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Shalom BA Chaverim!
Please join us this coming Shabbat as we welcome Rabbi Jonathan Hodson, Assistant Rabbi Candidate, to our Kehillah Kedoshah. Please make every effort to be with us and kindly share your impressions of Rabbi Hodson with our Search Committee and Personnel Committee Chair, Cindy Schuval, who is spearheading this important initiative. You may email Cindy at cschuval@gmail.com.
Rabbi Hodson will be with us:
Thursday, February 21, 2019 6:15 pm - Minyan We will warmly welcome Rabbi Jonathan Hodson.
Friday, February 22, 2019 7:00 am - Morning Minyan followed by breakfast and some casual conversation 6:00 pm - Friday Night Services 8:15 pm - Rabbi Hodson will teach a Shabbat Shiur, We’re No Angels: The Talmud Explains the Golden Calf, Shabbat 88b-89a
Shabbat Morning, February 23, 2019 9:00 am - Rabbi Hodson will introduce the Torah Reading in the Main Sanctuary 10:15 am Rabbi Hodson will facilitate our weekly Torah for Today Class in the Mendelson Library, Haftarah with Hodson: Elijah and Pinchas—The Dark Knights of Tanakh, 1 Kings 18:1-39
Shabbat Afternoon, February 23, 2019 Following Kiddush (Approximately 12:45 pm) - Rabbi Hodson will field your questions at an open forum "Ask the Rabbi" session 4:30 pm - Rabbi Hodson will join us for Minchah, Seudah Shlisheet, Torah Study (Repentance Gone With the Wind: The Tragic Tale of the Promiscuous Sage, Avodah Zara 17a), Ma'ariv and Havdalah
Sunday, February 24, 2019 9:00 am - Rabbi Hodson will join in our Minyan and then be available for some informal Schmoozing
Todah Rabbah, we look forward to seeing you in Shul this weekend!
Shabbat Spotlight
Friday, Feb. 22
5:29 pm - Candle Lighting
6:00 pm - Friday Evening Services, Main Sanctuary
Pre Bat Mitzvah Participation of Mia Meir
Parashat HaShavua: Ki Tissa
Saturday, Feb. 23
9:00 am - Shabbat Morning Services, Main Sanctuary
Bat Mitzvah of Mia Meir
9:30 am - Childcare, Room 26
9:30 am - Shabbat Club, Room 24
10:30 am - Junior Congregation, MultiPurpose Room
11:00 am - Rhythm 'n' Ruach, Hieken Conference Room
4:30 pm - Saturday Afternoon/Evening Services, Main Sanctuary
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.
Thank You To All Who Registered! We invite you to join us before the show at 3:30 pm for food and schmoozing. The Sklar Brothers will perform from 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm in the Guller Banquet Hall
A Note About Parking Parking will be available in both the North and South Parking Lots (but there is very limited parking in the North Lot and guests will need to walk around the building to access the entrance). We encourage you to consider carpooling and arriving early to this event. There will not be valet parking. Online registration for this event is closed. Please be advised that we are almost sold out of tickets and we are unable to guarantee a spot for everyone who wishes to pay at the door.
Don't Miss Shabbat Across America - RSVP's Due Monday
Community Wine Tasting Fundraiser: A Passover Wine Sale Pre-Order Event Sunday March 3, 2019 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Kaplan Feldman Complex 12 Millstone Campus Dr | St. Louis, MO 63146 A wine pre-sale event where you can taste over 100 wines from all over the world! Most wines have scores above 85 points, many over 90+ (From top critics). A portion of your wine purchase goes directly to Congregation B'nai Amoona! CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS Can't make it? Watch for a pre-order form coming soon!
LRECC - Linda Rotskoff Early Childhood Center
Even ice can't keep this INCREDIBLE event from happening! NEW DATE:
Celebrate Grammy Tribute Book
Our Celebrate Grammy Book, a tribute to Barbara Shechter, is starting to take shape. Don't miss out in expressing your wishes to B'nai Amoona's "Grammy." Your tribute is due March 8 and can be made online or by completing the form mailed to you. Click HERE to download a tribute form or contact Gail Armstrong at 314-576-9990 x126 or gail@bnaiamoona.com
Please join us this Shabbat at 11:00 am for Rhythm 'n' Ruach! This program is geared towards students eight years old and younger, but all are welcome to join us in song and dance as we celebrate Shabbat together!
Youth Department
Chalutzim and BAUSY will be heading to Hidden Valley this Sunday for their Polar Plunge program and we are all so excited to begin preparing for our Purim Carnival!
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!
Summer Scholarships are available for: Camp Ramot Amoona, Camp B'nai Ami, Israel Trips, Camp Ramah and Herzl Camp. Scholarship forms are due March 1, 2019.
Men's Club Demolition Ball - Sat., March 2, 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm Adrenaline Zone, 1879 S. Old Highway 94, St. Charles, MO Imagine bumper cars, hai alai and basketball all in one fun-filled game! That’s demolition ball! All, men and women alike, are invited to an evening full of fun, food (pizza), drink (beer and soft drinks) and spirited competition sponsored by Men’s Club. The nominal cost is $10.00/Men’s Club member and $15.00 each for everyone else payable at the door. No need to register; just come ready for a smashing good time!
Man/Youth of the Year Luncheon March 31 at 1:30 pm This year we will be honoring Harvey Hieken as our Man of the Year and Lev Rose as the Youth of the Year.
Attention all Camp Ramot Amoona alumni! We need your help! Please click on the link and fill out your personal information so that we can continue to share details of the Reunion Celebration Weekend with you. We are updating our alumni database and this information will help us with the planning process. Feel free to share with any fellow campers, counselors, staff, etc. Todah Rabbah!
Collection for Annie Malone We will be collecting items for Annie Malone, a home in the city for children who cannot safely live with their parents or guardians. Often kids arrive on short notice. They could use the following: Dove white bar soap, travel soap containers, shampoo/conditioner, deodorant, hair grease, hair pic, toothpaste/toothbrush including young children's sizes, floss. We would also like pencils, pencil sharpeners, notebooks, school supplies. Our bins will be out for donations beginning January 21 and ending March 10. Please help us help these children! Contact Laura Goldmeier with any questions at 314-997-1253 or GoldDJLR@aol.com.
Bike Drive - March 10 The Social Action Committee is sponsoring a used bike drive on March 10 from 10:00 am until 1:00 pm in the south parking lot. Bikeworks will give the bikes to kids who cannot afford to buy one. They pick out a bike, repair it, and learn about bike maintenance. Donate your old bikes when you start spring cleaning. Volunteers are needed to give receipts and to put bikes in the truck. Questions: Laura Goldmeier 314-997-1253 or GoldDJLR@aol.com .
B'nai Amoona Judaica Shop
We are open by appointment! Call Charlene at 636-484-2596 to schedule a time to shop. Cash or check only, please.
In Our BA Community
WE MOURN THE PASSING OF...
Evelyn Schultz, beloved wife of the late Dr. Samuel Schultz., loving mother of Sheila R. Schultz and Scott (Cynthia) Schultz and s. Harold Schultz (Z"L). Beloved sister of Barrett Zuckerman and Leah (Z"L) (Herman) Epstein, Charlotte (Louis) Singman, Harold Zuckerman and I.J. (Esther) Zuckerman. Dear aunt, great-aunt, cousin and friend.
MAZEL TOV TO...
Larry and Natalie Goldman, Karen Karty and Jim Blessing, Andrea Elyachar and Susan Herrin, and David Elyachar on the birth of their twin granddaughters, Ava Rose Elyachar and Daphne Bea Elyachar. Proud parents are Rachel and Joe Elyachar of Lenexa, Kansas.
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
Oslo Panel Discussion: From Oslo to St. Louis Monday, February 25, 2019 at 7:00 pm
Repertory Theater of St. Louis, 130 Edgar Road, Webster Groves, MO, 63119 (Webster University Campus) More than 25 years have passed since the first of the historic Oslo Accords between Israel and the Palestinian Liberation Organization. What did the Oslo Accords represent, how has the region changed since then, and how does the peace process relate to our community? To answer those questions, we've convened a panel of academic experts, as well as a pair of everyday St. Louisans – one Israeli and one Palestinian – who were born in the region before emigrating to the United States. Please click HERE for more information. This event is free and open to the public - no reservation needed.
Galia and Milton Movitz, Senator John Danforth Israel Scholars Program for Adults DAY & TIME: Thu 11:30 am-1 pm, from 2/14-5/23 (no class on 3/21) TUITION: Free; Register directly with Rabbi Rovinsky at 314-498-6279 or rabbimike@jsustl.org . LOCATION: Jewish Federation of St. Louis, 12 Millstone Campus Dr, St. Louis, MO 63146
Israel's Military Power Paradox and the Conflict with Hamas: A Talk with Brig. Gen. (ret.) Dr. Meir Elran February 22, 2015 – 12:15 pm – Hillman Hall, Room 70 Dr. Elran is the head of the Homeland Security Program at the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv. He was a career officer in the Israel Defense Forces and served as the deputy director of the Military Intelligence Directorate during the first Palestinian Intifada. He is an “Israel Institute” grant recipient. Click here for details
Welcoming Pardas Institute of Jewish Studies faculty member Gila Fine Wednesday, February 27, 11:30 am -1:00 pm at the Kaplan Feldman Complex, 12 Millstone Campus Drive, St. Louis, MO 63146 Why are women divided into saintly and seductive? How does a married couple go for years without intimacy? And why must the wife dress up as a prostitute to show her husband who she really is? Join us for a discussion of the domestic drama of R. Hiyya and his wife, read through the lens of Demosthenes and Nahmanides, Sigmund Freud, Oscar Wilde, Immanuel Kant, Martin Buber, Ruth Calderon, and Mad Men. Click here to register.
Women's Interfaith Conference, Generation to Generation Thursday, March 28, 2019, 9:00 am - 2:00 pm St. Stanislaus Polish Heritage Center - 1413 North 20th Street, St. Louis, MO, 63106 The cost is $12 for the Conference and lunch (Vaad Kosher by request). For more information, please call Sandy Greenberg at 314-570-2610 or email greenbergsandy19@gmail.com. Click here to register.
Jewish Federation of St. Louis on Show Me Israel 2019 Explore Israel from October 27 - November 4, 2019. Participate in one of four unique, customized tracks, and see Israel through your preferred lens: A Culinary Taste; Hi-Tech & Innovation; Politics & History; or Arts & Culture. Stay on the same track for the entire mission or switch between tracks. Itinerary and pricing available at JFedSTL.org/Show-Me-Israel . For more information, contact Karen Rader at KRader@JFedSTL.org or 314-442-3756.
J Associates Presents Lip Sync Live Saturday, March 9, 6:30 pm, Jewish Community Center -In the same spirit as the popular television show, "Lip Sync Battle," Lip Sync Live features popular music interpreted and lip synced by local community leaders. Local celebrity coaches have been working with the performers to choreograph and ensure an unforgettable night of fun and fundraising for the Jewish Community Center (The J). Co-Chaired by Jennifer Deutsch and Bridget Nathan, this event also features our very own Beth Deutsch, Erin Schneider, Dr. John Schneider, and Ken Rosenbaum. Tickets are $125 per person through February 21, and $140 thereafter, and include dinner and valet parking. For more information or to buy tickets, visit jccstl.com/lipsynclive or call Staci Gerchen at 314-442-3109
Academic Scholarships Available for St. Louis Area Students
Jewish Federation of St. Louis distributes a number of academic scholarships and interest-free loans to St. Louis area students. These scholarships are open to residents of the greater St. Louis metropolitan area, with a preference given to Jewish applicants. Click here for more information.
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 .
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