- 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
…changes, which were deeply controversial at the time. The congregation I belonged to on Long Island was nearly torn apart over the issue. But now that we’re here, would any of us want to go back? Judaism evolves and is the stronger for it. I want to call your attention to a change that still needs to be made to correct an antiegalitarian, unjust, and unwise position that Conservative Judaism continues to uphold. I’m referring to matrilineal descen…
…, Dying to Know Dear Know, Long ago when the sites were obtained, land was cheaper outside the city. Moreover, it is viewed as proper that a cemetery be a little bit out of sight. Dear Rabbi, Why do some shuls say Mourner’s Qaddish so many times at the end of some services? Signed, Late for Work Dear Late, Why? Because it’s a tradition. Originally only one qaddish was said, and only one person, usually a mourner, said it. There are some communit…
…anced, produces highly cooperative clusters of interactions, and potential longer distance coordination. This is very similar to Jewish court systems in late medieval Europe. There was a network of individually operating courts throughout Europe in those times. Most of the communications between these courts occurred locally but the network, like the monkeys, had the possibility to communicate over long distances. The advantage of the network was…
…28 Nov Men’s Winter Clothing Drive Begins – Nov 28-Dec 5 November 28, 2021 9:00 am – 6:00 pm Fill the boxes in the lobby with clean, gently used men’s winter clothing (and brand new men’s warm socks) – November 28-December 5 Everything will […] More Info…
The following history is adapted from a longer history by past president Alan Gelbert. For the full-length version (which is well worth reading), click here. You can also see back issues of the BEKI Bulletin. Our past In 1892, several Jewish families in the Hill neighborhood began meeting as a new congregation, and when, two years later, they purchased a house at 10 Rose Street (near the current site of Yale–New Haven Hospital), they built what…
…non-denominational in nature, such as providing meals for Columbus House. Sales to BEKI members will contribute to promoting art at BEKI. Click here for a list of sale prices On view since early January, the exhibition continues through April 4. Videos of the artist discussing her work: Artist Talk, Mayim Chaiyim: A Watershed – video online excerpted from group online talks, curated by Amy Levine-Kennedy at the Koslow Gallery 2022 Techspressionis…
…novel as it tells The Real Story of Her Creation Free and Open to the Public / Seating is Limited! RESERVE YOUR SEAT / RSVP to giftshop@beki.org Books Available for Sale & Signing light refreshments Reviews: New York Times Jewish Book Council HyperAllergic …
…12 Jun Drive-by Food Drive June 12, 2022 10:00 am – 11:00 am Home Page Interior Page BEKI will hold a food collection from 10 to 11 am on Sunday, June 12. This is Westville’s annual Giveaway Day (in which people put […] More Info…
…newhavenarts.org, Jan 10, 2022 Thou Shalt Go With The Flow, newhavenindependent.org, Dec 17, 2021 exhibition works are available for sale; click here to download price list…
…I don’t know the day of my death . . . Let me bless you, before I die” How long does he live after saying that? An hour? A day? A week? Sixty years. He lives sixty years after his deathbed speech. Death fills every moment of his life. * * * If his experience under that cleaver kept death always in his mind, and if that experience too drove him to a post-traumatic blindness, then what drove him to bless his boys? Did Isaac hear G-d’s blessing of hi…
