Chag Sameach Chaverim! We wish you a wonderful Festival of Lights this season!
Thank you to all who have registered for our Chanukah events this week. If you find that the Chanukah event you would like to attend is closed, please contact Liessa Alperin at 314-576-9990 x116 or liessa@bnaiamoona.com to find out if spots have opened.
Please note that Rabbi Carnie Rose's Monday class, Fresh Eyes on Ancient Teachings, and his Wednesday class, Inyana DeYoma, are on break until the week of January 16, 2022.
Advanced Modern Hebrew: 2:00 - 3:00 pm Facilitated by Ophira Melnick Zoom (Zoom link provided upon registration) ClickHEREto register!
Beginning Modern Hebrew, Level Two: 5:00 - 6:00 pm Facilitated by Ophira Melnick Zoom (Zoom link provided upon registration) ClickHERE to register! Beginning Modern Hebrew, Level One: 6:45 - 7:45 pm Facilitated by Ophira Melnick Zoom (Zoom link provided upon registration) ClickHEREto register!
Introduction to Biblical Hebrew: Close Study of the Biblical Book of Jonah: 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Book of Jonah, Chapter One
Facilitated by Rabbi Neal Rose
Zoom (Zoom link provided upon registration) Click HERE to register!
Intermediate Modern Hebrew: 7:50 - 8:50 pm Facilitated by Ophira Melnick Zoom (Zoom link provided upon registration) Click HERE to register!
Tuesday, November 30 - Chanukah Night Three & Giving Tuesday
Thank you for considering B'nai Amoona for your Giving Tuesday contribution! To participate in our Giving Tuesday campaign, please clickHERE.
Israel and the Jewish People: Schmooze in the News about Current Events in Israel: 12:00 - 1:00 pm Facilitated by Rabbi Jeffrey Abraham Zoom Link:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87514230047 Meeting ID: 87514230047 ClickHEREto register.
Light Up The Night: Beginning at 4:45 pm, Candle Lighting at 5:15 pm Co-sponsored by Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School Join us for a Home Run Chanukah with our special guest, Fredbird! Activities include art and craft tables and music provided by students and families of the Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School. We'll light the Chanukiah together at 5:15 pm. This event will take place outdoors on the Mirowitz side of our parking lot.
Wednesday, December 1 - Chanukah Night Four
Please note that Rabbi Carnie Rose's Monday class, Fresh Eyes on Ancient Teachings, and his Wednesday class, Inyana DeYoma, are on break until the week of January 16, 2022.
Sisterhood Menorahs & Mahj: 6:45 - 8:30 pm BA Sisterhood welcomes you to bring your Chanukah Menorah and 2021-2022 Mahj card (and set if you have one) and celebrate the fourth night of Chanukah at B'nai Amoona. It will be an evening of laughter and light!
BAUSY Chanukah Celebration for Teenagers in 9th-12th grade: 7:00 - 8:30 pm Our BAUSY teens will get together for a Chanukah celebration like no other - it'll be BANANAS! Questions? Contact Liessa atliessa@bnaiamoona.com.
Aleph Bet Hebrew: 7:00 - 8:00 pm Facilitated by Cantor Sharon Nathanson Zoom Link:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84733373216 Meeting ID: 84733373216 ClickHEREto register.
Introduction to Judaism: 8:00 - 9:00 pm Facilitated by Rabbi Jeffrey Abraham Zoom Link:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84891220218 Meeting ID: 84891220218 ClickHERE to register.
Thursday, December 2 - Chanukah Night Five
Ulpan Yiddish: 10:00 - 11:00 am Wedding Music in Yiddish Facilitated by Rabbi Neal Rose Zoom link:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82146833640 Meeting ID: 82146833640 ClickHERE to register!
Midtown Midrash: 12:00 - 1:00 pm RMM”K on Chanukah Facilitated by Rabbi Neal Rose Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84514922966 Meeting ID: 84514922966 ClickHEREto register!
Chanukah Happy Hour for Adults 30ish-50ish: 7:30 pm A grown-up wine and cheese Chanukah celebration full of good eats, good conversation and a white elephant gift exchange. Todah Rabbah to Rachel Armoza who will be preparing our delicious appetizers and desserts and to an anonymous donor who is generously sponsoring this event.
Friday, December 3 - Chanukah Night Six
EKS Dreidel Spin Off: 5:15 pm All the fun usually packed into our EKS Services with a Chanukah spin! A Dreidel spin that is! We will join together in the Main Sanctuary on the upper and lower Bimah for this festive Service full of Chanukah fun!
For more information regarding Friday Evening, Shabbat Morning Services and Saturday Evening Services, please keep an eye out for Friday's "Shabbat Shalom email."
Saturday, December 4 - Shabbat & Chanukah Night Seven
Torah for Today: 10:00 - 11:30 am
Two Distinct Spiritual Typologies Facilitated by Rabbi Neal Rose
Tribe MeCA Chanukah & Havdallah: 5:30 - 8:30 pm Gather 'round the fire pit for Chanukah and Havdallah! We will light the Seventh Night candles with an incredible lineup of heavy hors d'oeuvres and drinks prepared by Chef Jon Hoffman.
For more information regarding Friday Evening, Shabbat Morning Services and Saturday Evening Services, please keep an eye out for Friday's "Shabbat Shalom email."
Thinking Person's Judaism: Makers of Modern Judaism 10:15 - 11:30 am The Book of Judith: Another Chanukah Story Facilitated by Rabbi Neal Rose Zoom Link:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81289051611 Meeting ID: 81289051611 ClickHEREto register!
Cones, Cocoa & Candles: Forty-Five Minute Time Slots at 3:00 pm, 3:45 pm and 4:30 pm A Sweet Chanukah treat is in store for the eighth night! We'll enjoy Chanukah inspired ice cream from Clementine's Naughty & Nice Creamery and hot cocoa at the Town Square Pavilion in Town and Country, Missouri and light the final candle with our special guest, Louie, the mascot for the St. Louis Blues. This event is co-sponsored by PJ Library.
By Appointment
Haftarah Chanting Tutorial: By Appointment Only Facilitated by Cantor Sharon Nathanson All are welcome to learn Haftarah chanting with Cantor Sharon Nathanson! Please contact sharon.nathanson@bnaiamoona.com to set up an appointment.
Join us for Minyan
Special note about Minyan this week: Morning and Evening Minyan will take place in person in the Main Sanctuary. Additionally, we will continue to offer virtual options on Zoom, Facebook Live and our BA Livestream Page.
Please click HERE for more details about Services this week.
What's Happening at BA
"Sabbath Girl" Presented By Theatre Ariel Saturday, December 18 at 7:00 pm
Angie Mastrantoni has everything going for her—a job at a hip art gallery and a new apartment on the Upper West Side—except the time or hope for relationships. Then her neighbor Seth, a divorced Orthodox Jew with a knish store on the Lower East Side, knocks on her door. The Sabbath Girl is a contemporary romantic comedy about the loneliness of big-city life and the possibility of finding love next door.
Deborah Sacks Mintz & Eitan Kantor Saturday Evening, December 11 at 8:00 pm Join our BA Artist in Residence, Eitan B Kantor, along with the wonderful Deborah Sacks Mintz at MaTovu on Saturday Evening, December 11 at 8:00 pm for an unforgettable evening of music.
In-Person and virtual options are available. Reserve your spot by clicking HERE. This event is co-sponsored by B'nai Amoona, Kol Rinah and Matovu.
Gallant Family Judaica Shop at
Congregation B'nai Amoona The Gallant Family Judaica Shop carries a beautiful selection of both traditional and contemporary candelsticks, Havdallah sets, Kiddush cups, Challah plates, Seder plates, Menorahs, Mezuzot, Tallit, jewelry and more! Shop for Chanukah, housewarming gifts, baby gifts, wedding gifts and ritual gifts.
NEW! We are featuring the ceramics of St. Louis artist, Ilanit Michelson, with more artists to follow!
Currently open on Wednesdays from 9am-3pm beginning December 1 and any business day by appointment 10am-5pm, contact Gail Armstrong at 314-576-9990 x126 or gail@bnaiamoona.com.
Our grand reopening and ribbon-cutting with Mayor Bob Hoffman is scheduled for January 30, 2022 with the Levin Weekend Homecoming & Fundraiser - save the date and plan to attend!
It's Time To Order Your Mahj Cards! Simply fill out the 2022 order form foundHEREand send your form with your cash or check payment to:
Congregation B'nai Amoona attn: Mahj Cards 324 South Mason Road, Creve Coeur, MO 63141 Please make checks payable to B'nai Amoona
Order deadline is January 10, 2022. Please Contact Robin Shulman at robnshul@gmail.com or
314-369-8599 with any questions.
AM YISRAEL CHAI Plan to join us for B’nai Amoona’s upcoming Fundraiser – as we welcome Max Levin & his mother, Judy Levin, to St. Louis for a special homecoming weekend January 29 & 30, 2022!
JOIN US AS A SPONSOR! Sponsors are invited for Havdalah on Saturday, January 29, at Congregation B’nai Amoona, followed by a safely Covid-distanced Sponsor’s Dinner where Max will entertain your questions about his experiences. Sponsors will also receive a signed book and complimentary ticket(s) to Max’s community-wide talk on Sunday, January 30, at 1:00 pm in the B'nai Amoona Sanctuary.
