- 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
…nter from Eastern Entrance facing parking area by ringing doorbell. During service or program hours, enter main lobby from Eastern Entrance facing parking area or from Western Entrance on Harrison Street. Via Merritt/Wilbur Cross Take Merritt Parkway (Wilbur Cross Parkway) 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 inte…
…for Rosh HaShana & Year-Round Lulav & Etrog Order Form Schedule High Holy Day Service Times 2023 – 5784 All Services are at BEKI, in person only, unless noted. Download/Print version of High Holy Days Schedule – click here Service Begins Erev Rosh Hashana 9/15/23 Friday Mincha/Ma’ariv Candle Lighting 6:00p 6:43p Rosh Hashana Day One 9/16/23 Saturday Shacharit (followed by Torah, Shofar and Musaf Services) 9:15a Children’s service 10:45a Minchah…
…r three arrangements to accommodate the needs of various events other than weekly services. It looks like the sketches show fewer seats than we have now. Do we expect to lose seating capacity? We expect to reduce the number of seats on a typical Shabbat — which is not the same as losing seating capacity. A major goal of the redesign is to make the sanctuary feel more intimate. Our current capacity is 332 fixed seats — perhaps one-third of which we…
…for Rosh HaShana & Year-Round Lulav & Etrog Order Form Schedule High Holy Day Service Times 2019 – 5780 ה׳תש”פ Service Begins Ends Place Rosh Ḥodesh Elul – Sat night 31 Aug 2019 (1 Elul 5779) Penitential Psalm 27 Recited At the conclusion of each weekday evening & morning service Through Hoshana Rabba Sun Morning 20 Oct 2019 Beit Midrash Rosh Ḥodesh Elul – Sun 1 Sep 2019 (1 Elul 5779) Shofar Sounded 9:50a (at conclusion of 9:00a service) and at c…
…for Rosh HaShana & Year-Round Lulav & Etrog Order Form Schedule High Holy Day Service Times 2019 – 5780 ה׳תש”פ Service Begins Ends Place Rosh Ḥodesh Elul – Sat night 31 Aug 2019 (1 Elul 5779) Penitential Psalm 27 Recited At the conclusion of each weekday evening & morning service Through Hoshana Rabba Sun Morning 20 Oct 2019 Beit Midrash Rosh Ḥodesh Elul – Sun 1 Sep 2019 (1 Elul 5779) Shofar Sounded 9:50a (at conclusion of 9:00a service) and at c…
…for Rosh HaShana & Year-Round Lulav & Etrog Order Form Schedule High Holy Day Service Times 2019 – 5780 ה׳תש”פ Service Begins Ends Place Rosh Ḥodesh Elul – Sat night 31 Aug 2019 (1 Elul 5779) Penitential Psalm 27 Recited At the conclusion of each weekday evening & morning service Through Hoshana Rabba Sun Morning 20 Oct 2019 Beit Midrash Rosh Ḥodesh Elul – Sun 1 Sep 2019 (1 Elul 5779) Shofar Sounded 9:50a (at conclusion of 9:00a service) and at c…
…for Rosh HaShana & Year-Round Lulav & Etrog Order Form Schedule High Holy Day Service Times 2019 – 5780 ה׳תש”פ Service Begins Ends Place Rosh Ḥodesh Elul – Sat night 31 Aug 2019 (1 Elul 5779) Penitential Psalm 27 Recited At the conclusion of each weekday evening & morning service Through Hoshana Rabba Sun Morning 20 Oct 2019 Beit Midrash Rosh Ḥodesh Elul – Sun 1 Sep 2019 (1 Elul 5779) Shofar Sounded 9:50a (at conclusion of 9:00a service) and at c…
…uffering unending exile, Of eternal homelessness? * * * To understand this week, We need to return to last week: To the parshah of the rebels, Korach and Datan and Aviram, Men who asked: who are Moses and Aaron To set themselves above us? There the drama begins. Moses tells them to take their fire pans And put incense on it. Korach obeys, But not alone, And not just with the rebels: Vayak’hayl aleyhem Korach et kol ha-eydah el petach ohel moeyd. “…
…inished his speech, God sent a heavy shower out of the blue. In fact, that year had been a drought year. This was taken as a good omen, and Petronius himself was amazed by this unmistakable evidence that God’s providence was over the Jews. Even the opponents of Petronius’ decision were so overwhelmed that they kept their mouths shut. Petronius included this occurrence in his letter to Gaius. For if he should slay them — and they would certainly no…
…arasha resounds with the number seven – the seventh year is the sabbatical year– the seven days of Passover, the seven weeks until the Feast of weeks, etc. At some point during this last year I looked around the table and realized- “We are seven women — one teacher and six students.” Coincidence? Book of Ruth Let me move on to The Book of Ruth. I’d like to make some remarks about the story that resonate with us, and also consider why this is read…
