- 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
…rgy efficiency— potentially reducing BEKI’s carbon footprint and operating costs. Replacing the single-pane sanctuary windows with energy-efficient glass will offer many design possibilities for increasing natural light and beautifying the room. Other themes, including financial questions, emerged in response to the open questions at the end of the survey. More detail on the survey results is available here. When will we have a design that’s ready…
…o have the linens commercially washed, dry cleaning is not required; a wash-and-fold service is sufficient. Usually, Rabbi Woodward will announce births by email to the congregation, and the bulletin editor will include a mazal tov in the next month’s edition. If either of those is a problem for you, just tell us. Rachel Greenberg, the volunteer coordinator of BEKI’s Lotsa Helping Hands program, will consult you about delivery of twice weekly dinn…
…ations. We also hope that every BEKI member will contribute to this once-in-a-generation project. Read here about our planned approaches to fundraising. Join me, donate now! As I wrote to the congregation in December, I have made an initial donation of $10,000 to the sanctuary redesign campaign. I hope everyone will follow my lead and donate generously. You will hear more about financing and fundraising in the coming months. We will ask everyone t…
…called ืืึผืื yibum or “Levirite marriage” whereby the brother or male next-of-kin of a married man who dies childless must marry his widow. The purpose of this rule is insure that the deceased’s property rights, some of which may be entwined with the widow, will remain within his tribe, and to insure that the widow has the support she needs. But over the years, the tribal territories were lost, women gained independent property rights, and polyga…
…one tale, for example, the Besht goes out of his way traveling to meet face-to-face with a doctor who had sworn to shoot him.7 In the story about the priest noted above, the Besht takes the initiative, and is careful to confront the problem, and not the person per se. But the dangers of using confrontational tactics for purposes other than reconciliation are suggested in a case in which a decree of martyrdom had been issued in heaven against a cer…
…as Abraham our father said, “Is it conceivable that the world is without a guide?” The Holy One, blessed be He, looked out and said to him, “I am the guide, Sovereign of the Universe.” This gives insight as to how Abraham comes to fully accept and understand the awesome concept that is a one true God. He saw the world, all its amazing people and wonders, and said, “How could all this be without a guide? Is it possible that the world is all alone w…
…ently without a rabbi. The distance between the synagogues represented a 10- or 15-minute car ride. An “engagement” for one year was arranged during which Shabbat services were held in alternate buildings. Beth El-Keser Israel easily contained both groups for the High Holidays. The Orange group really wanted a synagogue in their own backyard and contemplated ultimate sale of the BEKI building and new construction in Orange. The “marriage” never oc…
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…($1,400) For more than two, contact the Education Director for pricing NON-MEMBERS – Student Cost Includes tuition, book and material fee. One child, any grade ($1,800) Two children, any grade ($3,600) Three children, any grade ($5,400) High Holy Days Yizkor Book If buying tickets, who are they for? Adult Non-Members Quantity Price: $150.00 Quantity Immediate Family Guest of Member: Single – Rosh Hashana & Yom Kippur Quantity * Immediate Family i…
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