Special Note About Service Times: On Friday, December 24 and Friday, December 31:
Morning Minyan will begin at 9:00 am
Friday Evening Services will begin at 4:00 pm.
Additionally, our B'nai Amoona offices will be closed on Friday, December 24 and Friday, December 31 as they are both recognized as Federal Legal Holidays.
Monday, December 20
Fresh Eyes on Ancient Teachings is on break until January 17.
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 2
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, December 21
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.
Wednesday, December 22
Sex, War and Betrayal, Aleph Bet Hebrew, and Introduction to Judaism are on break until January 5.
Inyana DeYoma - Issues of the Day, Rappin' with Rabbi Rose is on break until January 19, 2022.
Thursday, December 23
Ulpan Yiddish: 10:00 - 11:00 am How Do You Say "New Year’s Eve" in Yiddish? Facilitated by Rabbi Neal Rose Zoom link:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82146833640 Meeting ID: 82146833640 ClickHEREto register!
Midtown Midrash: 12:00 - 1:00 pm RMM”K at the Burning Bush Facilitated by Rabbi Neal Rose Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84514922966 Meeting ID: 84514922966 ClickHERE to register!
Friday, December 24
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 25
Torah for Today in the Mendelsohn Library: 10:00 - 11:30 am
Parashat Shemot and the Winter Solstice Facilitated by Rabbi Neal Rose
For more information regarding Friday Evening, Shabbat Morning Services and Saturday Evening Services, please keep an eye out for Friday's "Shabbat Shalom email."
Sunday, December 26
There are no MKLC classes this week - classes resume following Winter Break on Sunday, January 9.
Thinking Person's Judaism: Makers of Modern Judaism: 10:15 - 11:30 am Isaiah Berlin and Hannah Arendt on the Eichmann Trial Facilitated by Rabbi Neal Rose Zoom Link:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81289051611 Meeting ID: 81289051611 ClickHEREto register!
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
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.
Regular Morning Minyanim Friday, December 24 and Friday, December 31: Morning Minyan will begin at 9:00 am. Sunday Morning Minyan: 9:00 am Monday - Friday Morning Minyan: 7:00 am In-Person, Zoom, Livestream,FB Live Zoom Link:https://zoom.us/j/97189645201 Meeting ID: 971 8964 5201
Regular Evening Minyanim Friday, December 24 and Friday, December 31: Friday Evening Services will begin at 4:00 pm. Sunday - Thursday Evening Minyan: 6:15 pm via Zoom, Livestream,FB Live Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/97924715014 Meeting ID: 979 2471 5014
Please click HERE for more details about Services this week.
What's Happening at BA
Winter Outreach: As temperatures drop, the unhoused in St. Louis are faced with bitterly cold winter weather. To keep our neighbors warm, the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) is organizing its 4th annual Winter Outreach. In partnership with St. Louis Jewish organizations and State Representative Kimberly Ann Collins, we will be collecting donations of new and gently used winter winter and wellness items. You can drop off donations at B’nai Amoona.
Our BA Artist in Residence, Eitan Kantor, continues to host inspirational music-infused events. For a list of Eitan's musical offerings, please click HERE.
We also ask that you Save The Date for
Shabbat Shirah taking place on Shabbat Morning, January 15 at 9:00 am
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.
Virtual Open House for the Tikvah Scholars Program at Yale University December 21 at 7:00 pm Learn more about the prestigious Tikvah Scholars Program, an 11-day residential summer institute for current 10th and 11th graders at Yale University. Hear from Rabbi Mark Gottlieb, Senior Director at the Tikvah Fund & Dean of the Tikvah Scholars Program; Rachel Kaissar, director of the program; as well as faculty and alumni, who will share more details about this one-of-a-kind summer experience. Register by clicking HERE.
End of Year Giving
Deadlines to receive your 2021 tax deductibility from B'nai Amoona:
CREDIT CARDS: If you plan to make your donation using a credit card, please note that we cannot adjust the processing dates. For tax-deductible donations to be included in 2021 records, we must receive your information in time for processing this year. Credit Card payments may be made through our secure website, https://www.bnaiamoona.com/donations. Online payments should be made no later than noon, December 29, in order to ensure processing in 2021. Please do not send us credit card information via email, which is not secure.
MAIL-IN FUNDS: All mail-in funds must be dated and postmarked by December 30 and received by the end of the business day on January 10, 2022. IN-PERSON FUNDS: Any in-person funds must be received in our office by noon on Wednesday, December 29, 2021.
Please contact Claudia Millonas with any questions at 314-576-9990 x113 or claudia@bnaiamoona.com.
Congregation B’nai Amoona 324 South Mason Rd St. Louis, MO 63141
