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.
Celebrate Sukkot at B'nai Amoona -
All Are Welcome
We hope you will join us for our incredible Congregational Sukkot Program! Tonight is the deadline to RSVP for the complimentary dinner.
BUT... Even more excitement happens AFTER dinner! We are thrilled to host Miriam Seidenfeld, who is the new CEO of JF&CS, and also Cynthia Changyit Levin who is a staff member of RESULTS Educational Fund. They will be speaking about food insecurity - globally and locally.
The program is going to be an opportunity to do all three things..Torah, Avodah, and Gemilut Chassadim in one night! We hope to see you there!
Sukkot Service Schedule
Erev Sukkot Services - Sunday, October 13 6:15 pm - Evening Service in the Guller Chapel
Sukkot I - Monday, October 14 9:00 am - Morning Service in the Guller Chapel Babysitting Begins at 9:30 am
6:15 pm - Evening Service in the Guller Chapel
Sukkot II - Tuesday, October 15 9:00 am - Morning Service in the Guller Chapel Babysitting Begins at 9:30 am 6:15 pm - Evening Service in the Guller Chapel
Pre-Simchat Torah Dinner - RSVP Deadline is This Sunday
Please join us Monday, October 21 at 5:00 pm for our Pre-Simchat Torah dinner. Dinner is complimentary, but we kindly ask that you RSVP by this Sunday. Click HERE to register.
Torah Fund 5780
Our Sisterhood Torah Fund Campaign has begun. This year’s Torah Fund theme is Chesed which means “kindness” in Hebrew. Once again Torah Fund will be a silent campaign. Let’s all ensure our legacy for future generations of Conservative Jews while continuing to build a world of Chesed (kindness).
There are many ways to make a donation. For information please contact co-chairs:
Only a few sets remain - each set is $255. Please contact Amy Maupin at 314-576-9990 x131 or email Amy@bnaiamoona.com if you are interested in purchasing one. Please make checks payable to B'nai Amoona.
Adult Education Update
Hebrew Reading from the Beginning and Intro to Judaism begin THIS Sunday, October 13 starting at 1:00 pm. Students are encouraged to attend both programs as part of the Intro to Judaism curriculum. To register for Hebrew Reading from the Beginning, please click HERE. To register for Intro to Judaism, please click HERE.
For 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 .
Atid Amoona (Grades 3-5) & Kadima (Grades 6-7): Mark your calendars for November 10. We are headed to St. Louis' coolest playground... The City Museum! We will start at B'nai Amoona with a Kosher pizza lunch prepared by Chef Jon at 11:30 am and then take a bus to the City Museum. We will return to B'nai Amoona by 4:00 pm for pick up. Please RSVP to idena@bnaiamoona.com
Kadima (Grades 6-7) & Chalutzim (Grade 8): Less than one month until...Kadima Kinnus! Don't miss your chance to hang out with your EMTZA family in Ogden, IA from October 25 - 27. You can register by clicking HERE.
BAUSY (Grades 9-12): Our annual Pizza in the Hut program is this coming Wednesday, October 16 from 7:00 - 8:30 pm. You won't want to miss it, please RSVP to idena@bnaiamoona.com.
MKLC
MKLC classes will resume on Sunday, October 20 - but we hope to see you at our High Holy Day Services and Programs!
Reminder: We have our 2nd and 3rd Grade program this Shabbat!
Please email liessa@bnaiamoona.com with any questions!
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
VIP Sukkah Hop at the LRECC! Each child is invited to have one special adult join them for a morning of fun going Sukkah-to-Sukkah on Friday, October 18. We will meet in the classroom at 10:30 am.
Interested in helping toorganize our fundraiser?
Interested in being a sponsorfor our fundraiser?
Interested in attendingour fundraiser?
Contact Anita@bnaiamoona.com today!
Social Action
A Digital Community Gathering Reflecting on the Tree of Life - from Sundown on Friday, October 25 through Sunday, October 27. Join us to light candles for peace and hope, gathering wherever you are to reflect and remember the special community that is the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. Starting at sundown on Friday, October 25, and lasting through Sunday, October 27, light a candle or candles, take a photo or video, and post it with your message for a future of acceptance, respect, and peace. Include #LightsofHopeSTL and #ShowUpForShabbat. Share your message with friends, family, and colleagues all over the world.
Operation Isaiah - Sorting and Packing Donations This Sunday! We will be sorting and packing food this Sunday, October 13. We will begin with a “soft start” at 1:00 pm to start the sorting. We would appreciate help at 1:00 pm, knowing that the official sorting will begin at 4:00 pm with the Congregation Program for Sukkot. Operation Isaiah is the main focus. If you are interested in coming earlier to help with the beginning of the process, please let Liessa Alperin know at 314-576-9990 x116 or liessa@bnaiamoona.com.
Our food sorting efforts reduces the length of time to get food into the hands of the clients of the Harvey Kornblum Jewish Food Pantry from 3 weeks down to 2 days! This is an ideal way for students to get their community service hours and do a Mitzvah! Thank you in advance! For more information contact Laura Goldmeier, Social Action Committee Chair at GoldDJLR@aol.com or 314-997-1253.
B’nai Amoona Social Action Commitee is sponsoring the Annual Clothing and Accessories Drive will be October 12-26, 2019. Please bring men’s and women’s clothing (on hangers), shoes, men’s dress shirts and all accessories, “suitable for job interviews” to Shul. Please hang your clothing donations & place other items on the clothes rack in the Gallery Coat Room near the Receptionist Desk.
Tax exemption forms will be available. For further information, please contact Rosalie Franklin at 314-991-9032.
Men's Club
Scotch in the Sukkah - Saturday, October 19, 7:30 pm Enjoy a wide variety of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages along with snacks of all kinds, including cheese balls! This activity is for adults only. Men's Club Members/Sisterhood: $20; Non-Members: $25. For those serving as designated drivers and not drinking alcohol, there is no cost. Bring your friends!
Sisterhood
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 Schmooze in the Sukkah Join us Wednesday, October 16 from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm in the Goldberg/Dalin Sukkah as we visit with friends, enjoy some snacks and learn about the Sukkot tradition of Ushpizin.
ALL ARE WELCOME!
Please RSVP at bnaiamoona.com
Contact Barb Hoffman with any questions at Mzbarb50850@aol.com or 314-691-0435
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!
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!
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.
Improv Night
We invite you to join us for an evening of comedy and music taking place Saturday evening, November 2, 2019 from 7:30 - 10:00 pm. Admission is $20 and will include drinks, pizza and other foods for noshing. Please RSVP by October 24 by clicking HERE.
Chanukah Bazaar
Back by popular demand, our annual Chanukah Bazaar is returning. It will be held in our beautiful new gallery area on Sunday, November 3 from 10:30 am - 1:30 pm. In addition to wonderful vendors to shop with, we are having a raffle. Please don't miss this event to get your shopping done early - and do tell your friends and relatives.
Do You Have A Suggestion? Your Voice Is Being Heard
We ALWAYS value the input of our members and are happy to introduce our new initiative to have our Congregation's voice, feedback, and recommendations heard. You may now email suggestions@bnaiamoona.com with any comments you have and our staff will make sure that they are given to the proper department for consideration. As always, you are also welcome schedule an in-person meeting with any member of our administive, Education or Klei Kodesh team.
In our BA Community
WE MOURN THE PASSING OF... Jerome "Jerry" I. Kaskowitz; beloved husband of Joan Kaskowitz; dear father and father-in-law of Lori Kenward (John), Lawrence Kaskowitz and Debra Lofdahl (Peter); dear grandfather of Emily Kenward, Sara Kenward, Nicholas Lofdahl and Katherine Lofdahl; dear brother of Roslyn Glaser (Leonard) and David Kaskowitz (Susan); dear brother-in-law of Alan Kofsky (Jackie). Dear uncle, cousin and friend to many.
Joseph Bernard Schenberg; beloved husband of Gerry Schenberg; dear father and father-in-law Elaine Knobler (Carl), the late Robert Schenberg (Susanne) and Sandra Wexler (Michael, MD); dear grandfather of Ilene Knobler, Ali Kalina (Jeff, MD), Emily Lepine (Kevin) and Chava Schenberg; dear great-grandfather of Taylor and Gabe Kalina; our dear uncle, cousin and friend.
It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of Annabel Weisel; beloved mother of Larry (Marsha) Weisel and Lori Weisel; beloved grandmother of Rachel, Daniel, Benjamin, and Rebecca Weisel, and Danielle Fried and Alyssa Fried (Jason Rak).
In the Jewish Community
2019 Interfaith Partnership Annual Dinner at the Wool Ballroom at Saint Louis University - October 29, 2019, doors open at 6:00 pm. Online ticket sales are now open so don't delay reserving your seat at the table! Click HERE to purchase your tickets to St. Louis' largest interfaith gathering. Come and enjoy an evening of socializing with your neighbors from the region's diverse religious communities. After enjoying appetizing hors d'oeuvres and mingling, we will sit down and share a meal together. Complimentary childcare will be available.
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 .
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