- 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
…ill take care of setup and cleanup.” If you plan to serve food, a list of approved kosher caterers is at the BEKI website. All kashrut policies, including BEKI’s fair trade chocolate policy, must be followed. The caterer’s delivery must be scheduled with the kitchen supervisor, and the inventory must bear the signature or seal of the caterer’s kashrut supervisor. No food can be brought into BEKI on Shabbat. You’ll be able to make arrangements with…
…udied at Yeshivat Hadar in New York and Mechon Schechter in Jerusalem. My approach to pastoral care was shaped by my training at JTS as well as an intensive unit of chaplaincy at Bellevue Hospital in New York, where I was privileged to serve a diverse, urban, largely uninsured community. In 2012 I joined the American Jewish World Service clergy delegation to Muchucuxcah, a Mayan village in the Mexican Yucatan, which sparked a deeper connection to…
…hat purpose it serves and how it came about, if we understand why we are supposed to do something, we are much more likely to do it, and to do it appropriately in varying circumstances. Take the story making the rounds recently. Two hunters are out in the woods when one of them collapses. He doesn’t seem to be breathing and his eyes are glazed. The other guy whips out his cellphone and calls 911. He gasps: “My friend is dead! What should I do?” Th…
…any 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. During the 1930’s, they all lived in central Minnesota, from St. Paul to Red Wing. One of Ed’s brothers married one of Esther’s sisters, and one of Esther’s brothers married one of Ed’s sisters. Ed co…
…013, retiring after 32 years as Rabbi Emeritus. On March 1, 2021, Rabbi stepped into the role of BEKI’s Interim Rabbi. While in New London, Rabbi Astor was president of the New London Clergy Association, a faculty member at Connecticut College, a member of the chaplaincy board and ethics committee at Lawrence and Memorial Hospital, and a mohel. Rabbi Astor’s first pulpit was in Wayne, New Jersey, where he served for 7 years. His prior experience a…
…riptions of God as the “God of Ya`aqov” and the “God Who is awesome” each appear third. What, if anything, may we make of this parallel? Nothing, perhaps – unconnected, just a coincidence; but what if all three patriarchs and all three Divine attributes were somehow to correspond? Would that not strengthen the hint we have of connection? In search of correspondence, I looked around a bit and found an illustration in my edition of the medieval myst…
…15 Jan Kid Friendly Havdalah with Rabbi Eric & Annie (Zoom) January 15, 2022 5:40 pm – 6:15 pm BEKI Kids page Home Page Interior Page When children’s programs moved online for the month of January, we began gathering on Saturday nights for online Havdalah. Families can bring their own candles […] More Info…
…22 Jan Kid Friendly Havdalah with Rabbi Eric & Annie (Zoom) January 22, 2022 5:50 pm – 6:25 pm BEKI Kids page Home Page Interior Page When children’s programs moved online for the month of January, we began gathering on Saturday nights for online Havdalah. Families can bring their own candles […] More Info…
…26 Feb Kid Friendly Havdalah with Rabbi Eric & Annie (Zoom) February 26, 2022 6:30 pm – 7:00 pm BEKI Kids page Home Page Interior Page When children’s programs moved online for the month of January, we began gathering on Saturday nights for online Havdalah. Families can bring their own candles […] More Info…
