- Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel
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85 Harrison Street, New Haven, CT 06515-1724 | P: 203.389.2108 | office@beki.org
…d by the Good Book: “While the flesh was still between their teeth,” etc. (Numbers 11:33). Partly for that reason we are enjoined to wait a period of time after eating meat before eating dairy. But after some time, the “food” in your mouth (and stuck on or between your teeth) ceases to be “food.” Who would eat it? If your toothbrush is used at that point, it is not really in contact with “meat” or “dairy” and thus, strictly speaking, you would not…
…familiar symbolic images embedded as decorative elements. “All That Remains” will next be presented at the Virginia Holocaust Museum, Richmond, VA, in October 2020. The works in this show include images from each of these series. In this retrospective of her work, a number of works in private collections are represented by photographic reproductions, thus providing context for the entirety of exhibition. for more information and for purchasing wor…
…cities of Greece, and even twentieth century America? Surveying the large number of works in the BEKI collection entitled “Rabbi_,” the BEKI Art Committee began discussing how best to present this work in an exhibition. Among ourselves, we called this the “Rabbi Show,” although there is nothing in the artworks themselves to signify that these are rabbis, rather than ordinary men who have been given the honor of holding the Torah. As Jewish artist…
…y of Shabbat and weekday programs for children and youth expanded, and the number of minors grew from under 70 in 1994 to over 225 a decade later. A typical Shabbat morning includes simultaneous programs or services for children and youth, as well as youth participating in the main service and Shabbat Shalom Torah Study. In 2003, the congregation began a process of building renovations, aimed at improving accessibility, enhancing energy efficiency…
…pher and BEKI President 1980–1982, was a longtime member who contributed a number of lovely black and white photographs to the congregation. In later years, Charlie Ludwig, “z”l”, another of BEKI’s long time members, was always ready with his camera to record events big and small. The exhibit includes a selection from among his hundreds of photographs of Purim celebrations, BEKI board meetings, and special occasions. Rachel Bashevkin’s diligent wo…
…sign. Tani Cohen-Fraade, a BEKI member and community leader, contributed a number of his works to the exhibition as well. In addition to many works by Jerise Fogel and Tani Cohen-Fraade, the exhibition includes works by Karen Kassap, Sivia Katz, Patty H. Davis, Sharon Binder, Daryl Rotman Kuperstock, Steven Fraade and Ellen Cohen, Cynthia Beth Rubin, and more, supplemented with works from the BEKI collection, the Bell/Sotsky collection, the Harrie…
…sign. Tani Cohen-Fraade, a BEKI member and community leader, contributed a number of his works to the exhibition as well. In addition to many works by Jerise Fogel and Tani Cohen-Fraade, the exhibition includes works by Karen Kassap, Sivia Katz, Patty H. Davis, Sharon Binder, Daryl Rotman Kuperstock, Steven Fraade and Ellen Cohen, Cynthia Beth Rubin, and more, supplemented with works from the BEKI collection, the Bell/Sotsky collection, the Harrie…
