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Shabbat Spotlight
Friday, December 6, 2019
4:22 pm - Candle Lighting
6:00 pm - Friday Evening Services, Guller Chapel
Parashat HaShavua: Vayetzei
Saturday, December 7, 2019
9:00 am - Shabbat Services, Guller Chapel
9:30 am - Childcare, Education Center Room 1
9:30 am - Shabbat Club, Education Center Room 6
10:15 am - Torah for Today with Rabbi Neal Rose, Mendelson Library
10:30 am - Junior Congregation, Main Sanctuary
11:00 am - 2nd & 3rd Grade Family Shabbat Program, Education Center Room 23
3:45 pm - Afternoon/Evening Services, Main Sanctuary
5:10 pm - Shabbat Ends
Questions About The Capital Campaign? We're Listening
The Capital Campaign and Construction are still in full swing, and we know that many of you have questions.
So, we are launching a new email address -- building@bnaiamoona.com -- as a centralized portal for incoming questions, and a source of outgoing information to provide answers and keep you updated.
Please submit your Capital Campaign and Construction questions, and we'll share the answers as soon as possible.
Watch your email for the upcoming first edition!
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.
Contact Andy Oberman at askoberman@gmail.com or (314) 603-0010 and make your pledge to help sustain our Kehillah.
Shop Our New Judaica Gift Shop - This Sunday
Join us this Sunday, December 8 from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm for a special "Soft Launch" of our NEW BA Judaica Shop! Come check out our Chanukah gifts!
Adult Education Updates
Our December Interfaith Torah For Today class with Mufti Asif Umar is being rescheduled due to a death in the Mufti's family. We extend our condolences on his recent loss. Please keep an eye out for a new date and more information.
We will have our traditional Torah For Today class this Shabbat facilitated by Rabbi Neal Rose.
For a full list of our Fall/Winter Adult Education classes and programs, please click HERE.
Youth Department
Atid Amoona (Grades 3-5): Mark your calendars for December 15! We will have a wonderful time making Chanukah gifts together.
MKLC
Interested in helping with Latke Day on December 15th? Email Liessa Alperin at liessa@bnaiamoona.com!
Interested in joining us for our annual LRECC Fundraiser "HOP"pening on December 8? Register by clicking HERE.
Social Action
*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.
ANOTHER WAY TO GIVE:
Click on the link below to go to Amazon and purchase gifts on the registry! Please make sure to select B'nai Amoona Carver House's Gift Registry Address as your shipping address at check out to insure your purchases are delivered to B'nai Amoona. It’s that easy!
Thank you for all you do to give a gift and spread holiday light to children in need!
BA Sisterhood invites you to Songs, Stories, and Soul: A Rosh Chodesh Tevet Celebration with Cantor Sharon Nathanson on Saturday, December 28 thirty minutes after the conclusion of Services (approximately 12:30 pm).
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 Goes To Israel in 2020 - Join Us!
Join us at AIPAC!
Please join Rabbi Carnie Rose, Rebbetzin Paulie Rose, Liessa Alperin, and a youth contingent of Congregation B'nai Amoona for the three most important days affecting the U.S. - Israel relationship. Register today! http://www.policyconference.org/
Nefesh B'Nefesh Letter of Appreciation
Please click HERE to read a letter from Nefesh B'Nefesh in appreciation of Rabbi Rose's donation honoring the recent B'nai Amoona Lone Soldiers. We at BA are so proud of our brave youngeters who have served our homeland, Israel!
In The BA Community
MAZEL TOV TO...
Erez and Sarah Haluf on the birth of their son, Judah Kai Haluf. Brother and sister are Samuel and Leilie.
IN REMEMBRANCE OF...
A community gathering to remember and honor Robin Weintraub (Z"L) will take place in Boston near the end of Shloshim, the thirty day period following her passing on January 5, 2020. Please click HERE if you are intererested in attending.
Alternatively, you are invited to send written remembrances to emfish1212@gmail.com which will be printed and available for people to read.
In the Jewish Community
AIPAC St, Louis Winter Event featuring Dr. Daniel Gordis - Senior VP & Koret Distinguished Fellow, Shalem College
Monday, December 16, 2019 6:00 P.M. • Leadership Reception (Minimum AIPAC Annual Investment of $1,800) 7:00 P.M. • Community Program & Dessert Reception United Hebrew Congregation 13788 Conway Rd Click Here To RSVP
Jewish and Muslim Day of Service, December 25. Registration is now open for our ninth annual event. You'll find all the details, with some old favorites and new offerings at our website.
While some activities will accept walk-ins, we highly encourage you to register in advance to help us plan the kickoff breakfast as well as the 15 (soon to be 16) listed events. Please direct any questions or comments to event manager Alan Scher Zagier, who can be reached at (573) 356-7917.
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 .
Good News from Israel
Check out these websites for great things happening in Israel!
