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 Andy Oberman at askoberman@gmail.com or 314) 603-0010 and make your pledge to help sustain our Kehillah.
Calling All Snowbirds!
Are you planning to pack up and head south for the Winter? Please be sure to update your change of address with the Shul office, so you can stay up to date with all the exciting things going on at B'nai Amoona! Contact Jeanne Gaska at 314-576-9990 x102 or emailjeanne@bnaiamoona.com
Celebrate High Holy Days at B'nai Amoona
Dr. Art Green Joins Us For Selichot
Avraham Yizhak (Arthur) Green was the founding Dean and is currently rector of the Rabbinical School and Irving Brudnick Professor of Jewish Philosophy and Religion at Hebrew College. He is Professor Emeritus at Brandeis University, where he occupied the distinguished Philip W. Lown Professorship of Jewish Thought. He is both a historian of Jewish religion and a theologian; his work seeks to form a bridge between these two distinct fields of endeavor. He defines himself as a Neo-Hasidic Jew and Rabbi. Dr. Green is author of over a dozen books. Among his scholarly works are Tormented Master: A Life of Rabbi Nahman of Bratslav and Keter: The Crown of God in Early Jewish Mysticism.
We hope you will also join us on September 20, 2019 for a festive complimentary dinner. We kindly request that you RSVP by clicking HERE.
Did you receive your High Holy Day Bulletin? In it, you will find helpful and exciting information regarding High Holy Days at B'nai Amoona. You can also find our HHD schedule and details by clicking the image above. You can download and print a copy of our HHD Bulletin by clicking HERE.
Sisterhood - High Holy Day Memorial Book
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
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.
Torah Fund 5780 - Wear Your Pin During High Holy Days
The 5780 (2019-2020) Torah Fund pin depicts a heart surrounded by three circles, one larger than the next. This symbolizes the heart of kindness, which Jews enact in ever-widening realms of generosity: from family, to community, to larger world: from North America, to Israel, to the world; or from sisterhood, to region, to the larger world of Women’s League of Conservative Judaism. And as it is said in Psalm 89, may we build a world of kindness.
To donate, please mail payment to: Andrea Cantor 12510 Conway Holmes Ct. St. Louis, MO 63141 Please make checks payable to “TorahFund”. Cash or check only, please.
Torah Fund Co-Chairs: Mercedes Gelman, mercegelman@gmail.com & Lori Sheinbein, davidandlori@gmail.com Sisterhood President: Rachel Taxman, rdtaxman@gmail.com Torah Fund Treasurer: Andrea Cantor, andreabrentcantor@yahoo.com
Have you picked up your Memorial Plaque?
Our beautiful new Memorial Hall, which will be located on the south side of the Sanctuary building near Moses, is currently under construction. All plaques purchased in the past are being recreated and will be placed in the new Memorial Hall. If you would like to pick up any of your plaques that were in our desacralized Memorial Hall, please pick them up from Gail Armstrong by the end of August. Questions?
Contact Gail at 314-576-9990 x126 or gail@bnaiamoona.com.
Intergenerational Service Machzorim
A wonderful anonymous donor has provided prayer books for our all new Intergenerational services and we are giving families the opportunity to have a bookplate placed in the books as a legacy contribution. The bookplates can be customized to honor or remember a loved one, represent families, or for whatever gift moves your heart. The bookplates can be ordered in advance for a minimum donation of $36 (or any additional multiple of $18). Please contact Gail Armstrong directly so a bookplate may be specially created and placed in the books in advance of our services – gail@bnaiamoona.com or 314-576-9990 x126. Bookplates may be ordered up to Monday, September 23.
Adult Education Update
Wednesday, August 28 at 10:00 am - Please join us for this special edition of our Wednesday morning class facilitated by Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose. Rabbi Rose will introduce the Religious and spiritual teachings of Rabbi Dr. Arthur Green who will be our BA Jick Family Scholar In Residence from 9/20-22.
For more information and a full list of our Fall/Winter Adult Education classes and programs, please click HERE.
Pre-Register your Pre K-12th Grader for Activities & Programming
We are asking ALL families with children in PreK - 12th grade to complete the form below. Please fill out the form, regardless of whether you are registering your child(ren) for the Meyer Kranzberg Learning Center (MKLC).
To ensure accuracy, you will need to be logged in to complete this form. Your username is your email on file. If you are unsure of your email on file or need help logging in, please contact Tanya at tanya@bnaiamoona.com .
BAUSY's Kick-Off Luau was coco-NUTS! We had so much fun catching up with each other and enjoying a dip in the pool. Todah Rabbah to Rachel and Alan Taxman for opening up their home to us for this exciting event!
Keep an eye out for emails and facebook updates regarding upcoming Atid Amoona, Kadima, Chalutzim and BAUSY programs!
MKLC
We can’t wait for MKLC to begin for our Pre-K- 8th Grade Students on September 8th!
Don’t forget to CLICK on the Registration form above to sign up for classes now! Contact Liessa Alperin at liessa@bnaiamoona.com for more information!
College Connect
We want to connect with our college students via Facebook, Skype, and special packages to help them keep their Jewish identity away from home. Please share your student(s’) information with us (even if it hasn’t changed) so we know where they are and can update our lists for goodies throughout the year.
Click HERE to fill out our online form or email the information to Jeanne Gaska at jeanne@bnaiamoona.com
A special thank you to the Rabbi Bernard Lipnick Foundation for the Conservative Movement for sponsoring this initiative!
Linda Rotskoff Early Childhood Center
School is in session! Thank you to everyone who came to our Pre-Shabbat Playground Picnic last Friday - it was a great way to start the new year in our new classrooms! We also hope you will join us for the following LRECC events:
Parent Night Open House
August 28 at 6:45 pm
Nourish Yourself, Nourish Your Children: The First of our Parent Education Events
September 10 from 6:30 - 8:30 pm
BA is Heading to Morocco *Almost Full! Only a Few Spots Remain!*
We invite you to be a part of Sisterhood! 2019 - 2020 Membership sign-up is LIVE and online.
Come be a part of the group!
Click HERE to join online OR you may mail in your membership payment OR call the B'nai Amoona office.
Sisterhood Brunch to Thank You for Joining Raising Charitable Children Whether you are a mother, grandmother, aunt or friend, we all strive to feel part of a greater purpose and community. We are excited to welcome internationally known speaker, author, and consultant Carol Weisman, discussing her practical advice & inspirational humor about how to mix philanthropy and fun.
Raising Charitable Children has been featured in The New York Times, Parade Magazine, Parents Magazine, and was the cover story of Scholastic Parent and Child.
Sunday, November 3, 2019 10:00 am – Noon Congregation B’nai Amoona RSVP by October 16, 2019 Reservations are required. Please reply online at bnaiamoona.com/sisterhood or by emailing jeanne@bnaiamoona.com. Complimentary with paid 2020 Sisterhood Membership Dues.
Please help brighten a child’s holiday by kindly bringing a new, unopened child’s game or toy to the brunch. Todah Rabbah!
Our Next Rosh Chodesh Circle You are invited to join with B'nai Amoona Sisterhood to celebrate Rosh Chodesh Elul with Lynnsie Balk Kantor to prepare our hearts, minds, and souls for the High Holy Days on Wednesday, September 4 at 7:00 pm in the Banquet Hall. Please click HEREto RSVP.
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!
Sept 26 - The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin Oct 24 - The Only Woman in the Room: A Novel by Marie Benedict
For more information on the Book Group or author events, please call Enid Weisberg-Frank at 314-576-2864.
Order Your "Beeshul BeCool" Cookbook Today!
Proceeds benefit the Karen Chod Memorial Camp Assistance Fund.
In Our BA Community
MAZEL TOV TO...
Ellen Alper, Executive Director of NCJW St. Louis. Ellen, wife of Steven Alper, is the recipient of the 2019 Fred A. Goldstein Professional Excellence Award.
WE MOURN THE PASSING OF...
Sheilah Bidnick Katz; wife of David Katz (Z"L), sister of Helyn (Morris, Z"L) Kevrick, sister-in-law of Norma (Melvin, Z"L)Appelman, Rachel (Ted, Z"L) Pevnick, and Toby (Ron, Z"L) Singer; aunt of Howard (Pam) Appelman and Susan (Steven) Drapekin.
Peggy Chosid Rosenthal; beloved wife of the late Harold Rosenthal (Z"L); dear mother of Linda (Michael) Rosenblatt, John Rosenthal and Tammy Wool, and Rabbi Edward (Mindy) Rosenthal; loving grandmother of Jennifer, Kate, Zachary and Ellie Rosenblatt, David, Julie and Kevin Rosenthal, Jonah (Heather) Rosenthal and Gabriella Rosenthal; cherished great-grandmother of Belle Rosenthal; dear sister of the late Muriel (Z"L) (Samuel (Z"L)) Gilberg and Eugene (Z"L) (Hannah (Z"L)) Chosid; beloved sister-in-law of Robert (Faryl) Rosenthal. Our dear aunt cousin and friend.
In the Jewish Community
Mussar Blues - A Special Evening of Music to Elevate Your Soul
Thursday, August 29, 2019 at 7:00pm, Jewish Federation, 12 Millstone Campus Drive 63146 Joyful, bluesy music is a powerful tool that can engrave Mussar teachings deep into the heart. Mussar Blues uses singing to change our perspective, habits, and behavior. The words show how to be a mensch. Blues style gives the words energy and emotion, which carry the message to the soul.
Rick Dinitz has been creating Mussar Blues to use in his personal spiritual practice since 2005, and sharing these songs and chants in the Mussar community since 2010. His mission “is to make this music and this practice widely available, to share Mussar chanting as a tool for self-refinement, and to promote Mussar as a down-to-earth spiritual path.” Mussar Blues infuses the wisdom of Mussar masters with the infectious energy of Blues, Jazz, and Soul, amplifying the power of a classic Jewish tool for reshaping our inner traits. Sing these songs aloud. Engrave their message in your heart as a tool for personal change.
To learn more about Rick Dinitz, Mussar chanting, and the unique qualities of Mussar Blues go to MussarBlues.com RSVP to Kathy Schmeltz, kschmeltz@jfedstl.org or 314-442-3761 For additional information contact Cyndee Levy, clevy@Jfedstl.org, 314-442-3754 Free and Open To All!!
An evening with Jewish Scholar Dr. Arthur Green When: Thursday, September 19th at 7:00pm Where: Jewish Federation, 12 Millstone Campus Dr., 63146 Title: VISION AND WARNING: GAZING INTO THE JEWISH FUTURE Description: A well-known scholar of the Jewish past look forward towards Jewish life in the late 21st century. What new directions seem to be emerging, both in Israel and the Diaspora? What are the crucial issues with which our Jewish grandchildren and their rabbis will have to contend?
Additional Volunteer Opportunities at Covenant Place Next week, the last of 102 senior residents will move into the new Covenant Place II! We are still in need of volunteers to help pack and unpack the residents along their move. We have added additional volunteer time slots -- both weekdays and weekends, mornings and afternoons. We have also added a volunteer opportunity to help residents hang artwork in their new homes. We are in the final stretch; thank you for helping us make it to the finish line!
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.
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 .
Congregation B’nai Amoona 324 South Mason Rd St. Louis, MO 63141 314-576-9990 www.bnaiamoona.com
