Chag Sameach! Passover is here! We hope to see you at the following programs and Services!
Thursday, April 14 7:00 pm: Search for the Chametz: Join Rabbi Rose & Family as we search for our Chametz - Zoom and Facebook Live Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87299165061
Friday, April 15 - Erev Pesach 9:30 am: “Chametz Happenings,” join us for playtime on the LRECC and BA playgrounds, bagels and then we will burn our Chametz together. Don't forget to bring your Chametz!
Friday, April 15 - Erev Pesach 6:00 pm: Kid-Friendly Seder at the St. Louis JCC (Staenberg) with Rabbi Jeffrey Abraham and Rabbi Brad Horwitz. This interactive Seder is recommended for children ages 5-15 years old (siblings are welcome too!).
Tuesday, April 19 4:00 - 6:00 pm: Matzah Pizza Making at Rabbi Abraham’s Home for children in Middle School and younger and their families. We'll provide everything you need!
Rabbi Abraham's Address: 529 N. Mason Road St. Louis, MO 63141
Saturday, April 23 10:15 am: Mini Minyan for young children and their families. Join us for a special Passover edition of Mini Minyan. Rabbi Jeffrey Abraham will lead children and their families in special activities and songs in celebration of Shabbat and Passover.
Passover Mitzvah Opportunities:
Dear Friends,
The Festival of Pesach provides us with an opportunity to perform TWO special Mitzvot. Please take a moment to complete both forms below and return them to my attention at your earliest convenience.
Your contributions will be distributed through my Discretionary Fund to local causes as well as international initiatives. May this Pesach truly be a time of freedom and prosperity for all!
Todah Rabbah, Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose
Click the images below to perform these Passover Mitzvot!
For our full Passover schedule and other details, please click the pink button below.
Annual Congregational Meeting Monday, April 25 at 7:00 pm
Join us for a congregational update that will include presentations from our Klei Kodesh, staff, lay leaders, and others. This meeting will be held in person and via Zoom. More information to follow.
Please contact Anita Kraus at 314-576-9990 x127 or email anita@bnaiamoona.com with any questions.
Mitzvah Day Sunday, May 1 beginning at 8:30 am
Mitzvah Day is for the entire Congregational family! Your participation is needed and appreciated.
Mitzvah Day Schedule: 8:30 am: Breakfast Begins 9:00 am: Morning Minyan 9:45 am: Opening Ceremonies 10:00 am: Projects Begin Projects will be at B’nai Amoona and Offsite.
Our list of projects and registration form are coming soon. If there is a special project or organization you would like to see represented, please CLICK HERE.
Todah Rabbah to Gary Myers who generously sponsors Mitzvah Day in memory of his wife Lynn Myers (Z"L).
Special Edition of Fresh Eyes on Ancient Teachings with Ben Varon, JTS Rabbi Bernard Lipnick Award Recipient Monday, May 9 beginning at 8:30 am
Ben Varon is passionate about egalitarian Judaism and wants to inspire people to find personally meaningful Jewish practice. As a fifth-year rabbinical student at The Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS), he enjoys the intellectual challenge of his academic studies and is excited to see where his spiritual journey to the rabbinate will lead. Ben is currently serving, for a second year, as the rabbinic intern at Shaarei Tikvah in Westchester County, New York. Last summer, Ben fulfilled his JTS requirement of completing a unit of clinical pastoral education with a placement in the Behavioral Health Unit at NYU Langone Hospital in Brooklyn, New York. Ben spent two years as the rabbinic intern at the University of Maryland and one year as the family educator at the Orangetown Jewish Center's Kulanu religious school program. Ben also spent two summers as a Rosh Edah (unit head) at Camp Ramah Nyack in New York.
Theatre Ariel Presents the World Premier of: Women, Wine, and Talmud Sunday, May 15th at 6:00 pm CST, Virtual ONLY
Rachel, Mad Yalta, and Bruriah. Three wise women, daughters, wives, and sages whose stories appear in the Talmud. Each of them challenged the “expected” and each of their stories will challenge you.
This performance is brought to B'nai Amoona through the generous sponsorships of Betsy Enger and Barbara & Harry Shechter
Registration link coming soon, please contact Liessa Alperin at 314-576-9990 x116 or email liessa@bnaiamoona.com with any questions.
We need your help with Yom HaShoah Candle Distribution If you only attend or volunteer occasionally for the Men's Club, please make sure this is the time this year. On April 27th, we pay homage to the 6 million Jewish lives that were extinguished in the Holocaust and boldly declare in front of survivors that we will always remember. As a proud partner of Yom HaShoah, the B'nai Amoona Men's Club is back to planning for deliveries of our Yellow Candles across the St. Louis area in advance of this remembrance. We need approximately 40 drivers to deliver to our congregants on Sunday, April 24th. Volunteering will ensure that the flame of remembrance is never extinguished.
Please note that not all of our classes are listed below. For this week's full class schedule including Zoom and registration links, please click the purple image below.
This Week's Special Passover Adult Education Opportunities with Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose & Rabbi Neal Rose
Passover Adult Education Opportunities with Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose:
We have the opportunity to participate in preserving, promoting and perpetuating Conservative/Masorti Judaism through active giving to the Torah Fund Initiative of Women’s League in support of the Jewish Theological Seminary (New York, NY), Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies (Los Angeles, CA), Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies (Jerusalem), Seminario Rabinico Latinoamericano (Buenos Aires, Argentina), and Zacharias Frankel College (Potsdam, Germany).
What is the Torah Fund? Torah Fund is a fundraiser in collaboration with Women's League Conservative Judaism and Jewish Theological Society. The funds raised by the Torah Fund go towards scholarships to all the schools. These 5 schools are where rabbi's, lay leaders, and Jewish educators learn.
This year is special as it is the 80th anniversary of the Torah Fund initiative. Therefore, let's support the fundraiser by donating $80 or more!
Additional Information: - All donations will go straight to NY. - Sisterhood President Rachel Taxman has the B'yachad pins. Minimum donation is $80 to receive a pin. (These are the same as last year if you already received one.) Please contact Rachel Taxman if you are interested in a pin.
Camp Ramot Amoona & Camp B'nai Ami Are Looking For Camp T-Shirt Sponsors!
Sponsorship levels start at $250
Business logos/names will be featured on the back of each camp t-shirt.
Sponsoring our camp shirts is an easy and effective way to promote your business while also performing a Mitzvah! Interested? Contact Anita today at 314-576-9990 x127 or email anita@bnaiamoona.com.
Please click HERE for more details about Services this week.
Community Events
Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School SHOW ME MIROWITZ Gala: Sunday, May 1 at the World's Fair Pavilion in Forest Park
Honoring: Randee and Dr. Myron Jacobs Meyer and Marcelle Kranzberg (Vision Award) and Dr. Arlene and Rabbi Jeffrey Stiffman, Cheryl, Jon, Gabe and Ari Maayan (Community Service Award)
For more information, to register, and to make a pledge, CLICK HERE.
The Jewish Student Union (JSU) is proud to present: The Second Annual Meat Up! Sunday May 8, 2022 5:30pm-8:30pm
Join us at the World's Fair Pavilion in Forest Park for an evening of fun supporting Jewish engagement. Guests will enjoy the finest in kosher smoked meats from Romanian, BBQ with celebrated pitmaster Jon Rubin (now of Simon Kohn's), Sushi, Live Music, Special Surprises and more! Special Mother’s Day gift bags will be given away to all in attendance.
