We are looking forward to "Spreading the Love" at our virtual gala this Sunday, May 23 at 7:00 pm as we honor and celebrate Rebbetzin Paulie Rose with a night of entertainment with Ben Nordstrom and Steve Neale.
Haven't purchased your ticket yet? There is still time! Simply click the red button below. The Virtual Entertainment Gala link will be emailed and texted to all that have purchased a ticket or Sponsorship and registered on the Gala website on Sunday morning. Be sure to log in to our Virtual Gala by 6:50 pm on Sunday.
There is also still time to bid on our fabulous auction items which include a new featured item donated by Rebbetzin Harriet Lipnick from Rabbi Bernard Lipnick's (Z"L) personal collection - a shofar worthy of the High Holy Days in size and beauty! Sound the notes with a B'nai Amoona legacy item filled with rich history!
D'var Torah From Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose
- Parshat Nasso -
Amongst my favorite stories is the one about a Chassidic Rebbe whose son would run off to spend time alone in the forest. Concerned, the Rabbi pulled his beloved child aside to ask him what he was doing. “I go to the forest to find God,” said the lad. “That’s wonderful,” replied the father. “But my sweet boy, you need not go to the forest to find God as The Holy One of Blessing is the same wherever you go. God is here in our home, in the Yeshivah, and in our Shul. “God, may very well be the same wherever God is” the boy answered, “but I surely am not.”
This tale always makes me consider the times when I am most attuned and aware of Divinity. Fortunately, I work in an occupation that offers me the opportunity to be continually surrounded by spirituality and Godliness. Whether it is teaching, preaching, counselling, raising money or awareness, facilitating programs, or creating existentially rich ritual moments, my day is teeming with opportunities for meaning and consequence.
And yet, there are times when my sense of the numinous is especially strong. In the last few weeks, as we have begun to slowly reemerge from the isolation caused by the COVID- 19 crisis, I have enjoyed the opportunity to again partake in the unique Rabbinic pleasure of bestowing the Birkat Kohanim, the Threefold, Blessings of the Priests of Ancient Israel upon infants, B’nai/B’not Mitzvah, Confirmands, couples preparing for their lives together, and those celebrating significant milestones. And though God is present in every moment, even during the doldrums of a pandemic, God – at least for me – feels so much more palpable and present when we are engaged in sharing moments of blessing and gratitude.
Call it happenstance or call it BASHERT (serendipity), this Shabbat, as we welcome the largest crowds we have had in our Shul in over a year, our Parashah of Naso includes the Birkat Kohanim. And as we recite these 15 well-known words of the tripartite Kohanic benediction, I pray that each of us will feel, wherever we might find ourselves this Shabbes, profoundly connected to the Mekor HaChayim, the sacred source of all existence.
With blessings for awareness, attunement and a Shabbat Shalom,
Leora is the daughter of Jeff and Shelley Dean and sister to Tzofia, Shira, and Yehuda. Granparents are Stuart and Sandy (Z”L) Hoffman & Michael and Carol Dean.
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, May 21
Friday Evening Services with Rabbi Jeffrey Abraham in the Guller Chapel: 6:00 pm
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
Sunday - Morning Minyan will take place virtually at 9:00 am
Monday - Friday Morning Minyan will take place virtually at 7:00 am
via Zoom, Livestream and FB Live
Virtual Evening Services and Minyanim
Sunday - Thursday Evening Minyan will take place virtually at 6:15 pm
via Zoom,Livestream and FB Live
Shalom! Registration for in-person Shabbat Morning Services is now open to the congregation when there is NO Bar or Bat Mitzvah taking place. We are, at the recommendation of our physicians, currently permitting to 100 people in our Sanctuary and those spots are reserved initially for the family and friends of the Bar or Bat Mitzvah. If we should have space available on a particular Shabbat morning and after confirming with the Bat/Bar family, we will post that information via our website and registration will be available for members of the B’nai Amoona family.
In addition, we are now permitting up to 50 participants in-person for our Friday Night and Saturday afternoon services in the Guller Chapel. Because of Bar and Pre Bar and Bat Mitzvah Participations, we will be following the same process as Shabbat Morning Services; the family will be given the option of inviting 50 guests to attend and then will let us know how many openings they have. We will then post that information for registration on our website.
Currently, we have B’nai Mitzvah scheduled each Shabbat morning through June, but we are taking reservations for upcoming Friday Night and Saturday Afternoon/Evening Services. We anticipate more services being open and available for registration. Please watch for your emails as various Services open up. As always, we encourage everyone to join our Services virtually, on Facebook Live and Livestream, if you are not able to join us live in Shul!
Todah Rabbah for your understanding and support as we inch ever closer to our new normal!
Congregation B'nai Amoona's
"Lehrhaus" - Adult Education Institute
Please click the button below for a list of our Adult Education Opportunities including class schedules, descriptions, registration information, and Zoom links. Please note our newest classes.
Barbara Gayle Goodkin; beloved wife of Stanley Goodkin; dear mother and mother-in-law of Ross Goodkin and Lauren (Martin) Roth; dear GiGi of Samuel, Jacob and Danielle Roth; dear sister of Robert (Leni) Rich; dear sister-in-law of the late Ginger (Z"L) and (Martin) Bell. Dear wife, mother, mother-in-law, GiGi, sister, sister-in-law and friend to many.
Dr. Ira J. "Jerry" Friedman; husband of Geraldine “Gerry” (nee Bensky) Friedman; father of Dana Friedman (Doug) Graham, Jill Friedman, and Meg (Tim) Grossman; grandfather of Emma and Leah Shulman, and Sydney and Sam Grossman.
Dear husband, father, grandfather and friend to many.
Jewish tradition teaches “Kol Yisrael Arevim Zeh Bazeh,” meaning that we are all
responsible for each other (B.Talmud Shevuot 39a).
Our B'nai Amoona Klei Kodesh is proud to join other local Jewish spiritual leaders in issuingTHIS STATEMENTin favor of receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, continuing to wear a mask and practice social distancing as recommended by the CDC and other medical and other public health authorities.
As more people receive the Covid-19 vaccine, we encourage you to download and print the prayers below. We recommend you say them when you receive your vaccination.
