Shabbat Shalom and Chag Kasher VeSameach from BA 03.26.21
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Chad Gadya
Start your Passover celebration with a good laugh courtesy of Cantor Sharon Nathanson and friends with their delightful rendition of Chad Gadya. Click the image to view the video on Vimeo or click HERE.
Todah Rabbah to our performers: Beverly Chervitz, Andy Curry (Vocals & Guitar), BelleAnne Curry, Jan Fishman, Alison Fox, Nikki Goldfeder, Len Komen, Cantor Sharon Nathanson, Joel Perlmutter, Michael Rubin, David Schenberg, Marit Sosnoff, Eric Wallerstein, Talia Wallerstein, Marcia Weis, and Goat.
Video Editing: Eitan Kantor
So what is Chad Gadya anyway and why do we sing it at the Seder?
The Chad Gadya is a playful and imaginative historical elaboration of a key text that appears much earlier in the Haggadah: Vehi Sheamda: “For not just one alone has risen against us to destroy us, but in every generation they have risen against us to destroy us, and the Holy One, blessed be God, saves us from their hand.” Each stanza of the Chad Gadya represents an oppressor of our people, but in the end the Holy Blessed One provides salvation for our people. The "one little beleaguered yet beloved goat" - the Jewish People - is saved and preserved in perpetuity. This is the promise and the blessing of the powerful ditty found at the end of the Seder. May it provide us in 5781 with much needed inspiration and uplift, Amen!
Chag Sameach!
With love, Reb Carnie
JKids Radio - All Star Musical Passover Seder
We have many Pesach and Seder options for you and your family. If you're looking to enjoy the ultimate Family Musical Passover Seder, we have a great option for you: The All-Star Musical Passover Seder presented by JKids Radio! This interactive Seder brings today's biggest names in Jewish kids music - including Joanie Leeds, Shira Kline, Mister G, Elana Jagoda, Ellen Allard, Rabbi Josh Warshwasky, Eliana Light, and Rick Recht - right to your table. Please click the image below or visit our Main Pesach Webpage to view the video (look for the All-Star Musical Passover Seder video at the top of the page).
D'var Torah From Rabbi Jeffrey Abraham
-Pesach-
The Sarajevo Haggadah, handwritten and illustrated in 14th Century Spain, was likely part of the expulsion from Spain in 1492. The details of how and when it arrived in Sarajevo are not known, but it was sold to the Bosnian Museum in 1894. It is unknown where it was during those four intervening centuries. In 2001, a team of experts undertook the restoration of this 600+ year old manuscript—with one proviso. Andrea Pataki, of the Austrian Academy of Fine Arts, would not do anything to remove the wine stains or other signs of the use of the Haggadah at Seder tables across the centuries. “That’s something you never touch,” she said. "It's part of the book's history.”
Our Haggadot may not quite have the centuries of history of the Sarajevo Haggadah, but the wine stains they bear are, for us, just as significant. Not only are they part of the book’s history, those wine stains are a part of our history; they incorporate collective and personal memory.
Memory is powerful. A colleague, Rabbi Josh Feigelson, recently wrote an essay about Jewish education. He suggests: “I often find that we focus on the word ‘meaningful’. We feel a need to make everything meaningful, which leads us to want to make meaning explicit, to teach and tell folks, ‘Here’s what this ritual means.’ But I have often felt that perhaps the word we should be equally, if not more, focused on is ‘memorable.’ We should be helping people engage in memorable Jewish experiences…”
In every survey, one fact stands out: No holiday is more widely observed than Passover. I am no sociologist, but I posit that the reason for Passover’s enduring relevance is its ability (whether it is your first or your 50th Seder!) to seamlessly fuse memory-making and meaning-making. Passover is not the only Jewish experience that can be successful in doing this. From everything we do at B’nai Amoona, we hope that you make memories, but we also hope that you find meaning as well.
The Haggadah and its stains are not simply symbols of our own memories. First and foremost, the Haggadah is a collective story, a chance for us to place ourselves at the seminal event in Jewish history. Secondly, we can think about the many things those wine stains represent. They remind us of the time we laughed so hard at something Uncle Danny said that we knocked over our wine, or they remind us of the people long since gone with whom we have shared Seder tables. Relationships, like rituals, can help us make both meaning and memories.
My oldest, Benny, was six and infatuated with the Cup of Elijah and the fact that he might be “at” our Seder and perhaps drink some of his wine. Benny didn’t see me inadvertently knock over Elijah’s Cup and instantly place it upright. Moments later, Benny looked into the cup and it was empty! He picked it up and energetically showed our guests that “Elijah had been there”. The amazed, bewildered, and astonished look on his face is forever etched into my psyche.
Even if you do not have an Uncle Danny or strong Passover memories, there is no time better than the present to start to gain new memories. This year, like last, we cannot gather in large groups for Passover Seders. So, instead I challenge you to create your own family Seder, join us on Zoom, or find something or somewhere that is meaningful for this Passover.
I wish you a wonderful and sweet Pesach, filled with meaning, memories, and not too much spilled wine!
Shabbat Shalom and Chag Kasher VeSameach! Happy Passover
When we have Congregants participating in Services from their homes via Zoom on Friday and Saturday Evenings, we recognize that the audio may be difficult to hear on our Livestream or Facebook Live. To insure you hear all of our wonderful participants, we highly encourage you to join our services via Zoom. The links to join in on Zoom are provided in the schedule below.
If you need help connecting to our services or classes via Zoom, please contact Liessa Alperin atliessa@bnaiamoona.com. Todah Rabbah!
Friday, March 26
Friday Afternoon & Evening Services with Cantor Sharon Nathanson in the Guller Chapel: 6:00 pm via Zoom,Livestreamand FB Live
Saturday, March 27
Tefillah with Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose, Rabbi Jeffrey Abraham and Cantor Sharon Nathanson in the Main Sanctuary: 9:00 am
Sunday, March 28 - Passover Day 1
Passover Day 1 Services in the Main Sanctuary via in-person (by registration online),Livestreamand FB Live
Outdoor Passover Family Experience with Rabbi Jeffrey and Lauren Abraham and Morah Brandi Roach: 10:30 am
If you would like to attend and are not already registered online for this event, please call our office by 4:00 pm today at 314-576-9990.
Minchah, Maariv and "Classic" Communal Second Seder with Rabbi Carnie Shalom & Rebbetzin Paulie Rose & Rabbi Neal & Rebbetzin Carol Rose: 6:15 pm via Zoom,LivestreamandFB Live
Monday, March 29 - Passover Day 2
Second Day of Passover Services: 9:00 am via in-person (by registration online),Livestreamand FB Live
Evening Services and the conclusion of Yom Tov with Jay Englander: 7:00 pm via Zoom,Livestreamand FB Live
Havdalah 7:53 pm
Weekday Minyan Information
Join Us For Minyan!
Our B’nai Amoona’s Minyan Program consists of our amazing, dedicated Minyannaires who assure warm and welcoming ongoing daily Minyanim, morning and evening. These services support those in our community who have lost loved ones and may be feeling lonely and isolated. Our BA virtual Minyanim are a constant source of strength and comfort for those who wish to recite the Kaddish. Moreover, our Minyanim are a wonderful opportunity for spiritual uplift, social connection, community building, and the ability to fulfill one's daily Chiyuv, duty, to thank God for all that we have. This combination of Kehillah and Kibbitzing allows up to remain spiritually connected despite being socially distant. All are warmly welcomed! Please join us!
Virtual Morning Services and Minyanim
Passover Day 1 Servicestaking place on Sunday, March 28 at 9:00 am and Passover Day 2 Services taking place on Monday, March 29 at 9:00 am will be streamed live on Livestream and FB Live only (no Zoom).
*Online registration is required to attend Passover Services in-person.
Tuesday - Friday Morning Minyan will take place virtually at 7:00 am
via Zoom, Livestream and FB Live
Virtual Evening Services and Minyanim
Evening Services and our "Classic" Communal Seder taking place on Sunday, March 28 at 6:15 pm and Evening Services/Conclusion of Yom Tov taking place on Monday, March 29 at 7:00 pm will be streamed on Livestream and FB Live and the following Zoom link (this is also our Shabbat Zoom link):
Tuesday - Thursday Evening Minyan will take place virtually at 6:15 pm
via Zoom,Livestream and FB Live
Congregation B'nai Amoona's
"Lehrhaus" - Adult Education Institute
Please click the button below for a list of our Adult Education Opportunities including class schedule, descriptions, registration information, and Zoom links.
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Pesach 5781
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In Our Community
MAZEL TOV TO...
Malkah Haramati and family on the birth of their son, Albert Theodosius Abbott Haramati.
Neil and Carol Friedman on the birth of their grandson, Gavin Reis Friedman. Proud parents are Scott and Lindsey Friedman. Gavin is the little brother of Nathan.
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