKI Members $10 For more info contact Leng at Leng@ctisraelidance.com or 203-912-4086 More Info…
