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B'nai Amoona offices will be closed tomorrow, July 4, 2019 and Minyan will meet at 9:00 am and 4:00 pm. We wish you and your loved ones a happy and safe Fourth of July.
A Special Note From Our Senior Rabbi
Shalom BA friends!
As many of you already know, I will be on vacation, visiting our BA students at Camp Ramah, and participating in several professional development opportunities between 7/3/19 and 7/31/19. In case of a dire emergency, kindly contact the Shul's emergency number,
314-879-4949, and you will be connected to a Klei Kodesh Team Member. If you need to reach me directly, please feel free to call my mobile number or send me an email at the information listed below. Looking forward to connecting and to seeing you soon at BA!
With heartfelt blessings for a restful summer, Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose
Email: RavRoseBA@bnaiamoona.com Mobile #: 314-578-4115
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.
Rabbi Arie Hasit Joins Us For Tishah B'av, August 9-11
Arie Hasit is the founding Rabbi of the Masorti community in Mazkeret Batya, a community designed to promote meaningful Jewish engagement for Jews of all beliefs and practices, and a member of the law committee of the Israeli branch of the Rabbinical Assembly. Prior to his current position, Hasit served in a number of Rabbinical positions around Israel, including as acting Rabbi for the NOAM Masorti Youth Movement. Please click the image below for more information about Rabbi Arie Hasit and our Tishah B'av schedule.
Adult Education
BA Sisterhood's Summer Wednesday Morning Continuing Education Series facilitated by Rabbi Neal Rose Wednesdays, June 12 - August 21, 9:45 - 11:30 am in Banquet Hall - Gimmel Mysticism, Madonna and Modernity: A Study in Modern Day Kabbalists and Mysticism $18 for Sisterhood and Men's Club members and $36 for non-members Additional $24 book fee: The Kabbalah Reader: A Source of Visionary Judaism by Edward Hoffman Books can be purchased from Amy Maupin in the Rabbinic Suite or at the first class. Please make checks payable to Rabbi Rose's Discretionary Account. Please call Barb Hoffman at 314-691-0435 or email Mzbarb50850@aol.com for more information Click here to register.
Learn to Sing Torah with our Cantorial Intern, Mira Davis
Wednesdays, June 26 - August 28, 6:45 -7:45pm in Banquet Hall - Bet
Get a refresher on Torah Trope, and learn Eicha Trope with our Cantorial Intern, Mira Davis
For more information and a full list of our Adult Education classes and programs, please click HERE to be directed to our Adult Education page.
Camp Ramot Amoona 2019
Camp Ramot Amoona is in full swing! It's not too late to join the Ruach! Click below to register! Questions about camp? Please contact Sarah at sarah@bnaiamoona.com . We are looking forward to a fabulous summer at Whitfield!
To contact either of our camps, please call 314-380-3090.
Please request to join our new Facebook Group "Camp Ramot Amoona" to see updates and pictures! CLICK HERE!
Taking on Tikkun Olam: A NEW 7th Grade Summer Camp Experience Open to the Greater Jewish Community!
We are thrilled to announce an exciting NEW 7th Grade Program to Camp this summer! Click here to read more!
Special Camp Reminder: Camp B'nai Ami and Camp Ramot Amoona will be closed July 4-5, 2019. We will see you when camp resumes on Monday!
We also invite you to join us Shabbat Morning, July 13, 2019 for a Ruach infused Camp Shabbat at B'nai Amoona.
Community Giving Garden
Calling all gardeners, green thumbs and black thumbs alike. BA is creating a raised bed garden to grow produce for Circle of Concern and we need your help! We're having our first session at 10:00 am on Sunday, June 30 with partners Gateway Greening to train our team. Please let us know if you can attend this initial meeting and help us get up and growing. Email Kelli at kelli@pixelpointpress.com
Credit Card Fees
We have been averaging a yearly expense of $36,000 for credit card fees for anything that you charge on a credit card. Effective July 1, 2019, all credit card charges will incur a 3.00% fee. You are always welcome to pay by check or ACH withdrawal. We truly appreciate your understanding.
We Want You... To Join Sisterhood. Sisterhood enhances family and community life through educational and social programming and supports all aspects of our Synagogue life! We invite you to be a part of B'nai Amoona Sisterhood.
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!
July 25 - Kaddish.com by Nathan Englander Aug 22 - The Wartime Sisters: A Novel by Lynda Cohen Loigman
For more information on the Book Group or author events, please call Enid Weisberg-Frank at 314-576-2864.
The next session of our ongoing Women’s League, Mishnah Berakhot, course will be Chapter Two: Shema - Listen, Part Two with Rabbi Cheryl Peretz on Thursday, July 11, at 7:00 pm.
To participate with B’nai Amoona Sisterhood, RSVP to Sheryl Kalman at sheryl@kalman.net or call 636-537-2538.
Social Action Committee
Volunteers Needed for Camp The Jewish Coalition for New Americans is looking for healthy snacks for kids enrolled in their summer camp for new Americans. It is recommended that donations be delivered by 7/8, but they will be accepted until 7/29, the last week of camp. Click HERE to sign up.
They are also looking for volunteers for their summer camp for new Americans. Volunteers should be at least 13 years old. Camp will be from 7/8-8/1 Monday through Thursday between 8:00 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.
Social Action Special Program with Guest Speaker, Dr. Harold Goldmeier: When Did Zion Become a Four Letter Word?
July 17, 2019
7:30 pm
Banquet Hall - Gimmel
High Holy Day 5780 - Recommended Reading
In preparation for the High Holy Days, Rabbi Rose recommends reading Beyond Survival: How Judaism Can Thrive in the 21st Century by Rabbi Terry Bookman.
Please contact Amy Mauping to purchase at 314-576-9990 x131 or amy@bnaiamoona.com . The cost is $22 - cash or checks made payable to the Rabbi's Discretionary Fund.
High Holy Day 5780 - Children's Choir
Todah Rabbah to the Jewish Federation of St. Louis for their generous grant of $2,500 from the Rabbinical Chesed fund for 2019-2020. This grant is intended to be used by the Senior Rabbi of the congregation to address emergency financial needs of congregants.
In our BA Community
WE MOURN THE PASSING OF...
Katherine Mulkey; great-grandmother of Brandi (Bradley) Roach, great-great grandmother of Bailey and Bayne Roach.
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
Conservative/Masorti Movement Expresses Anger at Immigrant Detention Centers
Today, most Americans recognize the 1940’s internment of American citizens of Japanese descent as immoral, illegal, and certainly lamentable. How tragic that America is again on the verge of incarcerating a new generation, this time of would-be immigrants. Hundreds and thousands of people are so desperate for a better life that they flee to the United States of America – knowing that the country’s leader says they are not wanted – and once here are placed in pens, cages, jails and prisons. Our government is paying for-profit companies with arguably no supervision and no oversight to hold these human beings – for unlimited time in subhuman conditions.
A Celebration of Yiddish Culture at Crown Center Crown Center for Senior Living - 8350 Delcrest Drive, St. Louis, MO 63124
July 14, 2019
10:00 am - 2:00 pm $10 per ticket for community members and $3 for Crown Center Residents
Come schmooze, enjoy a bisl of music with Shir Ami, some entertaining shtick, and a tasty nosh! Entertainment includes humorous Yiddish stories (told in English) and shtick presented by local actors and directed by Kathleen Sitzer, Founding Artistic Director of St. Louis’s New Jewish Theatre. Limited space available, so click HERE to RSVP to this special community event.
Calling All Writers, Illustrators & Thinkers
www.thenewjewishthinker.org is a developing ezine looking for volunteers to write, illustrate, and share ideals. This online publication has a Jewish theme in its expression. Contact Berta Hyken, the volunteer coordinator at hyken.bb@gmail.com if you are interested in joining The New Jewish Thinker.
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 .
JProStl Debuts Series Focusing on Career by Age and Stage JProStl, the professional association for staff who work throughout the St. Louis Jewish community, is launching a new series, Sharing the Journey. Throughout the summer, staff are invited to choose a session that best fits with their age and career stage. Each discussion will be led by a Rabbi/Jewish educator and one or more professional colleagues.
All programs will take place at the Jewish Federation of St. Louis’ Kaplan Feldman Complex, 12 Millstone Campus Drive, from Noon to 1:30 pm.
Future sessions will include Reimaging What’s Possible, for late 30s to 50, Sharing Your Wisdom for late 40s to 50, and Creating a Legacy for 55+.
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