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Shabbat Services this Shabbat morning will be in the Guller Chapel, with Kiddush to follow in the Wolff Auditorium. To livestream our Shabbat Services from the Guller Chapel, click here .
Kindly pardon our dust and, as always, thank you for your continued patience!
Shabbat Spotlight
Friday, Jan. 4
4:36 pm - Candle Lighting
6:00 pm - Friday Evening Services, Guller Chapel
Parashat HaShavua: Va'era
Saturday, Jan. 5
9:00 am - Shabbat Services, Guller Chapel
9:30 am - Babysitting, Room 26
9:30 am - Shabbat Club, Room 24
10:15 am - Torah for Today: Encountering the Gods of Egypt with Rabbi Neal Rose
10:30 am - Junior Congregation, MultiPurpose Room
Pre Bat Mitzvah Participation of Mollie Nathanson
5:24 pm - Shabbat Ends
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.
Shabbat Shirah, literally the Shabbat of Song, coincides with the Torah reading of Parashat B’shallach in which we chant Moses’ Song at the Sea as well as Miriam’s song, in celebration of crossing the Sea of Reeds after leaving Egypt. The Haftarah, the selection from Prophets that morning, is Devorah’s Song. Hence the name, Shabbat of Song. This year, Shabbat Shirah is January 19, 2019. Please join us in the lobby at 8:30 am for coffee, a light breakfast, and schmoozing. Services will begin at 9:00 am. Click here for a little FAQ about Shabbat Shirah!
Come learn the melodies! Shabbat Shirah Learning Sessions, during which we will learn a few new melodies and solidify old favorites, will take place 30 minutes after Shabbat services THIS Shabbat, Jan. 5.
Takeout Tuesdays are Back! Click below to order!
MKLC - Meyer Kranzberg Learning Center
Welcome back to MKLC after Winter Break! We look forward to seeing everyone this Sunday, Jan. 6. Save the date for Mitzvah Day on Sunday, January 20!!
BA Lehrhaus Institute Adult Education - NEWS
Sundays, 10:15- 11:30 am, in the Hieken Conference Room, A Thinking Person's Judaism This weekly interactive discussion focuses on timely, contemporary issues facing Jews and Judaism. This class is facilitated by Rabbi Neal Rose. This week's topic: The Jewish Jesus: Remembering the late Israeli Writer, Amos Oz
NEW SESSION BEGINS JAN. 9 Wednesdays, 10:00 am in the Mendelson Library; Conversations in Search of a Meaningful Judaism facilitated by Rabbi Neal Rose. Join us a we explore, in conversation and discussion, a little about our Jewish past and our community's future. Contact Linda Spitzer-Gavatin at lspitzer@ims-stlouis.com , with any questions. Click here to register!
NEW SESSION BEGINS JAN. 9 Wednesdays, 5:00 pm, beginning, A Season of Mussar 1, for 13 weeks facilitated by Bruce Frank. This program is open to everyone, non-members and members. To register one must do so through the Mussar Institute website AND also email eyedoc18@yahoo.com with your full name, email and cell phone number. Please see the link below for more information. https://mussarinstitute.org/courses/season-of-mussar/
We are thrilled to announce and exciting NEW 7th Grade Program to Camp this summer! Click here to read more!
Camp Ramot Amoona is hiring for Summer 2019! If you are interested in being part of an incredible staff, or know someone who may be a great fit, please contact Sarah Shulman at sarah@bnaiamoona.com . Looking forward to hearing from you!
LRECC - Linda Rotskoff Early Childhood Center
Sisterhood
Save the Date: February 24, 2019 Mitzvah 2019 presents: Laughs in the Lou with the Sklar Brothers Watch for more details coming soon!
Torah Fund Make your donation for Sisterhood’s Silent Torah Fund Event today! Funds raised are used to help educate future generations of Rabbis, Cantors, and educators. Everyone who donates receives Women’s League Tribute Cards. Donors who give $180 or more receive a Torah Fund pin. Please mail your donation to: Sisterhood Torah Fund 324 S. Mason Road, St. Louis, MO 63141
2019 Mah Jongg Cards - Deadline Approaching!
B’nai Amoona Judaica Shop is selling the new 2019 Mah Jongg cards.
Fill out the order form linked here , make your check payable to Congregation B’nai Amoona and you will get your 2019 Mah Jongg card in April!
Contact Robin Shulman at robnshul@gmail.com or 314-369-8599 with any questions
Order Deadline, January 11, 2019 (cash or check only, please)
Mail the order form and your check to: B’nai Amoona, 324 South Mason Road, St. Louis, MO 63141 Attn: Judaica Shop/Mahj.
In the Mendelson Library
Welcome to a new secular year in the Mendelson Library. New titles are listed below for you to borrow and enjoy during our cold winter months.
Memoirs From Rose Bowl to Rashi: A Unique Journey to Orthodox Judaism, by Emunah Vered Murray, recently cited in the Jewish Light, 2018 The Raging Skillet; The True Life Story of Chef Rossi; A Memoir with Recipes, by Rossi, 2015 Belonging by Nora Krug (2018 Jewish Book Festival), partly graphic novel, 2018
Biographies We are in the process of re-organizing our adult biography section (which is labeled Q). Biographies are available to borrow throughout this transition period.
Torah and Talmud The Land of Truth, Talmud Tales, Timeless Teachings, by Jeffrey Rubenstein, 2018 The Evolution of G_D, by Robert Wright, 2009 Jerusalem: The Biography, by Simon Sebag Montefiore, 2011 (Replacement copy) Novels The Other Woman, by Daniel Silva, 2018 Eternal Life, by Dara Horn, 2018
**FINAL DATE CONFIRMATION: August 2-4, 2019!! We’ll be slippin’ and slidin’ right in to reunion weekend after this year’s camp sessions have concluded!
Are you a previous or current camper, parent, or counselor? CLICK HEREto join our Facebook Group dedicated to celebrating our 36 years and upcoming reunion weekend, and follow along on Instagram @machane_ramot_amoona. Stay up to date on the reunion details, enjoy Camp Spotlights, Memory Mondays and Throwback (maybe WAY back!) Thursdays and more! Have photos to share? Want to help plan this fantastic weekend? Email machaneramotamoona@gmail.com
Donations & Tributes
Remember - you can make your donations/tributes in honor or memory of your loved ones online by clicking HERE or contact Gail Armstrong at 314-576-9990 x126. Minimum of $18 per donation.
Scrip - Check out our NEW options!
We've added new retailers and you now have the option to order your Scrip online through ShulCloud.
Amazon will give a portion of your purchase to support B'nai Amoona if you simply select us as your Amazon Smile beneficiary.
To do so: - Visit smile.amazon.com - Log in using your Amazon user ID & password - Type "Congregation Bnai Amoona" into the search bar (no apostrophe!) - Press "select" - Shop Click HERE to learn how to set AmazonSmile as your default Amazon login on all your devices.
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
Join pro-Israel Americans from across the country at the exciting AIPAC Policy Conference. Register today!
JCC Maccabi Games & ArtsFest - Team St. Louis Delegation The St. Louis JCC Maccabi Delegation will travel to Atlanta, Georgia Sunday, July 28 - Friday, August 2, 2019 to participate in the JCC Maccabi Games® and to Detroit, Michigan Sunday, August 4 – Friday, August 9 to participate in the JCC Maccabi Games® and ArtsFest®. Parent information meetings and tryouts will be held on Sundays, January 13 & 27, 2019 at the Marilyn Fox Building in Chesterfield. St. Louis will be sending all teens to Atlanta, with the exception of any ice hockey, lacrosse and ArtsFest participants. More information about the JCC Maccabi Games® & JCC Maccabi ArtsFest® is available online at jccstl.com/maccabi. Please contact Team St. Louis Delegation Head, Phil Ruben, pruben@jccstl.org or 314-442-3279 with any questions.
Preschool Messy Day at Mirowitz - Monday, Jan. 21 Families with preschool aged children are invited to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day at “Small Hands — Big Difference,” a social action event filled with meaning, music and messy, hands-on fun. Activities begin at 10:00 am at Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School, 348 South Mason Rd. in Creve Coeur. The program is free, and the first 75 families to RSVP will receive a free book from PJ Library.
Prof. Dan Ben-David will discuss misconceptions about education in Israel The Center for Jewish Learning will present “Telling It Like It Is: Education and Its Impact in Israel” with Professor Dan Ben-David, founder of theShoresh Institution for Socioeconomic Research and a senior faculty member at Tel-Aviv University.
The January 23 talk will highlight aspects of education’s economic impact and focus on a number of misconceptions about the state of education in Israel. It will provide an overview of achievements and failings in Israel’s primary, secondary, and higher education systems.
7:00 pm, Wednesday, January 23 Kaplan Feldman Complex 12 Millstone Campus Dr.
Ben-David was named “Person of the Year” by the Calcalist newspaper and was twice included among the 100 most influential people in Israel by the Haaretz-The Marker newspaper. The Shoresh Institution is the only organization in Israel whose sole raison d’être is its focus on the long-run existential threats to the country
Volunteers Needed at Covenant Place Covenant Place seeks volunteers for our new dinner program. Volunteers are needed Monday - Friday between 4:00-6:00 pm to help set up, serve and clear dinner. The Kosher dinner is catered by Kohn’s. Volunteering on an ongoing basis is preferred, however sporadic volunteers are welcome too. This is a wonderful volunteer opportunity for individuals or groups, and children age 10-15 are invited with an adult. In addition, Covenant Place hosts a monthly Sunday lunch that is perfect for a small group to volunteer together. Groups typically arrive around 11:30 am to set up and prep the food, and lunch is served at 12:30. Ideally the group plans and prepares the food, and Covenant Place reimburses the cost. If the group has entertainment (playing an instrument, singing, dancing, etc.) that is wonderful. Some months have entertainment already scheduled. Please contact Jessica Wax for more information or to volunteer 314-432-1610, or jwax@covenantplacestl.org .
Congregation B’nai Amoona 324 South Mason Rd St. Louis, MO 63141 314-576-9990 www.bnaiamoona.com
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