- 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
…by entering through the front main doors on Harrison Street or through the East Entrance from the parking area. Most services take place at floor level enabling all to approach the reader’s table and Torah reading table. The main Sanctuary, where most Shabbat and Festival morning services are held, is equipped with a Hearing Loop (T-coil) that transmits sound to hearing aids and cochlear implants equipped with telecoils. Children’s participation i…
…Helen Ross will be honored at the Sisterhood’s annual Book of Life Luncheon. See story in Sisterhood News. Milton Smirnoff to Receive Distinguished Service Award at Testimonial Dinner Sunday 8 June 1997 6:00p Congregation Beth El-Keser Israel To reserve your place call (203) 389-2108. A Message from Rabbi Tilsen Israel in our Hearts In his essay The Sacred Cluster: The Core Values of Conservative Judaism, Rabbi Ismar Schorsch, Chancellor of the Je…
…The first traffic light is Edgewood Avenue. The second is Derby Avenue (Route 34). The third is US-1 = Boston Post Road = Orange Avenue. Turn RIGHT on US-1 = Boston Post Road = Orange Avenue. Proceed west for about 1 mile. Pass a few streets on right. On right, pass Fairfax St.; pass Ardale St; next is Farwell. Farwell goes to the right (north) only. There is a small directional sign for “US Post Office” at the corner and a gas station. Turn RIGHT…
…in leaves the presence of Adonai settles in the land of Nod, of wandering, east of Eden. And in the very next line, we’re told that Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and bore a child. Where’s the wife from? Mail order bride? Area 57? This is of course a grade school ‘gotcha’ that many people read as evidence of error. But I think something more subtle is being communicated. The text is saying it’s not the story of everything. It’s not the stor…
…perienced a few years ago when a tree fell somewhere in Iowa and the whole east coast had a blackout. I’m not saying we should all open private power plants in our backyards. There is a certain economy of scale involved in the production of power, thus the large power plants. But we could use solar panels. It will take some time, but I really think the transition into solar energy is inevitable. With power production spread across America, blackou…
…. Quite likely, he wants to avenge himself on them for what they did to him. What they did was terrible. And yet he probably also would like to see his beloved younger brother Benjamin and his father. I would think that a part of Joseph may even harbor a distant hope of reconciling with his brothers. I think, too, he may want to come to terms with his own role in the events of that awful afternoon many years ago. So he faces a complex problem. Sha…
…ry follows. Part of this history is adapted from the work of Rabbi Elliot B. Gertel. — Alan Gelbert, et al. Part One: Beth El According to Jews in New Haven (vol. 2), edited by Dr. Barry E. Herman, published by the Jewish Historical Society of Greater New Haven, several Jewish families in the Congress Avenue, Washington Avenue, Commerce Street and York Street area felt the need to establish an additional traditional congregation in the late 1800…
