- 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
…was the season of the grain-harvest, which he feared that the Jews might deliberately destroy in their frenzied opposition to the proposed desecration; there would then be danger of a famine, which would be inconvenient when Gaius traveled, as he intended to do in the near future, to Alexandria via the coasts of Syria and Palestine. In a politely worded reply Gaius concealed the irritation which he felt at Petronius’ failure to carry out his orde…
…e, And not just with the rebels: Vayak’hayl aleyhem Korach et kol ha-eydah el petach ohel moeyd. “Korach gathered the whole community – kol ha-eydah – Against them at the Tent of Meeting.” G-d then appears before the whole community, kol ha-eydah. And tells Moses and Aaron To stand back So that he can destroy this community. Moses and Aaron plead with G-d not to. “When one man sins, will you be angry With the whole community, kol ha-eydah?” G-d re…
Phone: 203.389.2108 Fax: 203.389.5899 Postal Address: Congregation Beth El-Keser Israel 85 Harrison St. New Haven CT 06515-1724 Office Manager Peggy Hackett Ext. 114 Education Director Annie Norman-Schiff Ext. 113 President Rachel Bashevkin Rabbi Eric Woodward Ext. 120 Membership Chairperson beki-membership@beki.org Ritual Committee Chairperson Russell Epstein Ritual Coordinator ritualcoordinator@beki.org Youth & Family Programming Direct…
…the project construction, architect fees, permits, engineers, and anything else related to the sanctuary redesign. How will BEKI pay for this project? The Board of Directors will ultimately decide on funding for the sanctuary redesign. BEKI President Yaron Lew has identified several possible sources: Targeted fundraising: We will run a fundraising campaign specifically targeted for the sanctuary redesign. This campaign will be run by a team of vol…
…rom the same period, the objector spent a few days in jail, but was ultimately released when an arrangement was made for him to serve as a non-combat welfare officer for soldiers’ families.5 At that time, however, one who intended to refuse had no guarantee as to what the government response would be: The treatment of conscientious and selective resisters during the 1950s varied in each individual case and was quite arbitrary. … Some had to underg…
…ng. “I wanted to give something back,” she said. The acquisition of a new telephone system had been set as a priority need by the staff and leadership, necessary to provide a high level of service to the Congregation. Congregants will now have greater ease in reaching the offices and Rabbi during and after office hours, leaving messages that will be received in a timely fashion, and obtaining information such as service schedules over the phone. T…
…e in veterans’ organizations after the war. His committee included Dr. Samuel Gelbert, Philip Magid, Robert Shure, Louis Goodwin, Edward Weinstein, Charles Byer, Edward D. Goldman, David H. Levine, Edward I. Levine and Abraham Alderman. The first figure offered by the City was $92,000. Edward Weinstein, while running a large grocery business on Dixwell Avenue, was nevertheless a Yale graduate engineer. It was largely through his efforts that the v…
…rg or download documents for further information. A schedule is presented below. To purchase tickets online, click here, then scroll down to High Holy Days – Tickets. SECURITY UPDATE: Please know that our High Holy Days team is working hard to make sure that while remaining the warm and welcoming community we have always been, it is doing its best to implement some new procedures and policies, which take your security very seriously. Your under…
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…sover, www.newhavenindependent.org, April 15, 2019 In one hand he had his cell phone, with mom on the line for shopping advice. In the other hand was a handout with a Westville rabbi’s admonition against crossing a picket line to buy food for the Feast of Freedom. His basket was empty. There David stood amid walls of macaroons, white fish, and grape juice in Aisle 13 of the Amity Stop & Shop, pondering the fifth question added to this year’s tradi…
