9:30 am - Childcare, Bride's Room
9:30 am - Shabbat Club, Banquet Hall - Alef
10:15 am - Torah for Today with Rabbi Neal Rose & Betsy Enger, Banquet Hall - Gimmel
Topic: Sacred Bread
10:30 am - Camp Shabbat Programming, please enter through the blue awningand our friendly staff will direct you to the location for this exciting program
7:30 pm - Saturday Afternoon/Evening Services, Main Sanctuary
B'ruchim Haba'im Rabbi Ari and Emily Kaiman and Family! During their visit to St. Louis this weekend, Rabbi Ari & Emily Kaiman will be joining us for Services and helping to facilitate our Shabbat morning experience. Welcome back Kaiman Family!
All Campers Are invited To Join Us THIS SHABBAT For...
You are invited to join us for a camp-style Shabbat Service at 10:30 am with Kiddish lunch to follow. Please enter through the blue awning entrance and our friendly staff will direct you to the location for this exciting program.
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.
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.
You are also invited to join us for Friday evening Service and a complimentary dinner before Rabbi Arie Hasit speaks on Friday, August 9. We ask that you kindly RSVP by clicking HERE.
Adult Education
Rabbi Neal Rose's A Thinking Person's Judaism class will not meet this week. Instead, please consider attending A Celebration of Yiddish Culture at Crown Centerfor Senior Living this Sunday, July 14 from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm. Crown Center for Senior Living is located at 8350 Delcrest Drive in St. Louis, MO 63124. Tickets are $10 each for community members and $3 for Crown Center Residents.
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Come Schmooze, enjoy a Bisel 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.
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.
Social Action Committee - Mark Your Calendars
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
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!
Thank You to Chef Jon for Sharing the Art and Tradition of Kosher Cooking with Shalom Amigos!
This summer, we welcomed Shalom Amigos, a Latino-Jewish dialogue group focused on bringing people together to learn the nuances of each respective culture. Shalom Amigos joined Chef Jon Hoffman to explore what it means to keep a Kosher kitchen. Guests were invited into the B'nai Amoona kitchen facilities for a tour and discussion of basic Kashrut standards and practices. The program was designed to allow attendees to learn from Chef Jon about the Kashrut standards at B'nai Amoona and his processes for maintaining and monitoring those standards. Following the discussion, the group participated in making the famous B'nai Amoona potato Knishes. They were a huge hit!
Sisterhood
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.
Sisterhood - High Holiday Memorial Book
Remember Your Loved Ones This Holy Day Season - Enter their names in the High Holy Day Memorial Booklet.
By now you should have received a letter regarding the Yizkor Memorial Book. Your response and check should be sent to: Robin Shulman, c/o Congregation B'nai Amoona, 324 S. Mason Road, St. Louis, MO 63141
Any questions, please email Robin Shulman at robnshul@gmail.com.
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
In Our BA Community
MAZEL TOV...
Cindy and David Schuval, Sonia L. Vazquez and Juan Alvarez on the birth of their granddaughter, Leona Alexia Alvarez. Proud parents are Michelle and Geraldo Alvarez. Great-grandparents are Gay Baskin and Sonia A. Vazquez.
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
It’s an exciting time at Covenant Place as residents move into the new Covenant Place building! B’nai Amoona volunteers helped our seniors organize, declutter, pack, and unpack their apartments along their move, and we are so grateful! More volunteer opportunities are available!
How to navigate the site: 1. Under the Volunteering box, click on “Opportunities-Help Wanted.” 2. Sign into the system with your phone number. Click on “add yourself” to input your name and contact information, if you are not already in the system. 3. Click on the month that you want to volunteer to find available dates, times, and roles.
The National Council of Jewish Women's Back to School! Store is Sunday, July 21, 2019 at Temple Israel! Volunteer registration is currently open and we need over 600 volunteers during set-up, break-down and the day of the store to make sure that the event runs flawlessly. With many opportunities from set-up to personal shopping, there is a job perfect for you!
The Sponsor A Child Campaign is also in full swing. When you sponsor a child for $180, you are helping each one start the school year confident and prepared by providing the essentials for positive self-esteem and success in school. At the Back To School! Store, each child will receive brand new:
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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