Looking Ahead To Next Weekend, November 23 - 24, 2019
Please join us next Shabbat, November 23 at 10:15 am for the second installation of our interfaith Torah For Today class series, An Imam, a Priest, and a Minister Walk into a Shul facilitated by Rabbi Neal Rose. We will welcome Sister Carla Mae Streeter, Dominican of the Congregation of Catherine of Sienain.
Next Saturday also marks the start of Jewish Theological Seminary Weekend. On JTS Shabbat, Novemer 23, Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose, Cantor Sharon Nathanson, Rabbi Neal Rose, and Rabbi Josef Davidson will facilitate a round table discussion and share reflections on the teachings of the faculty of the JTS, including Professor Yochanan Muffs, Professor Nachum Sarna, & Professor Neil Gillman.
You are invited back the following day, Novemeber 24 at 10:15 am for A Thinking Person's Judaism with special guest, Dr. Marjorie Lehman, Associate Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics at the Jewish Theological Seminary who brings us, You Never Call, You Never Write!: Breaking the Negative Stereotypes of Jewish Motherhood.
For information about Dr. Marjorie Lehman other speaking engagements this weekend, please click HERE.
Inclement Weather information
As we approach winter, we kindly ask that you log onto ShulCloud and make sure your contact information is correctly listed on your account. In the event that we have to cancel or reschedule a B'nai Amoona class or program, we will email, text, and/or call you using the information from your ShulCloud account. Please click HERE for directions to logging onto your account.
Adult Education Updates
A Thinking Person's Judaism returns THIS Sunday, November 17 at 10:30 am, for a special morning of study. The CJLS is sponsoring the International Seminar for Halakhic Study, a day on which Conservative/Masorti communities will come together to study a specific Teshuvah of the CJLS. B'nai Amoona will be participating through A Thinking Person's Judaism class facilitated by Rabbi Neal. The purpose of the Seminar is to show how our spiritual values and ethical ideals shape our Halakhic practice, to emphasize the importance of Halakhah and the study of Halakhah among Conservative/Masorti Jews, and to create a sense of a world-wide community among Conservative/Masorti congregations and schools. ALL ARE WELCOME!
Please join us for a special interfaith Torah For Today Series facilitated by Rabbi Neal Rose - An Imam, a Priest, and a Minister Walk into a Shul. One Shabbat a month, our Torah For Today class will welcome a guest speaker who practices a different faith. Please see the schedule below and keep an eye on your inbox for more information. November 23 - Sister Carla Mae Streeter, Dominican of the Congregation of Catherine of Sienain
December 7 - Mufti Asif Umar, Imam of the Islamic Foundation of Greater St. Louis
For a full list of our Fall/Winter Adult Education classes and programs, please click HERE.
Youth Department
BAUSY (Grades 9-12): Calling all turkeys in 9th-12th grade - please join us Wednesday, November 20 for our BAUSY FRIENDSGIVING from 7:00 - 8:30 pm.
If you are attending Kinnus, the final cost is $328.82. Please make checks payable to Congregation B'nai Amoona with "Kinnus 2019" in the memo. Keep an eye on your inbox for more details!
MKLC
Whats black and white and fun all over??? CHESS!
We are so excited our Chess Club is up and running each Sunday and we welcome players of any and all abilities (in 2nd-8th grade)!
Please join us this Sunday from 11:30 am - 12:30 pm. Let us know you are coming by clicking HERE.
Interested in joining us for our annual LRECC Fundraiser "HOP"pening on December 8? Register by clicking HERE.
Social Action
Cheshvan is adopted as “Social Action Month" We will be collecting pull tabs from cans to help Ronald McDonald House and use this as part of our Mitzvah Day project. We will also start collecting toys, gloves, and hats for the Carver House Wrap in December. Look for upcoming announcments to see what the Social Action Committee is doing. We always welcome new members and new ideas. Contact Laura Goldmeier at 314-997-1253 or goldjlr@aol.com
*NEW* Social Action Collection Center Please check the new Social Action Collection Center to the right of the receptionist’s desk near the main entrance. Remember, hunger is a year-round problem, so please bring non-perishable food, paper goods, and toiletries to our collection center whenever you come to Shul.
The Social Action Committee is also collecting aluminum tabs from cans to help Ronald McDonald House, a place that offers a home away from home for families of seriously ill children. Look for the jar next to the collection center.
Carver House Donations
The Social Action Committee and the Men's Club are collecting new, unwrapped toys, gloves, hats, and scarves for the Carver House Wrap on December 15. We are collecting for toddlers to teens. Please leave your items in the social action collection bins in the coat closet to the right of the receptionist's desk. Mark your calendars to join us on Sunday December 15 at 10 AM to help wrap the presents; no experience is necessary.
Concert to Benefit Social Action
Twelfth Annual Eleonore and Dr. Herman Blumenthal Memorial Concert to benefit the Social Action Committee at Congregation B’nai Amoona with Fred Blumenthal on piano, assisted by Friends - This Sunday afternoon, November 17th, 2019 at 2:00 pm. Dr. Fred Blumenthal, who is founder of Meshorerim, a Jewish men’s singing group, will perform a concert in memory of his parents, Eleonore and Dr. Herman Blumenthal, at Congregation B’nai Amoona on Sunday, November 17th at 2:00 pm. The performance will include vocal solos, piano solos, and music for women’s and men’s choruses. No ticket cost, but a suggested $18 donation to Social Action is encouraged. Concert will take place at B'nai Amoona located at 324 South Mason Road in Creve Coeur, MO 63141. For further information contact B’nai Amoona at 314-576-9990 or Fred Blumenthal at 314-772-2171.
Men's Club
Join Men's Club for DEMOLITION BALL! This Saturday, November 16 from 7:30 - 10:00 pm
Men's Club invites you to join them for a fun-filled evening of Demolition Ball, a fast-paced, raucous game involving bumper cars, basketball hoop goals, track ball scoops, and a wiffle ball. Think Harry Potter Quidditch in bumper cars! Click HERE to learn more about Demo Ball.
Admission is $18 per person and includes pizza and soft drinks.
It's time to order your 2020 Mah Jongg cards. Please fill out the order form found HERE and send payment to B'nai Amoona (cash or check payments only, please). We look forward to seeing you at Mah Jongg each Wednesday at 1:00 pm!
Contact Robin Shulman at robnshul@gmail.com or 314-369-8599 if you have any questions.
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.
Breakfast with Hedy Lamarr and New York Times Best Selling Author, Marie Benedict COMING JANUARY 16, 2020 -Sisterhood invites you to breakfast with Hedy Lamarr and NY Times best selling author Marie Benedict. Tickets for the January 16 event at B’nai Amoona: $10 in advance and $12 at the door. Seating is limited, tickets and registration required. Tickets may be purchased HERE. Doors open at 9:00 am and the presentation will begin at 9:30 am.
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!
Nov: Jewish Book Festival (no meeting) Dec 26: Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor-Yossi Klein Halevi (204 pages)
For more information on the Book Group or author events, please call Enid Weisberg-Frank at 314-576-2864.
B'nai Amoona Time Capsule
Be Part of the B'nai Amoona Time Capsule!
The membership committee is compiling pictures to include in the time capsule that will be buried at the end of construction. Please send pictures from synagogue events within the last few years to joinus@bnaiamoona.com.
In The BA Community
WE MOURN THE LOSS OF...
Ronald Edwin Goldenberg; husband of Carol Sachs Goldenberg; father of Mark Goldenberg and Cheri (Reid) Cardon; grandfather of Jennifer (Jay) Ballah, Brett (Marissa) Cardon and Ben Goldenberg; brother of Janet (Richard Z"L) Baron and Larry (Gay) Goldenberg; uncle of Alan (Linda) Baron, Ron (Gayla) Baron, Lori Baron, Teri (Michael) Rosenblum, Douglas (Liz) Goldenberg, Bradley (Jennifer) Goldenberg, and Bryan Goldenberg. Ron was the son of James Goldenberg (Z"L) and Edna Goldenberg (Z"L).
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
An Evening with Kay Wilson Please join St. Louis Friends of Israel for a premier screening of "The Black Forest" followed by a discussion with Kay Wilson.
Sun, November 17, 2019 - 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM 2 Millstone Campus Drive St. Louis, MO 63146
Click HEREfor more details and to register for this event.
Olivette's 6th Annual Turkey Trot Olivette’s 6th Annual 5K Turkey Trot is a chip timed event with over 1,400 participants! This family-friendly 5k run/walk course starts at Stacy Park, runs down scenic Old Bonhomme Road and then through a paved, tree-lined trail, ending at Stacy Park. Long sleeve Tech T-shirts, entertainment, refreshments and giveaways make the race a fun way to start your Thanksgiving Day! All proceeds benefit the Harvey Kornblum Food Pantry. Last year we raised over $11,000! Strollers and dogs on leashes are welcome but are asked to start at the back of the pack! Post-race beer and margaritas provided by Urban Chestnut Brewery and Chevys Fresh Mex Thank our sponsors, DobbsTireAuto, Ameren Missouri and Barnes Jewish West County Hospital. For more information or to register: https://register.chronotrack.com/r/50684
Volunteer Opportunities at Covenant Place Ready to contribute your talents? Want to be part of our team? Have fun while using your skills and talents to help others! We have many opportunities for volunteers, ranging from one-time help, to monthly or weekly volunteer opportunities.
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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