- 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
…15 South (“Wilbur Cross Parkway”= Merritt Parkway). SOUTH to right Exit 59 New Haven, Woodbridge. At bottom of ramp turn RIGHT (East toward New Haven) onto Whalley Avenue (Rte. 69). Proceed about 1/10 mile. Rte. 69 terminates and intersects Amity Rd. (Rte. 63) at traffic light. At this intersection, you may see a small strip mall (ahead), gas station (right), and Walgreens and strip mall (left). Turn LEFT (11 O’Clock) onto Rte. 63 (now called Whal…
…the first fifteen years. Press coverage of the project Here Came the Sun, New Haven Independent, 18 September 2007 New Haven Turning Green – with Energy!, Shalom New Haven, Summer 2007, p. 1 Hannukah in the Age of Oil (Video) New Haven Independent, 16 December 2006 (or on YouTube at Solar Rabbi’s Hannukkah Message) Innovative ways to cut heating and cooling costs, by Kent Pierce, WTNH Channel 8 News, 5 September 2006 BEKI Running Clean and Green,…
…e 9, 2021 Anti-Asian Racism in America Rachel Forbes June 2, 2021 Together New Haven: Economic Development in New Haven Carlos Eyzaguirre May 26, 2021 Regendering the Torah Yael Kanarek May 19, 2021 Broke in America: Seeing, Understanding, and Ending U.S. Poverty Joanne Samuel Goldblum and Colleen Shaddox May 5, 2021 Earth Day Rabbi Ellen Bernstein April 21, 2021 “A Thousand Kisses: A Family’s Escape from the Nazis to a New Life”. John W. Weiser A…
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…l so far with him, to the border of Canaan. Now that he is leaving 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 G…
…n Or Shalom in Orange, and teaching courses at MAKOM Hebrew High School in New Haven, she teaches Kulanu classes at BEKI, the Keefe Community Center in Hamden, and the Learning Barn at Fellowship House in New Haven. Her Kulanu students range in age from 18-50. A few weeks ago, Johnston held a belated Tu B’Shevat seder for her students — they ate Israeli food, talked about the current situation in Israel, and planted parsley seeds so they’ll have p…
…yan (10 adult Jews) for our fellow members who are saying kaddish. Build a new habit for the new year: choose one service, like Monday afternoon/ evening, and regularly attend. All daily, Shabbat, and Festival services are led by members, though sometimes we let the Rabbi lead. We are always looking for more Tefillah leaders and Torah and Haftarah readers. If you don’t know how but want to learn, let us know! Your writing, proofing, designing, log…
…nie and Sarah Bass, Sandy and Isaac Johnston. You did a great job! Library News New Acquisitions for Ari Nathan Levine Children’s Library, made possible through the generosity of Rabbi Murray Levine Castle on Hester Street David and Max* Plots and Prayers All New Jewish Quiz Book Buba Leah and her Paper Children Celebrations Dear Elijah Elie Wiesel: Voice of Humanity* God Send a Rainbow and other stories Great Jewish Quiz Book Heeding Call Honis C…
…or a course in Biblical Hebrew, taught by Professor Tony Perry through the New Haven Jewish Federation’s Department of Jewish Education. On the first day of class, Tony quoted Dante, “Here begins a new life.” Thus began my yovel journey. Around the same time, with a small group of lunch buddies, I helped to start a Mishna study group with Rabbi Tilsen. We have been studying Mishna Sanhedrin weekly now for more than ten months. Here I learned that…
…he wrong method To draw water from a rock. This is a failure to follow the new path That G-d has charted, The path that started When Aaron stood on the cusp of death and life, When G-d’s foaming wrath stopped, When the diminishing logic of 14,700 dead Hit home. Moses did not follow that new path. He is still in the old world – Where the people are rebels, Where the Levites are seen as aggrandizing, Not burden-bearers, Where hitting works better th…
