7:00 pm - Cocktails & Conversation: Could You Be A Kidney Donor?, Community Room
This Shabbat, February 28-29, 2020
Thank you to all who have RSVP'd to Shabbat Across America. Online registration is now closed, please email andy@bnaiamoona.com with any questions.
INCLUSION SHABBAT THIS SHABBAT MORNING, February 29 Please join Congregation B’nai Amoona this Shabbat morning for our Inclusion Shabbat! 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.
Marking Jewish Disabilities Awareness and Inclusion Month
at Camp Ramah
At Camp Ramah in Wisconsin, we take great pride in providing a warm and welcoming community rooted in Jewish values. We are proud to welcome campers with unique challenges and disabilities as part of our inclusion and special needs programs, including Tikvah and Atzmayim. These programs offer so much more than just a summer at camp! Click here to read more.
For info on inclusion and special needs programs at Camp Ramah in Wisconsin contact registrar@ramahwisconsin.com or call 312.606.9316 x 221.
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.
A Look Ahead to Shabbat Morning, March 7
Shabbat Morning, March 7 we welcome guest speaker, Harvey Kornblum Jewish Food Pantry Director, Erica Steen to the Bimah.
Prior to joining JFS, Erica worked as a Jewish communal professional for 20 years, in addition to serving two years as the Executive Director at the local nonprofit Give Kids A Smile, Inc. Erica is passionate about building community partnerships and improving the lives of those with financial challenges. Erica holds a bachelor of arts in human development and family life from the University of Kansas.
PURIM IS COMING!
B'nai Amoona Annual Meeting
Greater St. Louis Israel Bonds Event Comes To B'nai Amoona
You are invited to the Greater St. Louis Israel Bonds Event on March 24 co-hosted by B'nai Amoona and Traditional Congregation. Please click HERE to RSVP.
Cantor Sharon & Friends in Concert!
In just 5 short weeks, we are Celebrating Cantor Sharon Nathanson's Sweet 16+ years of Beautiful Music. Have you reserved your space to honor Cantor Sharon and enjoy a musical concert? It's an evening of show tunes updated and performed by Cantor Sharon and an ensemble of very talented singers and dancers. Click the image below to reserve your ticket or call Gail Armstrong at 314-576-9990 for more information.
Adult Education
New Adult Education Offerings for Winter/Spring 2020
The Voices from Israel, President's Conference Room
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
Interested in helping the Youth Department by participating in the Purim Carnival? Consider becoming a booth sponsor, buying raffle tickets or volunteering your time! Contact rachel@bnaiamoona.com for more information.
We are also in need of raffle prizes if your business would like to donate any of the following items:
Gift cards, discount codes or special offers
Promo items, gift baskets or swag
Camp Ramot Amoona - Register Today
Linda Rotskoff Early Childhood Center
Social Action Joins With Shomrei Amoonim To Become
Mitzvah Circle
Social Action and Shomrei Amoonim have joined forces! We are excited to announce our new name...Mitzvah Circle! Our first big project we are kicking off together will be Operation Moses (Please note - this project was incorrectly named Matzah Circle in the March bulletin!) We will be distributing Trader Joe's bags this Shabbat and ask again that you bring nonperishable food that has not expired in unopened, unbreakable containers. Please also include at least one Kosher for Passover item. It is important that Kosher for Passover food be labelled for 2020, otherwise, it cannot be used. Again, paper goods are always welcome.
Our collection will take place until Sunday 3/15 when we will start sorting the food at 10:00 am. Please join us!
Also, remember that Rabbi Rose needs donations to his discretionary fund for gift cards to help those in need during Passover.
We are also excited that we will be welcoming Erica Steen, Director of the Harvey Kornblum Jewish Food Pantry, as our special guest speaker next Shabbat, March 7, to help us kick off this project!
Let's make " All who are hungry come and eat" a reality this Passover!
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!
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 Tallitot, Kosher Mezuzah Scrolls, Tefillin and books
* There will be a yearly Patron renewal fee of $10
Ready to become a Patron of the Judaica Shop? Click HERE to sign up!
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 on Tuesday, March 17th at 7:00 PM for an informational meeting with Vice President and Program Director of Keshet, Kayla Ship, to discuss our upcoming B'nai Amoona trip to Israel tentatively scheduled for December 7-16. We kindly request that you RSVP to amy@bnaiamoona.com.
Kayla Ship, Vice President and Program Director of Keshet, has been part of the Keshet team since 2000. Kayla was born and raised in Boston. She received a BA in Anthropology and Religion from Dartmouth College and a holds a Masters in Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School, where she concentrated on Scripture & Interpretation. In addition, she participated in the Visiting Graduate Student Program at Hebrew University, where she concentrated on Second Temple Period History and the “Golden Age of Spain”. Kayla taught Jewish studies at Prozdor and at other religious schools in the Boston area and attended Camp Yavneh as a camper and counselor. Kayla made aliyah in 1997. She is a licensed tour guide and is the Director of Keshet’s Jewish Roots Journeys to Sepharad. In addition to her educational touring work in Israel, she has guided numerous Educational Tours in Spain & Portugal. Kayla is active in Conservative synagogues and the Masorti movement in Israel.
In the B'nai Amoona Community
MAZEL TOV TO....
Sarah Beth & Gavriel Matt on the birth of their son, Raphael Charles Matt. Big brother is Asher Herschel Matt. Proud grandparents and great-grandparents are Faith & Bruce Waxman, Daniel & Hana Matt, Marvin & Sandy Greenberg, Gloria Waxman (Charles Waxman, Z"L), and Gustine Matt (Rabbi Hershel Matt, Z"L).
WE MOURN THE LOSS OF...
Marvin Richman; beloved husband of Eileen Richman (Shulman); adored father of Jody (Morris) Seligman, Karen (Allan) Roodman, Lori (Rick) Paul; cherished grandfather of 6; dear brother and brother-in-law of Edward (Shirley Z"L) (Lois) Richman, Beverly (Maynard) Chervitz, Zelda (Ronald) Brown, Martin (Phyllis) Shulman, and Vivian (Z"L) (Arthur) Pensky. Our dear uncle, great-uncle, cousin and friend.
Goldie M. Levinson; loving wife of Jackie Baskin (Z"L) and Albert Levinson (Z"L); dear mother of Howard Levinson (Sharon), and Jan Segal, (Mal); grandmother of 10; great-grandmother of 15; preceeded in death by Lillian Fishgoll (Z"L) (Eugene Z"L), Annie Bender (Z"L) (Sam Z"L), Esther Imber (Z"L) (Hyman Z"L), Dorothy Kaplan (Z"L) (Harry Z"L), Celia Pevnick (Z"L) (Joseph Z"L), Sam Zabrack (Z"L) (Lillian Z"L) and Harold Zabrack (Z"L); aunt of Gloria and Sanford Spitzer, Roz and Gerald Rothman; great-aunt of Linda and (Richard) Gavatin. Loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-aunt, cousin and frind to many.
Lore Rosenstrauch; beloved wife of Alfred Rosenstrauch (Z"L); mother and mother in law of Susan (Barry Z"L) Hapner and Terry (Jessica) Rosenstrauch; dear grandmother of Kara (Michael) Dudley, Amanda (Michael) Whitacre, Jason (Jessica) Rosenstrauch and Nathaniel (Judith) Rosenstrauch; dear great-grandmother of Jordyn, Max, Evie, Dina, Hannah, Jacob and Noah.
Tim Diffley; husband of Joan Diffley; brother-in-law of Susan Nathanson.
Walter Moment; husband of Darlene Moment, father of 5 children, served for many years in our B'nai Amoona building maintenance service.
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.
Sababa is St. Louis’ premier Jewish arts & culture festival. It is a cutting-edge, outdoor festival showcasing the vibrancy of contemporary, Jewish culture. We are looking for artists for this biannual show. You do not need to be Jewish to apply; this is a juried art fair. Mediums we accept include: ceramics, digital art, drawing, fibers, glass, jewelry, metalworks, mixed media, photography, printmaking, sculpture, and wood.
Sababa will take place Sunday, October 18. Apply online at sababastl.com. Submission deadline is April 30. Contact: Diane Maier at 314-442-3190 or email dmaier@jccstl.org with any questions.
Metro East/Southern Illinois Jewish Community Reunion! Plans are being made for a Fourth of July Reunion Shabbat for anyone who grew up in the Metro East and Southern Illinois area or has a family connection in that area. The reunion will take place at Agudas Achim Beth Israel Congregation in Belleville, Il and will include a Shabbat Service, Kiddush and chatting about the "good ol' days."
Please contact Steve Keyser at 314-542-0890 or email shkeyser@sbcglobal.net for more information.
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.
