- 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
…tance in the 1950s only meant that they would not object to driving to shul, because they believed the alternative of not going to shul at all was worse. They never envisioned that people would think that it was permitted to drive altogether, or that people would reasonably conclude that if they could drive to shul, they could drive to perform other significant mitzvas. Their permission turned out to be a very slippery slope indeed. Notwithstandin…
…radation. There are now Jubilee 2000 campaigns in more than sixty countries, creditor and debtor alike. Grounded as it is in our own tradition, surely we should add our collective voice and support to this global effort. ***************** With the general context thus set, I ask you to indulge me in the personal pleasure I have gained all year long from having been born in 1950. Not knowing that the entire society around me would be celebrating th…
…fice@beki.org. Some services, and Kiddush for the Festival days and Shabbat, are held in the sukkah, weather permitting. Please dress accordingly. During Ḥol HaMoed and Hoshana Rabba (except on Shabbat), some wear tefillin until Hallel is begun; others do not wear tefillin during this period. The general practice at BEKI is to not wear tefillin. The BEKI Moishe Schnitman Sukkah is open for use to members and their guests, supporters and neighbors…
…nt JCARR families. These are the age ranges of their children: Boys: ages 1, 3, 11, 14, 16 Girls: ages 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 15, 17, 18 Drop your donations in the box in the BEKI Lobby anytime through Memorial Day Weekend. Or, you can deliver clothing or gift cards to Emile’s house in East Rock. Contact his mother, Njeri Thande, at nkthande@gmail.com * Monday, May 27, 7 PM: Lag BaOmer Kumsitz: Campfire, S’mores, and Singing Celebrate Lag BaOmer–…
…View from Above $1,000 The Book of Life $600 Huppa $2,000 Kaleidoscope $400 Round Matzah Cover $150 Click here to download a printable list of prices…
…m (MLS 388) Kohanic Blessing (MLS 170) HaYom (MLS 170) Adon Olam (MLS 175) Other Liturgy Ashrei Yoshvei Veitekha (Psalm 84:5, 144:15, 145, 115:18) recorded by Louis Friedman…
…2006) progress report is available. Awards Legacy Heritage Innovator Award, 2006 Solomon Schechter Gold Award for Environment by the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, 2002. 2001 ENERGY STAR for Congregations Award by the US Environmental Protection Agency. 2000 ENERGY STAR for Congregations Award by the US Environmental Protection Agency. Writings on this Theme Against the Flood: Parashat Noah 5767 – 2006 Conservation And Renewable Energy…
…wels are often lengthened (changed into “long” vowels) when they are “in pause,” i.e. at the end of a phrase or verse, and final vowels are often dropped when the phrase or verse ends in a open syllable. This is for phonetic reasons. Thus, the sheva (English: Shewa) represented by “e” in “lekha” becomes a long vowel, the qamatz represented by “a” in “lakh,” and the long vowel “a” at the end of “lekha” drops off altogether. “Lakh” and “otakh” are t…
…he got an even nicer apartment for his family, one overlooking Central Park, because he was not going to let his family feel that they had been defeated by the attack. Now they are back in their home and Rachel’s bedroom window looks out over Ground Zero. On the anniversary date of the attack, Miriam and her two teenage sons sit silently before the television as it scrolls the names of the 3,000 victims. Miriam told Raina and me that her mother ha…
…memory, he tried several businesses. He had a General Store in New Leipzig, ND, an egg candling operation in nearby Ashley, ND, and a clothing store in Iron Mountain, MI, to mention a few. He tried many businesses and he went broke many times. It wasn’t until 1938 — as he approached age 50 — when he went into the home building business in St. Paul, that he first achieved economic success. Grampa Ed and Gramma Esther were close to their siblings….
