Be Inspired This New Year
Enrich your holidays with inspired learning from JTS scholars on the themes, liturgy, and biblical readings for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. L’shanah tovah from JTS.
Prepare for "Schmooze with the Rabbis"
In preparation for our annual "Schmooze with our Rabbis" discussion on Yom Kippur afternoon, Rabbi Rose recommends the BA family read Jewish Megatrends: Charting the Course of the American Future by Rabbi Sidney Schwarz. The book can be purchased from Amy Maupin in the Rabbinical Suite for $15.99 (cash or check, only, please).
High Holy Days 5779
Kever Avot & Shemot, Sunday, September 16
Pre-Yontif Visitation to the Burial Places of our Ancestors & Teachers 10:30 am
Kol Nidrei, Tuesday, September 18
Minchah 6:30 pm
Kol Nidrei Service 6:45 pm
Sermon - Rabbi Orrin Krublit 8:15 pm (approx.)
Yom Kippur, Wednesday, September 19
Shacharit 9:00 am
Sermon - Rabbi Carnie Rose 12:45 pm (approx.)
Minchah and Neilah 4:30 pm
Ma'ariv, Havdalah & Sounding of the Shofar 7:00 pm
Click HERE for important High Holy Days info about
parking, entrance, and more!
Click HERE to access the full
High Holy Days Bulletin
Click HERE to read the full 9/11 essay by Jillian Thomadsen, which she shared with the Congregation.
Lulav & Etrog
A huge TODAH RABBAH to Ed & Rita Balk for their generous donation of Lulav & Etrog sets. These sets will be used throughout B'nai Amoona and will truly enhance all of our Sukkot celebrations!
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 Mark Dana at markadana62@gmail.com or 314-502-3277, and make your pledge to help sustain our Kehillah.
BA Adult Israel Encounter
The next BA Adult Israel Trip is scheduled for November of 2019. Contact Amy to reserve your spot! amy@bnaiamoona.com or
314-576-9990 x131
Chalutzim (Grade 8) is invited for lunch and to Spruce Up the BA Sukkah THISSunday, September 16.
Weekly Wednesday BAUSY programs resume during Sukkot on September 26! Come join the bunch for Sushi in the Sukkah!
Atid Amoona (Grades 3-5) and Kadima (Grades 6 and 7) will be hosted by our teens in Chalutzim and BAUSY for our Annual Pizza in the Hut event on the last day of Sukkot, September 30.
Visit the BA website, the bulletin and/or the Shul calendar for all High Holy Day happenings. Please contact Sarah at sarah@bnaiamoona.com with any questions.
Shanah Tovah Umetukah!
Linda Rotskoff ECC
We're Hiring!
The LRECC is looking for morning and afternoon staff, Shabbat Childcare Staff, gardeners, and volunteers with special skills.
Sisterhood Schmooze in the Sukkah
B’nai Amoona Sisterhood invites the congregation to Schmooze in the Sukkah
Wednesday, September 26, 10-12
There will be an opportunity to Schmooze with Klei Kodesh, Staff, lay leaders, and fellow Congregants in the B’nai Amoona Sukkah
Please RSVP to Linda Spitzer Gavatin, lspitzer@ims-stlouis.com
We invite you to be part of Sisterhood as membership signup goes on-line! Be Empowered. Be Enriched. Be Engaged.
Sisterhood enhances family and community life through educational and social programming!
Sisterhood supports all aspects of our Synagogue life!
Please join today by clicking the button below:
Save the Date - A Sisterhood Brunch to Thank You for Joining - Sunday, November 4, 10:00 am - Noon
Join us for a delicious brunch as we present:
MAKING A WORLD of DIFFERENCE: A Vision for our Jewish Community with special guest, Karen Aroesty, Regional Director, ADL Heartland
Watch for RSVP info coming soon!
Torah Fund
Get your pin before the High Holy Days and wear it to Shul! The 5779 Torah Fund pin envelopes the Hebrew word for “future” (Atid) with a stylized Magen David. It represents our wish for a distinctly Jewish future, for ourselves as individuals, our families, and our communities.
To donate, please drop off your check to the Rabbinic Suite (see Amy or Laurie). Please make checks payable to “Torah Fund”. Cash or check only, please.
Torah Fund Co-Chairs: Mercedes Gelman, mercegelman@gmail.com
& Lori Sheinbein, davidandlori@gmail.com
Sisterhood President: Nancy Goodman, njgoodman@sbcglobal.net
Torah Fund Treasurer: Andrea Cantor
Men's Club
Back-to-School Barbeque - Erev Sukkot, Sun, Sept. 23 - 11:30 am-1:00 pm "If there is no flour, there is no Torah; but if there is no Torah, there is no flour" (Pirkei Avot 3:1)
In conjunction with the first day of classes for the MKLC and the special program for Sukkot planned for that day, the Men's Club is holding its annual Barbeque lunch open to the entire congregation. Food and learning are the staffs of Jewish life. Please join us!
Scotch in the Sukkah - September 29
Enjoy a wide variety of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages along with snacks of all kinds, including cheese balls, at the end of Shabbat Sukkot. This activity is for adults only, and the cost per person is only $21.00 if imbibing. For those serving as designated drivers and not drinking alcohol, there is no cost. Bring your friends!
Judaica Shop - Shop for the High Holy Days!
Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur the gift shop will be open by appointment only. Please call Charlene at 636-484-2596 or 636-532-3024 to schedule your appointment to shop.There are some wonderful items for the holidays including honey dishes and pots, Shofars, towel, potholders, candlesticks. There is also a supply of Shabbat candles and Yahrzeit candles.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
In the Mendelson Library
Dear Friends,
Happy New Year to each and all!
Recently Purchased: Mah Jongg from Shanghai to Miami Beach by Christina Cavallaro (upcoming game convention at the JCC;) St. Louis Historic Churches and Synagogues (marketed by the St. Louis Historical Society) Growing up Guggenheim by Peter Lawson-Johnston (updating biographies) Love, Anarchy and Emma Goldman by Candace Falk A Dangerous Woman, Graphic Biography of Emma Goldman by Sharon Rudahl (Ms. Goldman’s legacy was the topic of a recent lecture at the STL History Museum) Omar Yussef Mysteries (4) depicting life in Gaza, reflective of activist and commentator Bassem Eid at United Hebrew, June 28, 2018. stljewishlight.com/news/local/palestinian-critic-of-bds-speaks-at-st-louis-friends-of/article_fe08b996-7ad0-11e8-bc89-8b1935e5b6a7.html
Upcoming Author talk
B.A. Shapiro, Author. St. Louis County Library, Headquarters. Thursday, October 25th, 7 PM, doors open at 6:00 pm. www.slcl.org/content/upcoming-authors . (Non- ticketed event) Previous titles, The Art Forger and The Muralist. New release, October 2018, The Collector’s Apprentice: A Novel.
CALLING ALL YOUNG PROFESSIONALS!
During this exciting time at B’nai Amoona we call upon our most valuable resources, YOU, to partner with us to help welcome our newest members to B’nai Amoona!
We are specifically in need of single or professional members between the ages of 20-40 years old to join this M2M task force! We are so happy that this cohort of new members is joining—and we want to be sure they connect with others in this stage of their lives.
Your warm outreach to a new member(s) can be as simple as a phone call introducing yourself and welcoming them to our congregation. We encourage you to invite the new member(s) to join you for coffee or plan to meet at an upcoming B’nai Amoona Shabbat Service or event.
Our goal is to make sure each potential new member feels comfortable and welcomed in our warm congregation.
Here is how to participate:
Step 1: Send an Email of Interest to: sarah@stolker.com
Step 2:Please include the following:
- All Family Members Names (and children/ages if applicable)
- Your Email and Phone Contact Info
Your involvement helps ensure that B’nai Amoona will continue to be a spiritual home to both existing members and new members of our family.
In Our BA Family
Condolences to the Family of...
Sandy Korein; beloved husband of Carolyn Jean Korein; loving father of Susan (Stan) Pritchet, Andrea (Bennett) Keller, and Michael (Andrea) Korein; loving grandfather to Valerie Pritchet (Eric Miller), Laura (Damian) Irizarry, Samantha (Daniel) Katzman, Danielle Korein, Katherine Korein, and Gabrielle Korein; loving great-grandfather of Owen and Adelina Irizarry, Avery Katzman, and Rebecca Miller; dear brother-in-law to Mark Glass and Stan Glass and loving uncle to Karyn (Greg) Scandaglia, Linda Glass (Jeff Mercer), and Steven (Diane) Glass and Elizabeth (Benjamin) Gregg.
Sababa: Jewish Arts & Cultural Festival
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14
11:00 am - 6:00 pm
CAMPUS OF WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
6475 FORSYTH BLVD 63105
DON'T MISS OUR BA BOOTH FEATURING CHEF JON'S WORLD FAMOUS KNISH BAR!
Sababa is a cutting-edge, outdoor festival showcasing the vibrancy of contemporary Jewish culture. The Festival features local, regional and national visual art exhibitors, culinary experiences and musical performances, as well as St. Louis Jewish organization booths.
Festival artist and B'nai Amoona member Aura Kavadlo, Jewlry Designer of Pomegranates & Honey, specializing in Jewish-themed, soulful pieces that elevate the everyday! View her designs on Facebook HERE!
Amazon Smile
As the New Year approaches, and our theme changes, let's continue to "be mensches" and shop with Amazon. By using just one little word, "Smile", Amazon will donate 0.5% of our eligible purchases to our very own B'nai Amoona. Simply sign in to AmazonSmile instead of Amazon, choose Congregation Bnai Amoona (note no apostrophe) as your charity of choice and once you do that, your shopping experience remains the same and B'nai Amoona reaps the benefit. Amazon Prime members retain all their perks . Thank you for helping Amazon Prime support B'nai Amoona.
New Scrip Options!
Just in time for the New Year, we've add **New** gift card options for our scrip program.
We've added new retailers and you now have the option to order your scrip online through ShulCloud.
Jay Cohn. He is survived by Marilyn Moldafsky Cohn, the love of his life, for 59 years, best friend and mother to his adoring children Derek Jordan Cohn (Sarah Zartman) and Cheryl Beth Cohn. He is preceded in death by his parents, Leonard and Anne (Rudin) Cohn and brother Richard (JoRose). Beloved uncle of Creighton (Plia) Cohn.
The St. Louis Jewish Light Presents St. Louis’ Largest Mah Jongg Tournament
Take part in a one-of-a-kind Mah Jongg tournament for both casual and competitive players.
The Jewish Light hosts its inaugural event, Miles and Miles of Tiles—the largest Mah Jongg
tournament ever to take place in St. Louis. Cash and other prizes will be awarded to top
finishers.
The event takes place on Sunday, October 21, 2018 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm at the Sheraton
Clayton Plaza Hotel. A Kosher meal will be provided with your registration. Complimentary parking
What's Happening with Poland? The Role of Museums in Historical Debates
Featuring Dr. Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, Chief Curator of the Core Exhibition at the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews and the Association of the Jewish Historical Institute of Poland.
Thursday, October 11, 2018 at 7:00 pm
Holocaust Museum & Learning Center Theater
Jewish Federation of St. Louis Click here for details.
Interfaith Couples Mission to Israel
Experience Israel together with your interfaith partner on this unique mission! May 12 – 21, 2019
Applications are due November 9, 2018 - Register Today!
Jewish community members and their spouses/partners who identify as an interfaith couple are invited to travel to Israel as part of a special cohort. Create community with your fellow participants as you learn from each other and navigate what it means to be an interfaith couple in St. Louis.
This trip is designed to engage couples with Israel and understand the importance of the land, culture, people and economy from the perspective of each other’s faith.
Supported by the Jewish Federation of St. Louis and the generosity of Stuart and Susie Zimmerman, this highly subsidized trip is open to eight couples.
The land cost is fully subsidized. There is an optional group flight available for $995.00 per person.
Show Me Israel Community Mission
SAVE THE DATE - October 27-November 4, 2019
Join the Jewish Federation of St. Louis on the Show Me Israel Community Mission
Participate in one of four unique, customized tracks, and see Israel through your preferred lens.
A Culinary Taste of Israel
Hi-Tech & Innovation
The Political Realities of Israel
Art & Culture
Stay on the same track the entire mission or switch between tracks
Itinerary and pricing will be available September 2018. For more information, contact Karen Rader at KRader@JFedSTL.org or 314-442-3756.
USCJ - Hurricane Florence: How You Can Help
In the next few days, we expect that Hurricane Florence will cause tremendous damage along the southeast US coast and directly affect many in our community. USCJ has been in communication with the 14 congregations in the path of the storm - just two have been advised to evacuate but we anticipate great need in the coming days and weeks.
While we encourage you to give to organizations that directly support hurricane relief (such as NECHAMA and the local federations), please consider also giving now to USCJ’s Disaster Relief Fund .
Donations to the USCJ’s Disaster Relief Fund will assist our kehillot directly to support their members in their time of need and provide the critical infrastructure relief not supported by other means. This is what our network provides; Conservative kehillot helping Conservative kehillot.
This past year, thanks to your generosity, we provided over $100,000 to help:
Support the reconstruction of a computer laboratory at Congregation Shaare Zedeck at the Jewish Community Center of Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria swept through the island
Pay for the transportation of pews from Los Angeles, CA to Houston, TX for Congregation Beth Yeshurun after Hurricane Harvey demolished their sanctuary
Provide kosher Shabbat dinners and the purchase of Jewish ritual items for families of Congregation Beth Ami in Santa Rosa, CA after forest fires ravaged their community
Please make your gift now to provide aid and support to our kehillot and their members in the path of the storm.
Good News from Israel
We are excited to include this section into our weekly newsletter that will include links to good news coming out of Israel!
ClickHERE to read the Weekly Newsletter from the Israel21
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