- 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
…higher proportion of their income. While the letter of our law mostly required only a flat-rate (fixed percentage) contribution, our ethical teaching has urged that those with higher incomes ought to give even more. In our current political climate it is said, “Let the wealthy keep more of their earnings as an incentive for them to produce more.” Remarkably, the opposite theory is applied to the poor: “Take away from the poor in order to boost the…
…sters, and one of Esther’s brothers married one of Ed’s sisters. Ed considered Esther’s brothers to be his brothers. And Esther considered Ed’s sisters to be her sisters. They all spent the holidays together. They worked together in businesses and at home. They were close in every way. They all worked hard. When times were especially tough, during the Depression, Ed & Esther’s brothers and sisters would send their children to stay with them. And s…
…ouple, Isaac and Miriam, that lived across from the Twin Towers. Their five-year-old daughter had watched from her bedroom window as the second plane crashed into the towers. She hadn’t seen the first because she was in bed reading a book. She watched the towers crumble. Every time she does a drawing, a collage, or an art project there is always some reminder in it of that day. “See Momm, these are stairs we ran down when we had to be evacuated.”…
…ng lot is for BEKI members, guests and visitors. By Car From New York Via I-95: Take I-95 North to right Exit 43 “Downtown West Haven” (Route 122, Campbell Street). At bottom of exit ramp turn LEFT onto Campbell (=Route 122); pass under underpass (North toward New Haven). Begin clocking 3.5 miles. After 9/10 of a mile road ends at a traffic light after Hess Gas station on Right (Route 1 = Orange Rd.) with little Forest Theater in front of you. Fro…
…ich was followed by military service. Dganit then traveled with her husband-to-be, traversing Southeast Asia, in a physically difficult, but emotionally rewarding experience that would last two and a half years. Dganit and her husband moved to North Carolina in 1992. During her time there, Dganit worked as a teacher for low-income pre-school children in Chapel Hill, and later taught undergraduate Hebrew at Duke University, while creating art as a…
…ing clothing and Judaic pieces. She constructs garments and objects of hand-dyed, airbrushed, silk-screened, and embellished fabrics to address her perspective on Judaic themes. Objects, wire, machine embroidery, photo-transfer and other complex cloth techniques conceptually allude to ideas, messages and symbols. Klein’s touring exhibition, “All That Remains: A Holocaust Exhibition in Fiber”ย, is a fiber arts exhibit on the theme of the Holocaust….
…t, I would spend the evening drawing with my new glass pens and inks, inspired by my recollections of the colors of the Venice and fragments of the art, both large and small – painting, sculpture, fences, chandeliers. “Waldszenen” is a series of drawings inspired by the darker side of Schuberts composition of the same name, Op. 82. Birds (my subject), like people, but unlike any other species, are able to traverse the globe’s oceans and landmasses…
…audy yarmulkes being worn by young yeshiva bochers in New York and the mini-storm of controversy they have caused. A great deal of thought is being given to the redesign of the synagogue. I’d like to spend a few minutes trying to define the emotional and physical qualities that I think that BEKI congregants might seek in a beautiful sanctuary. The sanctuary’s design should first and foremost be respectful of the BEKI aesthetic. I perceive this aes…
…20 Mar 20’s/30’s Havura Walk at Silver Sands State Park March 20, 2016 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Sunday 3/20/2016 – if you want a ride with us, meet at 1:30pm at 281 West Elm St., New Haven; otherwise meet up with us […] More Info…
…09 Nov New Haven Beit Midrash November 9, 2022 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Events The first of these community New Haven Beit Midrash sessions, will be on Wednesday, November 9th from 7:00-9:00 pm. There will be simultaneous breakout sessions […] More Info…
