- 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
…r female, from the rest of the tribes? If the firstborn women would have needed to be redeemed and therefore this census would have included the women, would it have changed the perspective of women’s role in the community? The third census counts how many men there are between the ages of 30 and 50 in each Levitical clan. Along with counting, we are told the specific ritual responsibilities of the men in each clan. Some of the jobs, especially wh…
…lbert, 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 1800s. The existing synagogues were already overcrowded. In 1891 they formed a group for the purpo…
…n one’s mind seeing figurative images in random or abstract shapes. He has compiled a book, Pareidolia, that challengers readers to see figurative form in abstract images. Judaism informs Oren’s art, “Just as it informs nearly everything I do to some degree. We are, after all, just ridiculous collections of our combined experience.” Watch Bruce’s video of the making of his Moshe marble sculpture Read reviews of Bruce Oren’s show in the news A Beav…
…lusiveness, egalitarianism and engagement. It means enhancing our volunteer-led services, in which we are all participants, not audience members. It means a design that expresses our BEKI values and helps us live those values more fully. The overarching goals involve making our sanctuary: accessible for everyone; more intimate and participatory in scale and layout; inviting to everyone; physically comfortable (which includes heating, cooling, vent…
…s on the issues raised in the Talmud, with some attention to the technical aspects of the text. No charge; one can visit or join at any meaning, as there is no beginning or end to Talmud study. Knowledge of Hebrew, Judeo-Aramaic and English is helpful but not required. Coffee and tea are available in the room. For information contact Rabbi Tilsen at jjtilsen@beki.org….
…mīrī land and the rights of the cultivators, the a`yān [notables] succeeded in registering large stretches of land in their own names.”29 All together, the laws contributed significantly to the concentration of property titles into the hands of a few individuals and the state.30 One writer observes concerning the code that “long before the Balfour Declaration, which is often seen as the fount of all contention over Palestine, the inarticulat…
…21 Jul Kumsitz July 21, 2021 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm BEKI Kids page Home Page Interior Page Since we were rained out on LagBaOmer, we’ll try again with a Kumsitz on Wednesday July 21 (rain date July 22) at 7 pm. We’ll sing […] More Info…
…25 Jul Jewish Community Summer Picnic and Film July 25, 2021 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm BEKI Kids page Home Page Interior Page BEKI is participating in the Jewish Community Summer Picnic from 5:00 to 6:30 pm at the Beckerman Lender Jewish Community Campus at 360 Amity Road […] More Info…
…special kindergarten curriculum for the youngest students. The faculty is dedicated to education and development, and the students are happy and enthusiastic about learning. BINA encourages active participation in synagogue life, and provides opportunities for parents to model continuing Jewish education. Family involvement is essential to a child’s developing Jewish identity and the reinforcement of classroom lessons. Children in the K-1 class me…
…s on the issues raised in the Talmud, with some attention to the technical aspects of the text. No charge; one can visit or join at any meaning, as there is no beginning or end to Talmud study. Knowledge of Hebrew, Judeo-Aramaic and English is helpful but not required. Coffee and tea are available in the room. For information contact Rabbi Tilsen at jjtilsen@beki.org….
