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Shalom BA Chaverim!
Please join us this weekend for various Minyanim and Pesach Services as we welcome Klei Kodesh Candidate, Hazzan Brian Shamash, to our Kehillah Kedoshah. Please click HERE to see all the opportunities for you to interact with Hazzan Shamash, and read more about him.
Shabbat/Pesach Service Schedule
Thursday, April 25
6:15 pm - Erev Seventh Day Pesach Services, Main Sanctuary
7:30 pm - Candle Lighting It is customary on the eve of major Jewish holidays, to light a memorial candle in memory of beloved family members and dear friends. This Yahrzeit candle should also be the source from which you light your Shabbat candles, as lighting a candle via a match is not permitted on Yom Tov. Should you have any questions about this matter, please contact Rabbi Rose at 314-576-9990 x105 or ravroseba@bnaiamoona.com .
Friday, April 26
9:00 am - Seventh Day Pesach Services, Main Sanctuary
Sermon by Klei Kodesh Candidate,Hazzan Brian Shamash
9:30 am - Childcare, Bride's Room
6:00 pm - Erev Eighth Day Pesach Services, Main Sanctuary
7:31 pm - Candle Lighting
Saturday, April 27
9:00 am - Shabbat & Eighth Day Pesach Services, Main Sanctuary
Sermon by Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose
9:30 am - Childcare, Bride's Room
9:30 am - Shabbat Club, Bride's Room
10:15 am - Torah for Today with Hazzan Brian Shamash, Mendelson Library
10:30 am - Jr. Congregation, Multipurpose Room
11:00 am - Hazzan Brian Shamash will Meet with Young Families, Former Guller Chapel
11:30 am- Intro to Yizkor & Sermonette by Hazzan Brian Shamash, Main Sanctuary
12:30 pm - Q & A with Hazzan Brian Shamash, Main Sanctuary
6:30 pm - Minchah/Seudah Shlisheet/ Ma'ariv/Havdalah and Special Study Session with Hazzan Brian Shamash, Main Sanctuary
Pre Bat Mitzvah Participation of Mari & Kim Blumenthal
Please join Rabbi Neal for Torah for Today next week, May 4, with special guest, Rabbi Mark Shook. 10:15 am in the Mendelson Library.
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.
Men's Club
Yom Hashoah Yellow Candles will be Deliverd Soon! The Men’s Club and their volunteers hope that the Congregation eagerly anticipates getting their Yellow Candles™. The majority of deliveries throughout the St Louis area will occur on Sunday, April 28 (some Monday or Tuesday).
Please join us on Monday, April 29 at 7:00 pm for a debriefing session on Rabbi Sid Schwarz's "Davening Out of the Box" experience presented on Shabbat, March 23. All are welcome and invited to attend and share their thoughts. Kindly RSVP to Amy@bnaiamoona.com or 314-576-9990 x131
B'nai Amoona is Headed to Morocco!
Jewish Heritage Morocco Tour led by Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose, February 10 - 19, 2020 There will be an Informational Meeting May 1, 7:00 pm at B'nai Amoona. RSVP to amy@bnaiamoona.com , 314-576-9990 x131 Click here to view a tentative itinerary.
LRECC/CAMP B'NAI AMI
We are looking for PreSchool and Camp B'nai Ami Staff Call Anita! 314-576-3688 Looking for great people!
We are thrilled to announce an 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!
2019 AIPAC St. Louis Annual Event
Please join us again for this year's 2019 AIPAC St. Louis Annual Event Monday, May 6, 2019, The Ritz-Carlton St. Louis, 100 Carondelet Plaza 7:00 pm - Community Program & Dessert Reception Speaker: Ronen Bergman, an award-winning Israeli investigative journalist, historian, lawyer and a New York Times bestselling author. The Klei Kodesh will, once again, be hosting B'nai Amoona tables at this year's event. To reserve a seat or host a B'nai Amoona table of your own for B'nai Amoona, please contact Amy Maupin at 314-576-9990 x131 or amy@bnaiamoona.com .
Sisterhood
Mother's Day Toiletry Drive Sisterhood is running a Mother's Day toiletries drive to collect toiletries for women's shelters. We are working in partnership with Traditional Congregation Sisterhood.
We will have installed a collection receptacle in the Sanctuary lobby for drop-off. This will continue until April 28.
Book Club B'nai Amoona's Sisterhood has a Book Club that we share with Kol Rinah's Sisterhood. Meetings are on the 4th Thursday of each month at the St. Louis County Library Headquarters on Lindbergh Blvd (across from Plaza Frontenac) from 10:00 - 11:30 am. New members are always welcome! You do not need to attend every month, just come when you can, nor is it required that you have read (or finished reading) the book selection for the month!
Thurs, May 23 - A River Could Be a Tree: A Memoir by Angela Himsel Thurs, June 27 - A Spark of Light: A Novel by Jodi Picoult
For more information on the Book Group or author events, please call Enid Weisberg-Frank at 314-576-2864.
Social Action Committee
The Jewish Coalition for New Americans is looking for volunteers for its summer camp. Volunteers should be at least 13 years old. Camp will be from 7/8-8/1 Monday through Thursday between 8 AM and 12:30 PM. It is held at the International Institute while the parents of campers learn English. A training session of 1.5 hours will be held.
JF&CS is coming to you with walk-in hours at Bnai Amoona, Mondays 2:00-5:00 pm in Classroom 19. During walk-in hours, Michael will provide assessments, locate resources, and arrange for follow-up - all without an appointment. You can come to find services for yourself or for a loved one. Contact Michael at 314-812-9307 or mfaccini@jfcs-stl.org with any questions.
In our BA Community
MAZEL TOV TO...
Rachel and Barry Feinberg on the engagement of their daughter, Rivka Feinberg to Shalom Shushan, son of Nava Eliyahu and Dani Shushan.
Phyllis Traub, wife of Gary Traub, on being elected President of the St Louis Symphony Volunteer Association for a two year term beginning May 10, 2019.
Rick Abrams who is receiving the Newmark Emerging Leader Award at this year's JCRC’s Tzedek Awards ceremony for his tireless work on community relations for the betterment of our region. The event will be held on Tuesday, May 28, 2019 at 5:00 pm at Washington University. To attend and/or make a donation in Rick's honor, please click here
CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY OF...
Stanley R. Oberman; beloved husband of Sandra Oberman (Z”L); brother and brother-in-law of Harvey J. (Z”L) (Betty) Oberman, Roberta (Z”L) (Jerome, Z”L) Sidel; father of Lon Oberman, Andrew (Rhonda) Oberman, Neil Oberman (Paul West) and Heidi (Ian) Silberman; grandfather of Benjamin, Rachel, Stuart (fiance Rachel Dick), Samara, Jayme, and Marni Oberman and Sloane Silberman. Please click HERE for Funeral and Shivah details.
Seymour Schwartz; beloved husband of Gloria M. Berger (Z”L) and Lois Tarshes (Z”L); son of Bertha (Z”L) and Max Schwartz (Z”L); brother of William Schwartz (Z”L) and Rose Horwitz (Z”L); father of Mark I. (Arlene) Schwartz; Steven H. (Sharon) Schwartz; Helene S. (Mark) Rosen and Marla L. (Douglas) Rubenstein; step-children Deb (Steven) Catton and David (Deborah) Tarshes; grandfather of ten including Trevor, Jeremy, and Trey Schwartz; and two step-grandchildren.
Isabelle Finkelstein; beloved wife of Jack Finkelstein; dear mother and mother-in-law of Karen Polishuk (Ronnie), Debbie Woolsey (Bob) and Sandy Finkelstein (Stefi); dear grandmother of Ashley Demoff, Michael and Ryan Woolsey, Logan (Christina) and Dustin (Nicole) Finkelstein; dear great-grandmother of 5; sister and sister-in-law of Mildred Lapidos (Morrie Z”L), Ada Balk (Jake Z”L) and Larry Margulis (Rosalyn). Dear wife, mother, mother-in-law, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend to many.
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
Click HERE read the AIPAC Synagogue Initiative Israel Update
In the Jewish Community
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.
Applications Open for 7th Cohort of Millstone Fellows
Applications are now open for the 7th cohort of Millstone Fellows, a collaborative model of leadership development for emerging and established leaders in the St. Louis Jewish community. Valuing effective leadership as being essential to ensuring a strong and united Jewish community, Fellows integrates Jewish learning with general leadership skill building so that participants will become more informed, thoughtful, and effective leaders wherever they are leading .Millstone Fellows is facilitated by local and national trainers and educators and includes eight monthly gatherings alternating between half-day Sundays and three-hour weeknight sessions beginning September 2019 and concluding in April 2020. Cost of the program is $395. Scholarships are available. Apply online at JFedSTL.org/Millstone-Fellows . Applications are due by July 15.
The Soap Myth
A Reading of the Critically Acclaimed Play Starring Ed Asner, In Partnership with the Holocaust Museum & Learning Center Thursday, May 2 at 7:00 pm at Temple Israel More than a half century after WWII at the desperate urging of a passionate survivor, a young investigative reporter finds herself caught between numerous versions of the same story. Played out against the backdrop of deadline reporting and journalistic integrity, the critically acclaimed The Soap Myth by Jeff Cohen questions who has the right to write history—those people who have lived it and remember, those who study and protect it, or those who would seek to distort its very existence? And finally what is our responsibility once we know the truth? Visit www.ti-stl.org/SoapMyth for more information or to purchase tickets.
2019 Yom HaShoah Commemoration Sunday, May 5 at 4:00 pm at Congregation Shaare Emeth“To Listen to a Witness Is to Become a Witness” and “Why We Speak” will be the themes for the annual Yom HaShoah commemoration. The Holocaust Remembrance Day event will feature eyewitness accounts of the Shoah from survivors and witnesses. Featured speakers will be Rachel Miller, who survived as a hidden child in France, and Mendel Rosenberg, who survived several concentration camps. The program will also include a traditional candle-lighting service, Holocaust Torah procession, liturgical readings, and prayers. Music will be performed by Andrew Ruben and Mischa and Tova Braitberg of Elegant Ensembles. Mischa and Tova are the son and granddaughter of survivors Szyfra and Gregor Braitberg (of blessed memory.) Additional music by Samantha Seigel. The program is free and open to the public, and will be interpreted in sign language.
The commemoration will be live streamed at sestl.org/pray/live-streaming-video. For further information, call 314-442-3714. Special thanks to sponsors Sara and Leo Wolf (of blessed memory) and family.
Yom Hazikaron Ceremony Tuesday, May 7 at 7:00 pm at the J in Creve Coeur Honor and remember those who fell in defense of the State of Israel and in acts of terrorism with songs, prayers and readings in Hebrew and English.. For more info, contact Rabbi Brad Horwitz at 314-442-3271 or bhorwitz@jccstl.org
Yom HaAtzmaut Israeli Carnival Wednesday, May 8 at the J in Creve Coeur 5:30 pm Doors Open; 7:00 pm Stage Performances; 7:30 pm Eurovision Israeli Dance Party Enjoy children's activities, a teen lounge, Israeli and Judaic art and jewelry boutique, flalfel and hummus available for purchase, and Yossi's Desert Watering Hole for the 21+ crowd. This event is free and open to the community. For more info, contact Rabbi Brad Horwitz at 314-442-3271 or bhorwitz@jccstl.org
Seeking Community Gatekeepers Jewish Family & Children’s Service is seeking “community connectors” to serve as Gatekeepers for vulnerable seniors. A Gatekeeper helps keep an eye out for relatives, neighbors, or friends who may be struggling with the challenges of aging. The JF&CS team will reach out to and work with these identified seniors one-on-one to develop a plan that helps them maintain independence, confidence, and a sense of connection to the local community. If you are interested in learning more about how you can serve as a gatekeeper, or if know of someone who could benefit from senior support, please reach out to Ken Schwartz at 314-812-9320 or kschwartz@jfcs-stl.org .
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 pm. 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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