- 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 Jan Kid Friendly Havdalah with Rabbi Eric & Annie (Zoom) January 15, 2022 5:40 pm – 6:15 pm BEKI Kids page Home Page Interior Page When children’s programs moved online for the month of January, we began gathering on Saturday nights for online Havdalah. Families can bring their own candles […] More Info…
…19 Feb Kid Friendly Havdalah with Rabbi Eric & Annie (Zoom) February 19, 2022 6:15 pm – 6:45 pm BEKI Kids page Home Page Interior Page When children’s programs moved online for the month of January, we began gathering on Saturday nights for online Havdalah. Families can bring their own candles […] More Info…
…n to participate that day, shower, collect or store their belongings and bedding, and travel together by van to that week’s host location, arriving by about 6pm with several members of the Columbus House staff. After settling in, participants and volunteers dine and spend the evening together and the staff leaves for the night. The men will spend a comfortable, warm and safe overnight at BEKI, with several BEKI or COHS volunteers on-site. In the e…
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…graduate in Talmud, teaching “The Historical Development of the Ketuba (Wedding Contract)”; Rabbi Tilsen on “The Halakhic (Legal) Foundation for Women as Torah Readers”; and others. All of the presentations highlight the process of development of Jewish law and custom and demonstrate the deeply-rooted tradition of free inquiry and debate and the legitimacy of diversity. Yizkor Memorial Service A Yizkor Memorial Service will be held on Thursday mo…
…however, are now traversing a new landscape – that of an increasingly degraded one. Wall Sculptures The rest of the smaller wall pieces are abstractions focusing on merging a verity of materials such as wood, rice paper, paper, fur, metal and shells. Combining contrasting materials, the fragile and the strong, mass and no mass, allows for a complex relationship within each piece. Unifying the material is an essential part of unified the content. A…
…unseeable yet essential aspects of our world. Collaborating with the Menden-Deuer Oceanography lab at the University of Rhode Island, recent work explores the question of how we bring empathy, awareness, and curiosity to the unseen or rarely seen microscopic life of the ocean. This work often intertwines plankton with medieval Hebrew manuscripts, drawing on research she undertook in the late 1980s exploring motifs of cultural distinction in a trad…
… Kids Programs Staff Off Clear All Search Today Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday S M T W T F S 28 9:00 AM – No BINA 9:00 AM – In-person & Zoom Service 6:30 PM – Moth night “Stories of Liberation” includes Maariv (in-person) 29 9:00 AM – Office Closed 9:15 AM – Shacharit, Hallel, Musaf (in-person) 5:45 PM – No Evening Service 30 9:00 AM – Office Closed 9:15 AM – Shacharit, Hallel, Yizkor (around 10:30am), Musaf (in-person…
…venue, Commerce Street and York Street area felt the need to establish an additional traditional congregation in the late 1800s. The existing synagogues were already overcrowded. In 1891 they formed a group for the purpose of worship and study, praying in private homes and hiring a teacher for their Chevra Mishnais (Mishna Study Group). In June 1892, the group purchased land for a cemetery in Hamden’s Highwood section under the name ‘Chevra Benai…
…09 Jun Zoom Tea Tasting June 9, 2021 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm Home Page Interior Page Caroline Keogh from New Haven Tea, producer of artisanal blend flower teas, which is located here in Westville, will lead us in a tea tasting […] More Info…
