- 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
…I went up to the bima for the first time. I heard myself singing to God sacred words that had been sung so many times before me. I loved this person who was singing, and I wondered, “Why did I have to wait so long when this is where my happiness is and this is where my truth is.” I decided that now I would prepare for a Bat Mitzva. I met again with the Rabbi and we talked about this. He suggested that I call it a “Bat Torah” — which means “woman o…
…stated, “the program that we propose is not to be regarded as the full and complete regimen of Sabbath observance, valid for all Jews for all times and for all places. On the contrary, it is aimed to meet the particular situation that confronts us.” They further emphasized, “It should be understood that in their wisdom and in light of the conditions prevailing in their respective communities, individual rabbis may find the easements here proposed…
…29 Oct 20’s/30’s Havura Garden Tour October 29, 2017 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Home Page Tour Yale’s Marsh Botanical Garden, Sunday 10/29: This little hidden gem is open to the public for free, with free tours on the last Sunday of each […] More Info…
…to see every one of you here, with friends, beginning at 7:30. Bring your credit cards and some cash, too, for the raffles. Bring your sense of fun and dedication to BEKI and this community. Together, we’ll usher in Adar Bet with joy, and raise money necessary to maintain this synagogue, where the spirit of holiness dwells. Shabbat shalom. See also Parashat Huqat-Balaq by Gila Reinstein See also Parashat VaEthanan — Installation of Officers by Gil…
…ntil he was very wealthy.” So what do we to make of this. Some traditional commentators see the biblical use of doublets or triplets simply as a form of emphasis by repetition. More modern scholars see them as evidences of different versions of one story, taken from different sources. The multiple versions were retained for some reason or for no reason when the many strands which form the Bible were drawn together. The traditional Jewish commentat…
…lly thank my friends on the Executive Board, who have served with me and become an incredibly effective team. Most congregants – even most Board members – are spared discussion of the bylaws, contracts, leases, insurance policies, computer upgrades, fuel oil prices, photocopier rentals, and other necessities. Not us. We get to talk about this stuff every single month. The amazing thing is that despite the need to deal with nuts and bolts, the Exec…
…en the Temple was destroyed two thousand years ago and the Jews were scattered, people forgot which animal was supposed to be used to make the blue dye. Men stopped wearing the blue thread as the dye became unavailable. In 1858, a French zoologist found that there were three Mediterranean mollusks that produced purple-blue dyes. One, called Murex Trunculus, a kind of snail, was the one many people thought was the source of the blue used for the te…
…and great-great grandmother when applying to get married in Israel. The RA comments that “Needless to say, this is a near impossibility for most people,” and goes on to argue, “Where one is part of a Jewish community and has been living as a Jew, there is no need to instigate an investigation into that person’s Jewishness. We affirm that trust is the default position in these matters.” If that’s the default position, then it sounds to me like a re…
…16 Jan Tu Bishvat Seder via Zoom January 16, 2022 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm BEKI Kids page Home Page Interior Page Tu Bishvat Seder: An online celebration of the New Year for Trees on Sunday, Jan. 16 from 6:30 to 7:30 pm. To fully participate, have […] More Info…
…ting, and sometimes the gaze of the mirror overcomes them all and seems to comment on the nature of the gaze itself. Is it natural or is it artificial? Concentrating on figurative work, and specifically on figures inhabiting a – mostly – interior space, Wolf strives for a realistic style. But by confronting these figures with analogues in iconic Western painting, often accompanying them with open books of relevant classic paintings or other repres…
