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Shabbat Spotlight
Friday, December 20, 2019
4:25 pm - Candle Lighting
6:00 pm - Friday Evening Services, Guller Chapel
Pre Bar Mitzvah Participation of Zakharya Rakhmanov
Parashat HaShavua: Vayeshev
Saturday, December 21, 2019
9:00 am - Shabbat Services, Main Sanctuary
Tzechem L'Shalom to The Grossman Family
Bar Mitzvah of Zakharya Rakhmanov
9:30 am - Childcare, Education Center Room 1
9:30 am - Shabbat Club, Education Center Room 6
10:15 am - Torah for Today: Hilulah: Yahrzeit/Memorial for Rabbi Judah the Prince with Rabbi Neal Rose, Mendelson Library
10:30 am - Junior Congregation, Guller Chapel
12:30 pm - In the Spirit of Dialogue: A Candid Conversation about Israel, Guller Chapel
5:13 pm - Shabbat Ends
Notes About Minyan This Coming Week
Minyan will meet on Wednesday, December 25 at 9:00am and 4:00 pm
From Thursday, December 26 through Tuesday, December 31, daily Minyan will meet in the Main Sanctuary. Breakfast will be served in Banquet Hall Alef.
Please Join Us This Shabbat For
In the Spirit of Dialogue: A Candid Conversation About Israel
Please join us at this Shabbat, December 21, following Services and Kiddush (approximately 12:30 pm) for In the Spirit of Dialogue: A Candid Conversation About Israel. Congregation B'nai Amoona is proud to provide this opportunity for our Congregants to share their own personal stories of engagement with and support of Israel and to hear from other’s in our community. This is an occasion to listen, share, and better understand the different views held by our Congregants; all under one Big Tent.
Please feel free to contact Liessa Alperin at 314-576-9990 x116 or liessa@bnaiamoona.com with any questions.
Questions about the Construction and Capital Campaign
The Capital Campaign and Construction are still in full swing, and we know that many of you have questions.
So, we have launched an 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.
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.
End of Year Giving - A Message From Our Accounting Team
Shalom! Below please find some important information about year end giving at B'nai Amoona.
To receive a 2019 tax donation:
CREDIT CARDS: If you plan to make your donation using credit card, please note that we cannot adjust the processing dates. For tax deductible donations to be included in 2019 records, we must receive your information in time for processing this year. Credit Card payments may be made through our secure website, www.bnaiamoona.com/donations.
Online payments should be made no later than 3:30 pm Monday, December 30, in order to ensure processing in 2019. As a reminder, there is a 3% fee for all credit card transactions.
Please do not send us credit card information via email, which is not secure.
MAIL-IN FUNDS All mail-in funds must be dated by and postmarked by December 31, and received by end of business January 10, 2020. Please do not mail cash.
IN-PERSON FUNDS Any in-person funds must be received in our office by 3:00 pm on Tuesday, December 31.
Please contact Beth Janzer with any questions at 314-576-9990 x133 or email beth@bnaiamoona.com.
There Is Still Time To Donate To Rabbi's Chanukah Fund
Youth Department
BAUSY (Grades 9-12): Join us January 24-26, 2020 in Kansas City for Winter Shabbaton! We always have a blast getting together with our EMTZA family! Please register by clicking HERE. For Winter Shabbaton payment options, please click HERE.
Atid Amoona (Grades 3-5): We had a great time making candles last Sunday. Keep an eye on your inbox for our January program!
Kadima (Grades 6-7): Kadima goes Ice Skating! Join us for this ex-ICE-ting program, February 2. Check your inbox for more information.
Chalutzim (Grade 8): Our first meeting of the new year will take place from 11:30 am - 3:00 pm on January 12. Keep an eye on your inbox for more information.
MKLC
What a fantastic Latke Day we had! Thank you all for braving the weather - it was a blast! Have a great winter break, we will see you back in class when MKLC resumes on Sunday, January 5.
Click HERE to read a blog from our Shinshin, Guy Nachum.
Keep an eye on your inbox for more information about Mitzvah Day 2020!
Camp Ramot Amoona - Register Today
Linda Rotskoff Early Childhood Center
Thank you to everyone who joined us this morning for our Boker Tov Chanukah Open House! We had an amazing time having breakfast, singing, dancing and playing Chanukah themed games together.
Social Action
Jewish Community Winter Outreach Collection
We are now collecting winter items for the homeless community with the help of Jack Seigel, grandson of the Rosengartens. The items we are collecting include: undergarments, socks, boots, coats, hats, scarves, gloves, towels, washcloths and toiletries.
Special Note About Our Winter Outreach Collection Bins: The collection bins for this outreach will be located in coat closet next to the new memorial hall on the south side of B'nai Amoona. Please take your donation items there.
You may continue to bring your Harvey Kornblum Jewish Food Pantry donations to the Social Action Collection Center to the right of the receptionist’s desk near the main entrance. Our collection container for aluminum tabs from cans will also be located in this room.
Men's Club
Sisterhood
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).
In honor of Chag Habanot, the Festival of the Daughters, each participant is encouraged, but not required, to bring a piece of jewelry, small item, or printed photograph that represents a woman in her life (teacher, grandmother, mother, friend, daughter) and share a piece of wisdom learned from her.
Meet NY Times bestselling author MARIE BENEDICT and Have Breakfast with Hollywood Legend Hedy Lamarr and Lady Clementine Churchill - JANUARY 16, 2020.
$10 in advance and $12 at the door. Seating is limited, tickets and registration required. Tickets may be purchased HEREDoors 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!
Dec 26:Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor-Yossi Klein Halevi (204 pages)
Jan 23:Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed - Lori Gottlieb (433 pages) Feb 27:What to Do About the Solomons - Bethany Ball (243 pages)
Mar 26:The Mourning Sexton: A Novel of Suspense - Michael Baron [Michael Kahn] (416 pages)
Apr 23:Green: A Novel - Sam Graham-Felsen (320 pages)
For more information on the Book Group or author events, please call Enid Weisberg-Frank at 314-576-2864.
Shop Our New Gift Shop For All Your Chanukah Needs
Our new gift shop will be open this Sunday, December 22 from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm.
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/
In The B'nai Amoona Community
MAZEL TOV TO...
Bud and Lynn Wittels, Amos Weiss and Rikki Mutchler Weiss, of Boston, on the birth of their grandson, Zachary (Zac) Mason Wittels. Parents are Danny and Mia Wittels. Great grandparents are Eva Weiss of Herzelea, Israel; Alvin (Bunny) and Faye Meisel of Cincinnati and Ilene Wittels and Alan Gerstein of St. Louis. WE MOURN THE LOSS OF...
Willaim (Bill) Stuesse; husband of Marge Stuesse; father of Monica (Joel) Perlmutter, Mark (Cheryl) Stuesse and Greg (Denise) Stuesse; grandfather of Kyle, Shannon (Drew), Lauren (Zach), Anna, Nathan, Daniel, Drew, Blake (Z’L), and Brielle; and great-grandfather of Cole.
In the Jewish Community
Celebrate Chanukah at the Missouri Botanical Garden this Sunday, December 22 from 12:00 - 4:00 pm. Festivities include candle lighting and blessings with live music by Shir Ami, Meshorarim, Rod Steiner and Cantor Josh Finkel. For more information, please click HERE.
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.
Planning on volunteering at the Jewish and Muslim Day of Service? Join in the Potluck!
There will also be a potluck at the Turkish American Society of Missouri (TASOM) located at 664 Lemay Ferry Rd. 63125. We are asking folks to bring a dish from their Jewish tradition/culture to share. For example, one person is bringing Honey Cake, a sweet cake eaten at the Jewish New Year. We would also appreciate any story that might go along with the food. Please no pork or alcohol in the foods. We will also be using music as another form of connection. There will also be songsheets with some easy Hebrew and transliterations and english songs to share.
Please call Sharon Weissman at 314 440-7289 for more information or to let me know what they are bringing.
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
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