- 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
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…ine with our numbers — in research, the professions and arts, business and government, pretty much as Mark Twain saw it at the end of the 19th. Will this continue to be true in the new century? Is separateness, the idea of being different or chosen, a mind-set that still has value for us and our children, or does it cause more harm than good? Aren’t we all one human family? Traditional Judaism, of course, reinforced separateness. Kashrut kept us a…
…-free. Areas in Israel such as Jaffa, Hebron and Gush Etzion were made Jew-free by Arab conquest for various periods in the 20th century. There is a long history of massacres perpetrated against Jews by Arabs in the Middle East, but a short history of massacres committed by Jews. With all the talk of “ethnic cleansing,” the reality on the ground is quite the opposite of the accusation. It is true, of course, that Arab and Bedouin Palestinians have…
…lete abstinence from food or drink. In some other religious disciplines or medical settings, the term “fasting” may mean abstaining from food but allows drinking. Second, if you must eat or drink, determine with your physician the “safe minimum” amount that you should consume. The ideal of fasting is not “all or nothing.” If you must eat, then it should be a modest meal, such as toast and juice. Chocolate bars, banana cream pie or three bowls of c…
…eatment at the Institute through the grace of Dr. Sarah Sallon, a Hadassah Medical Center researcher whose project on medicinal plants is of special interest to California industrialist and philanthropist Lou Borick, a close friend of my father since boyhood. Dr. Sallon’s project is to collect and test plants from around the world that, according to local folk practices, have medicinal properties. As some minority cultures, as well as rare plant s…
…area in Minnesota. No seder table was too long, no home was too large, no park was too spacious for our family gatherings. A week did not go by without seeing my cousins. My cousin Nicholas Chiam Tilsen was born in 1951. He was more than ten years older than me, and I did not know him as well as did my siblings who were his contemporaries and his classmates in high school. Nick was a talented chef, and when he lived in the San Francisco Bay Area…
…25 Jan BEKI Israel Study Group January 25, 2017 7:30 pm – 9:15 pm Home Page Our next speaker will be Dr. Bruce Wexler, Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at Yale. We will meet on Wednesday, January 25, 7:30-9:15 pm, in the […] More Info…
…rk (cemetery) all the way out where it is? Similarly, the Beth El Memorial Park (cemetery) must also have been way out when it was dedicated. Signed, 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…
…06 Oct Qever Avot Cemetery Memorial Service – West Haven October 6, 2019 11:00 am – 11:15 am Home Page Interior Page Keser Israel Memorial Park & Congregation Sinai Memorial Park, Farwell St, West Haven More Info…
…e connection the committee felt when meeting its founding partner, Michael Goldblum. Michael and his firm have worked on many synagogues and Jewish schools as well as commercial and residential projects. As an active shul-goer in Riverdale, New York, Michael understands synagogue life and what Jewish congregations look for in a sanctuary. Raised in Stamford, he has attended services at BEKI. The firm is based in New York City, but Michael has work…
