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Shabbat Spotlight
Friday, February 21
5:28 pm - Candle Lighting
6:00 pm - Friday Evening Services, Guller Chapel
7:00 pm - Shabbat Dinner, Banquet Halls - Reservations for dinner are now closed. Please contact Andy Schwebel with any questions.
8:00 pm - Learning Session: Kulanu's Work Around the Globe led by Rabbi Capers Funnye, Guller Chapel
Parashat HaShavua: Mishpatim
Saturday, February 22
9:00 am - Shabbat Services, Guller Chapel
9:30 am - Childcare, Education Center Room 1
9:30 am - Shabbat Club, Education Center Room 23
10:00 am - Torah For Today - My Journey to Judaism with Rabbi Funnye, Mendelson Library
10:30 am - Junior Congregation, Multi-Purpose Room
11:30 am – Sermonette: The History of the Black Jewish Movement in the United States - 100 Years and Beyond with Rabbi Funnye, Guller Chapel
4:30 pm - Minchah & Seudah Shlisheet: The Emergency and Growth of Judaism in Africa with Rabbi Funnye, followed by Ma’ariv & Havdalah, Guller Chapel
6:17 pm - Shabbat Ends
7:30 pm - Motzei Shabbat Dessert Reception and Presentation: The Phenomenon of Black Jews in the US and around the World with Kulanu Rabbi Funnye, Rabbi Jerry Sussman, Rabbinit Boni Sussman at Traditional Congregation
Sunday, February 23
9:00 am - Morning Minyan, Guller Chapel, followed by Breakfast, Banquet Hall Alef
10:15 am - A Thinking Person’s Judaism: The Fascinating World of Kulanu: Emerging, Returning and Isolated Jewish communities around the Globe with Kulanu: Rabbi Funnye, Rabbi Jerry Sussman & Rabbinit Boni Sussman, Banquet Hall Bet
Capital Campaign
Act now... Make a difference... Every dollar counts! Join the many B’nai Amoona families who are already helping to secure
"Our Future…ATIDEYNU - עתידנו" - for generations to come.
Contact Gail Armstrong at gail@bnaiamoona.com or 314-576-9990 and make your pledge to help sustain our Kehillah.
NEXT SHABBAT - Feb. 28-29
Please join us Friday night for...
INCLUSION SHABBAT - Saturday, February 29 Please join Congregation B’nai Amoona for our Inclusion Shabbat on Saturday, February 29th! This is an opportunity for our community to pray and learn together about what it means to be an inclusive community; supporting ALL, welcoming ALL, embracing ALL.
As part of Jewish Disability Awareness, Advocacy, and Inclusion month, we hope to share our mission that Bnai Amoona is an inclusive community that embraces, supports, and values all people being B’tzelem Elohim (in the image of God).
Please jon us for Shabbat to hear from members of our community and share your own voices in creating a community of belonging.
Cantor Sharon & Friends in Concert!
PURIM IS COMING!
Adult Education
New Adult Education Offerings for Winter/Spring 2020
The Voices from Israel, President's Conference Room
Monday, February 24th at 7:00 pm
Thursday, March 26th at 7:00 pm
Wednesday, April 22nd at 7:00 pm
Kauit Yoga at BA, Wednesdays, BA Yoga Room
5-Session Class beginning Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at 9:15 am
For more information about these - and all of our adult education opportunities - click HERE.
Youth Department
We look forward to seeing Chalutzim (Grade 8) & BAUSY (Grades 9-12) this Friday night for Shabbat Dinner & Game Night! Contact Andy to RSVP: andy@bnaiamoona.com
Camp Ramot Amoona - Register Today
Linda Rotskoff Early Childhood Center
Social Action
Jewish Community Winter Outreach Collection
We are now collecting winter items for the homeless community with the help of Jack Seigel, grandson of the Rosengartens. The items we are collecting include: undergarments, socks, boots, coats, hats, scarves, gloves, towels, washcloths and toiletries.
Special Note About Our Winter Outreach Collection Bins: The collection bins for this outreach will be located in the coat closet next to the new memorial hall on the south side of B'nai Amoona. Please take your donation items there.
You may continue to bring your Harvey Kornblum Jewish Food Pantry donations to the Social Action Collection Center to the right of the receptionist’s desk near the main entrance. Our collection container for aluminum tabs from cans will also be located in this room.
Men's Club
Ax Throwing at the Axe House - March 21 at 7:15 pm
Do you ever feel so stressed that you just want to throw something? On March 21st you have your chance!
The Men’s Club is hosting a fun night of Ax Throwing and tickets are only $20. There will be beer, soda, pizza, and GETTING TO THROW AN AX!!! Could you be the next trick-shot Mohel? Find out on March 21st! CLICK HERE TO RSVP
Sisterhood
Book Club B'nai Amoona's Sisterhood has a Book Club that we share with Kol Rinah's Sisterhood. Meetings are on the 4th Thursday of each month at the St. Louis County Library Headquarters on Lindbergh Blvd (across from Plaza Frontenac) from 10:00 - 11:30 am. New members are always welcome! You do not need to attend every month, just come when you can, nor is it required that you have read (or finished reading) the book selection for the month!
Feb 27:Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed - Lori Gottlieb (433 pages)
Mar 26:What to Do About the Solomons - Bethany Ball (243 pages)
Apr 23:The Mourning Sexton: A Novel of Suspense - Michael Baron (Michael Kahn) (416 pages)
May 21 (Date To Be Confirmed):Green: A Novel - Sam Graham-Felsen (336 pages)
For more information on the Book Group or author events, please call Enid Weisberg-Frank at 314-576-2864.
Become a Patron of The Judaica Shop
Would you like to have anywhere from 10-30% off in the Judaica Shop? If you answered "yes", we would LOVE to have you become a Patron of the Judaica Shop. Here's how:
A one time* donation of: $90 entitles you to 10% off $180 entitles you to 15% off $360 entitles you to 20% off $540 entitles you to 25% off $720 entitles you to 30% off
Discount not valid on Tallit, Kosher Scrolls, Tefillin and Books
* There will be a yearly Patron renewal fee of $10
The Judaica Shop is looking for volunteers. The shifts are only 2 hour periods: 10:00 am - Noon and Noon - 2:00 pm on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Please contact Charlene at charlene@giftsbycharlene.com or 314-484-2596 if you are interested.
B'nai Amoona Goes To Israel in 2020 - Join Us!
Please join us for an information meeting on March 17, 2020 at 7:00 pm
Representatives of our tour company, Keshet, will be with us to discuss our trip and answer any questions you may have.
In the B'nai Amoona Community
MAZEL TOV TO....
Jennifer and Steven Edele on the birth of their daughter, Piper Rose. Big brother is Graham Edele. Mazel Tov to the grandparents & great-grandparents, Janet and Barry Lutz, John and Mary Edele, Harvey and Enid (Z"L) Greenstein and Esther Lyss-Greenstein, Robert (Z"L) and Gloria (Z"L) Lutz.
WE MOURN THE LOSS OF... Faye E. Raisher; beloved wife of Frank Raisher (Z"L); dear mother of Mark S. (Debra) Raisher; dear sister-in-law of Rosalie (Leonard Z"L) Chod; grandmother of Kimberly and Kyle Raisher. Dear mother, sister, sister-in-law, aunt, great-aunt, cousin and friend.
Ira Segal; grandfather of Rabbi Ari (Emily) Kaiman; uncle of Andy Schwebel.
Vote in the World Zionist Congress Election - This month, you, along with millions of other American Jews, will have the opportunity to Vote for Your Voice in Israel. From January 21 through March 11, 2020, American Jews can vote online in the election for the 38th World Zionist Congress and impact the Jewish future in Israel and around the world. Click HEREto learn more.
The curtains will rise for the fifth annual Lip Sync Live at The Pageant on Saturday, March 7, 2020! Doors open at 6:30 pm with a buffet dinner catered by Tavolo V. The show begins at 7:45pm.
Lip Sync Live proceeds are allocated to various departments of the J and used for programming needs and scholarships.
Lawyers Without Rights: Jewish Lawyers in Germany under the Third Reich An American Bar Association Travelling Exhibit, March 8-June 9, 2020 at the Law Library Association of St. Louis located at 10 N. Tucker Blvd., 13th Floor (Civil Courts Building).
Opening Presentation with Dr. William Meinecke, US Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, DC on Sunday March 8, 2:00-3:30 pm.
This event is free and open to all. Register at by clicking HERE or call 314-622-4470 to reserve your ticket.
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee invites you to the AIPAC St. Louis Annual Event: Tuesday March 31, 2020 at 6:00 pm (leadership reception for table hosts and investers of $1,800 or more) and 7:00 pm for the main program and dessert reception.This event will take place at the Ritz-Carlton located at 100 Carondelet Plaza in St. Louis. Congregation B'nai Amoona will be hosting several tables at this event. If you would like to join us at one of our tables, please contact Amy Maupin at 314-576-9990 or email amy@bnaiamoona.com with your request - seating is limited: first come, first served. Early bird prices are $36 per person/$360 per table of ten. For more information or to register, please click HERE.
Volunteer Opportunities at Covenant Place Ready to contribute your talents? Want to be part of our team? Have fun while using your skills and talents to help others! We have many opportunities for volunteers, ranging from one-time help, to monthly or weekly volunteer opportunities.
