- 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
…ries such as the late Irving Weinstein. Part of Ida Goldstein’s major bequest established this fund, which is managed by The Jewish Foundation of Greater New Haven to provide continuing income to the Congregation to insure our future. The Lester & Bernice Margolis Fund for the Benefit of Beth El–Keser Israel Lester & Bernice Margolis have established an endowed Fund at the Jewish Foundation of New Haven to meet the ongoing needs of Congregation Be…
…ton Center for the Arts. She has exhibited in galleries in New York, the West Coast and throughout the United States as well as in Berlin, Rome and Vienna. Her work has been written about in the New York Times, Art In America, Art New England and many regional newspapers. She has been the recipient of numerous awards and grants, including two from the Connecticut Commission on the Arts, a Weir Farm Art Center Residency, two full residency grants t…
…ations, the name our Shabbat morning children’s services coordinator, Anne Johnston, has bestowed upon the Torah study group for our 6th to 8th graders. My commitment blossomed from having sat in on two wonderful study sessions for this age group led by Rob Forbes during the High Holidays last fall. In one of our Cosmic Conversations, we read Parashat Teruma about the design of the Mishkan, or Tabernacle, the dwelling place for God’s presence amon…
…is well established that people in a state of ritually impurity (tum’a) must still wear tefillin. I don’t know about medieval German Jewish women. Maybe some of the were really grubby. But generally in our day, common wisdom has it that women tend to be more fastidious about bodily cleanliness than men. Anecdotal evidence: The New York Times reported recently (23 September 2003, John O’Neil, “Hygiene: The Filthy Truth About the Hands”) that “in a…
…directions to complete projects, including preparing food for the hungry, stuffing personal care bags, restoring a Jewish cemetery, or cleaning up a shoreline. Collections Food drives are arranged at High Holy Days, before Pesach, and at other times of the year. Matanot L’evyonim funds are collected before Purim, and Maot Chittim funds are collected before Pesach. These drives benefit local agencies including Jewish Family Service, Christian Comm…
…for the small synagogue, a basic building to house 50 to 75 people at an estimated cost of $75,000. The majority all along intended to build a downtown shul. It was anticipated that it would one day be the only traditional synagogue in the area and would serve many people on their way to and from work, for Qaddish and for daily services. No action was taken on building because of the delay in acquiring the property. Meanwhile, the Benton School p…
…eren’t yet created weren’t actually standing. Although they did not yet exist, still each one received their share of the Torah…and not only all the prophets received their prophecy from hbhx rv but even the scholars who arise in every generation, each one of them received theirs from Sinai. All the people – all Jews, past and future. You and me. We act as though the word went out once and froze, that revelation was a one time event many thousan…
…as Conversion: Psychological Reflections on Religious Change” Arielle Rubenstein August 18, 2021 Elul Beit Midrash: “Jonah, Grudges & Growth” Rabbi Eric Woodward August 11, 2021 Pride Month Schmooze Miryam Kabakov June 30, 2021 BEKI Annual Meeting June 21, 2021 JUNETEENTH, the African-American Celebration of Freedom Robert Forbes June 16, 2021 Tea Tasting Caroline Keogh of New Haven Tea June 9, 2021 Anti-Asian Racism in America Rachel Forbes June…
