Please note that Morning Minyan will stream tomorrow, July 3 at 9:00 am and BA administrative offices will be closed in observance of Independence Day.
Friday Evening Services will stream at 6:00 pm on July 3 and Shabbat Services will stream at 9:00 am on July 4.
In an effort to streamline communication regarding Shul events, programs and Service times, beginning next week, we will be sending a new layout of our Week at a Glance emails. Be on the lookout!
Chukat-Balak Candlelighting: Friday, July 3 at 8:11 pm Shabbat Ends: Saturday, July 4 at 8:59 pm
Friday evening, we will welcome Rabbi Abraham and his family for their first official Shabbat with B'nai Amoona with a song-filled Shabbat service with Cantor Sharon, Andy and BelleAnne Curry, Samantha Thal, Judy Abrams, Michael Rubin, the Wallerstein family singers and the Abraham family!
Please click the links below for this week's Torah and Haftarah commentary
Shabbat, Minyan and all other Services are livestreamed and can be viewed by clicking HEREor on our Facebook Page.Minyan Services are also available via Zoom.
Friday Evening Services 6:00 pm We welcome Rabbi Abraham and his family for their first official Shabbat with B'nai Amoona with a song-filled Shabbat service led by Cantor Sharon, Andy and BelleAnne Curry, Samantha Thal, Judy Abrams, Michael Rubin, Eitan Kantor, the Wallerstein family singers and the Abraham family Meeting link: https://zoom.us/j/113973471 Meeting ID: 113 973 471 also via Livestream and FB Live
Shabbat, July 4 Tefilah with Cantor Sharon Nathanson: 9:00 - 10:30 am
D'var Torah with Rabbi Jeffrey Abraham: 10:30 am via Livestream and FB Live only
Evening Services with Rabbi Neal Rose and Zakai: 8:00 pm via Livestream and FB Live only
Tuesday, July 7 Encountering Mystery: 10:30 - 11:45 am Facilitated by Carol Rose via Zoom (Pre-registration required)
*All New* Israel and the Jewish People: Schmooze in the News about Current Events in Israel 12:00 - 1:00 pm Facilitated by Rabbi Jeffrey Abraham via Zoom Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83020211802 Wednesday, July 8 Comparative Religions: An Exploration of Faiths: 10:00 - 11:30 am Facilitated by Rabbi Neal Rose via Zoom and FB Live Meeting link: https://zoom.us/j/96450058878 Meeting ID: 964 5005 8878
You may also join via Zoom by phone: 312-626-6799 and enter the meeting ID above Questions? Please contact Liessa Alperin at 314-324-0936 or liessa@bnaiamoona.com
Don't just watch the fun - be part of it! We are happy to stream our Services and Programs on our BA Livestream Page and Facebook Page, but did you know that you can participate in them interactively via Zoom? All Zoom meetings are hosted by moderators so that comments and questions from participants can be acknowleged in "real time." Not familiar with Zoom? Click HEREto learn how to use this wonderful feature.
For safety and security reasons, please remember to use this "Members Only"page of our website to access Zoom links for our Services, classes and programs. You will be required you to use your ShulCloud account login for access. Click HERE for a refresher on how to reset your password. If you need help accessing your ShulCloud account, please contact Tanya Spivey at 314-576-9990 x142 or by emailing tanya@bnaiamoona.com.
We welcome you to join Rabbi Jeffrey Abraham on Monday, July 6 at 5:00 pm for Ask The Rabbi.
The Linda Rotskoff Early Childhood Center is officially open and students are enjoying their Kayitz B'yachad - Summer Together experience. Families are encouraged to become familiar with all of the new protocols and procedures. Feel free to email anita@bnaiamoona.com with any questions and be sure to join our LRECC Facebook page.
Kindergarten - 6th Grade
B'nai Amoona's summer program, Kayitz B'Yachad - Summer Together, begins Monday! Families are encouraged to be familiar with our drop-off/pick-up proceedures, health protocols and daily schedule. Please email kyla@bnaiamoona.comwith any questions.
B'nai Amoona's Sisterhood has a Book Group that we share with Kol Rinah's Sisterhood. Meetings are on the 4th Thursday of each month from 10:00 - 11:30 am. We are currently using a Zoom format. Reminders and Zoom information will be sent out prior to each meeting. New members are always welcome! You do not need to attend every month nor is it required that you have read (or finished reading) the book selection for the month. Just come when you can!
Thurs, July 23- Windy City Blues - Renee Rosen (476 pages) Thurs, Aug 27 - Mrs. Everything: A Novel - Jennifer Weiner (480 pages)
For more information on the Book Group and author events, please call Enid Weisberg-Frank at 314-576-2864.
Be on the lookout for details about this exciting upcoming adult education opportunity!
MAZEL TOV TO... Mazel Tov to Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose who has been selected to serve as a Clergy Cohort for Hadar's Jewish Wisdom Fellowship! To read more about this well-deserved honor, please click HERE. WE MOURN THE LOSS OF... Lois Elfanbaum; beloved wife of Alan Elfanbaum (Z"L); dear mother of Robert Elfanbaum, David Elfanbaum (Nancy), Steven Elfanbaum (Holly), Tamara Schultz (David) and Valerie Elfanbaum; dear grandmother of Jennifer Pabst (Heinz), Madelyn Elfanbaum, Alexa Elfanbaum, Daniel Elfanbaum, Joseph Elfanbaum (Molly), Samuel Elfanbaum, Sage Elfanbaum, Maya Elfanbaum, Aaron Schultz, and Brian Schultz (Erin); dear sister of Ruthie Abramson (Yitzhak Z"L) and Natalie Finkelstein (Irving “Sonny” Z"L). Our dear aunt, cousin, and friend to many.
Richard Fogelman; beloved husband of Beverly White; dear son of Cecilia (Z"L) and Samuel (Z"L) Fogelman; son-in-law of Hursey (Z"L) and Hilna (Z"L) White; dear brother and brother-in law of Barbara (Z"L) and David (Z"L) Golub; brother-in-law of Betty J. Ward and Stanley (Z"L) Ward; uncle to Laurie (Brian) Adams, Bari Golub, Kenneth Ward, and Stanly (Beth) Ward; great-uncle and great-great uncle. Dear cousin and friend to many.
Click HEREfor our Yahrzeit list for the week of July 4 - July 10.
Click HERE for our list of birthdays and anniversaries for the week of July 4 - July 10.
RABBI JACOB BLUMENTHAL TAKES THE HELM AS JOINT CEO OF USCJ AND RA
B'nai Amoona would like to congradulate Rabbi Jacob Blumenthal, currently Chief Executive of the Rabbinical Assembly (RA), on his new joint leadership role as Chief Executive Officer of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism (USCJ) and the RA...click to read more
CALLING ALL USY ALUMNI
USY is undertaking a major effort to engage and reconnect our alumni around the world, and we need your help. Please complete this Alumni Programming and Engagement Survey If you have any questions, please contact Anne Hope at ahope@uscj.org .
MIROWITZ CENTER VIRTUAL SUMMER CLASSES
The Mirowitz Center is excited to offer free, virtual programming to the STL community! Click HERE for our classes June and July classes. Please help spread the word!
Mahj at the Mirowitz Center: Join BA Member and Mirowitz Center Mahjongg Instructor, Linda Spitzer Gavatin, for a Zoom presentation to learn tips and tricks for using the new 2020 Rule Card, including official standard hands and rules. What has changed? What is new and different this year? Great opportunity to gather with friends old and new to discuss the new card and how to play for free online to keep up your skills. Register for “The New National Mahjongg League 2020 Card: What do I Need to Know?” Registrants will be sent information to join via Zoom video or by phone. Zoom presentations can be viewed on a desktop, laptop, iPad or smart phone.
Every Sunday from July 12 through August 2, take in Israel’s rich history, modern culture, and natural beauty with interactive Street View technology and family-friendly activities.
Take a tour of Jerusalem, including a visit to the Western Wall and to all four quarters of the Old City, “Hike” through the Negev desert and Masada, Hang out on a kibbutz and make some Israeli friends in our sister community of Yokneam/Megiddo, and much more!
No need to pack a suitcase, but reservations are required. Click HEREto reserve your spot
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES - VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY
We are proud to be partnering with the Jewish Federation, Jewish Family Services and all area congregations in a coordinated effort to help those hit hardest by this pandemic.
If you would like to volunteer with Jewish Family Services to help members of the community get needed groceries or medicine, please contact Jeremy Goldberg, JFS Volunteer Coordinator directly at 314-513-1679 or jgoldberg@jfcs-stl.org.
ELDER LINK
If you are 65 years of age or older and would like to reach out directly to Jewish Family Services for support, you can contact Lori Zimmerman with ElderLinks St. Louis at lzimmerman@jfsstl.org or 314-812-9300.
