5782 High Holy Day Magazine

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HOLY DAYS5782

Shalom Chaverim and Chaverot,
Inside this magazine, you will find important information
regarding the High Holy Days at Congregation B’nai
Amoona. Our staff and Klei Kodesh continually work with
our Doctors of B’nai Amoona (DOBA) Committee to make
sure our High Holy Day offerings are not only moving and
meaningful, but also safe for all.
It is with this in mind, that our Board of Trustees has voted
to only allow vaccinated members and guests to gather
in person this year. In addition to showing a vaccination
card, we are also requiring adults and children ages 2 and
older to wear a face mask. Vaccinated individuals ages 12
and older will be permitted inside the building for adult
programming with a vaccination card. Children under
12 years old and their vaccinated family members are
invited to join us for our Outdoor Services (anyone 12 and
older will be required to show their vaccination cards).
Unvaccinated individuals are invited to join us via live
streaming for our Main Services.
As we know, medical findings change daily and guide in
the recommendations offered by our DOBA Committee,
the CDC and our local and state Health Departments. We
take these recommendations very seriously and our High
Holy Day schedule may need to change at any time. We
will update you with any changes and encourage you to
keep an eye on emails as well as our website. We thank you
for your patience and understanding and look forward to
being together safely. Shanah Tovah!

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Shalom B’nai Amoona Family,

This year as we approach our 5782 High Holy Days, we look forward to your partnership with our
Klei Kodesh, Professional Team and the Board of Trustees in our mission to be forward looking.
Even before the New Year, we began taking the action steps necessary to ensure the sustainability
of Congregation B’nai Amoona for future generations. It is all the more important now, as we begin a
New Year, to share fresh expectations and updated procedures. We ask you to open your hearts and
minds to the ideas that will be brought forward over the next 12 months.

The High Holy Days span over 30 days, beginning with Selichot, communal prayers for expiation
and forgiveness on Saturday evening, August 28 and ending with Simchat Torah, on the evening of
September 28 and the morning of the 29th, joyfully celebrating the end of the annual cycle of Torah
readings while marking the beginning of a new annual cycle.

This year’s theme is especially timely:

“Kol HaOlam Kulo Gesher Tzar Meod; VeHaIkar Lo Lefached Klal The entire world is like a narrow
bridge; but the most important thing to recall is to have no fear at all.”

Each one of us can create our own bridge without anyone judging us. Each of us can monitor the level
of sway we want, who can join us on our bridge and we can make our own choices, within the spirit
of protecting others and ourselves. We need to have our internal confidence, and not let the external
chatter be an influence on our behavior as Our Big Tent has the capacity for many different narrow
bridges.

This year our High Holy Days will offer us the ability to personalize our worship experience. We will
offer live services, outdoor services, virtual services and ongoing flexibility based on the current
environment as Covid challenges are still a daily reality. Your safety and peace of mind are our goals,
and inscription in the Book of Life is our aspiration.

This year, pre-registration will be required for any of our in-person worship opportunities, so please
pay close attention to all of our communications, beginning with this High Holy Day guide. Information
is also on a dedicated page on our website and includes worship schedules, giving opportunities and
registration information. Please be sure to check it out! Due to the “hybrid” nature of our worship
options - worshipping in-person or through streaming - we will once again be lending out the holiday
Machzorim for those not joining us in person. Instructions for securing a prayer book are within this
guide and also on our website. Your Kapparah Gelt pledge card is also enclosed in this mailing. Other
giving opportunities include High Holy Day greetings and youth Machzorim bookplates, leaving a
family Holy Day legacy. Please give generously – your meaningful donation is especially critical to
strengthening all the operations of our Shul! Should you have any questions, please feel free to reach
out to Gail Armstrong, our Director of Development at [email protected] or 314-576-9990 x126.

As the President of the B’nai Amoona Board of Trustees, I can share how honored and privileged we,
your leadership, are to provide ongoing daily focus and inspiration. We look forward to having the
choice, this year, of seeing you in the Big Tent. In the meantime, from our families to yours, we pray
that you be inscribed in the Book of Life for a year filled with Shalom (peace), Briyut (good health) and
Simchah (happiness).

Jeff Singer
President, Congregation B’nai Amoona
314-249-9607
[email protected]

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Our 5782 High Holy Day Theme:

“Kol HaOlam Kulo Gesher Tzar Meod; VeHalkar Lo Lefached Klal.
The entire world is like a narrow bridge; but the most important thing to recall is to have no fear at all.”

One of my all-time favorite quotes, and the one which will be our Shul’s theme for the coming academic year, is
attributed to the enigmatic and iconoclastic Chassidic Rabbi Nachman of Bratzlav (b. 1772 – d. 1810). It has been set
to music many times over and is a fan favorite at Jewish Summer Camps and Youth Programs.

The Hebrew version we commonly encounter is:

“Kol HaOlam Kulo Gesher Tzar Meod; VeHalkar Lo Lefached Klal.

The entire world is like a narrow bridge; but the most important thing to recall is to have no fear at all.”

At first blush, this appears to be an encouraging and optimistic message. Reb Nachman seems to be suggesting that
part of the human experience is acknowledging that the world we live in can be a dangerous and scary place, and
that we should continually strive to press-forward and transcend the daunting moments of our lives.

Interestingly, nonetheless, the Bratzlaver Rebbe’s famous teaching has been misquoted through the centuries. The
original text that records his teaching actually reads:

“VeHalkar Lo LeHitpached Klal. The essential thing is not to become overly fearful and paralyzed by your fear.”

Reb Nachman, I think, is teaching us something profoundly significant in this passage. We can and should not simply
wish our fears away as fear – Pachad in Hebrew – serves as a crucial role in our growth and development. Fear warns
us of looming danger and spurs us to take necessary and meaningful action. What we must never do is Lehitpachad
– to allow our trepidations to paralyze us to the point of inaction.

Eleanor Roosevelt once said: “You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really
stop to look fear in the face. So do one thing every day that scares you.”

Friends – Reb Nachman reminds us that our fears are real. And it is precisely from these fears – the ones we face
honestly and manage adeptly – that we can experience deepening and exponential growth.

May we be blessed in 5782 to summon the courage and the resolve to face these fear-inducing realities of daily
living, and still never lose sight of the majesty and beauty of the world we inhabit and the precious gift of life granted
to us by our loving Creator.

Amen and LeShanah Tovah Tikatayvu Ve Techataymu! May we all be inscribed and sealed for a good and health-filled
New Year!

With love,
Reb Carnie

Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose
The Rabbi Bernard Lipnick
Senior Rabbinic Chair
314-576-9990 x105
[email protected]

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Special Pre-High Holy Days Adult Education Opportunities

Monday SESSIONS WEDNESDAY SESSIONS

FRESH EYES ON ANCIENT TEACHINGS Inyana DeYoma - Issues of the Day, Rappin’ with Rabbi Rose
5:00 - 6:15 pm 10:00 - 11:30 am

09AugustPlease join us for the continuation of our 11 Please join us for the continuation of
16 August & SeptemberFresh Eyes on Ancient Teachings Class18our Inyana DeYoma - Issues of the Day,
23 with Rabbi Carnie Rose. This class will 25 Rappin’ with Rabbi Rose course. Class
30 resume on Monday, August 9th from 5:00- 1 will resume on Wednesday, August 11th
6:15 pm and will run for 4 consecutive from 10:00-11:30 am and will run for
weeks concluding with Monday, August 4 consecutive weeks concluding with
30th. Wednesday September 1st.

Classes will be offered on Zoom. Classes will be offered on Zoom.

These 4 special classes will serve as Together, we will study and discuss our
spiritual preparation for the High Holy congregation-wide “Big Read” book, “The
Day season. Beauty of What Remains.”

For those wishing to participate on Zoom: For those wishing to participate on Zoom:

Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom. Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.
us/j/86535949864 us/j/83102232083

Meeting ID: 86535949864 Meeting ID: 83102232083

Our Elevating Elul email series features a variety of inspiring stories, poems and
quotes designed to uplift and prepare us for the coming High Holy Days and be-
yond. This year’s Elevating Elul series highlights the voices of our BA Kehillah. Todah
Rabbah to the individuals in our congregation who have contributed. Interested
in sharing your Elevating Elul perspective? Contact Rachel Bray Spezia at 314-576-
9990 x119 or email [email protected] for more information.

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B’nai Amoona also extends a big “Todah Rabbah” to the researchers,
healthcare professionals and first responders in our congregation and
community. Your continued dedication to Tikkun Olam, Repairing the
World, is something we celebrate and honor this High Holy Day season. We
wish you and your families a very sweet and healthy new year.

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Welcome The
Days of AWE

Selichot:

Saturday, August 28

Pre-Selichot discussion with our Rabbis: 8:30 pm
Selichot snacks and refreshments : 9:30 pm
Our moving Selichot Service: 10:00 pm

Selichot at B’nai Amoona is sponsored by the Schuval Family.

Rosh Hashanah I Rosh Hashanah II

Tuesday, september 7 Wednesday, september 8

Classic Service 8:00 am Shacharit - Davening Out of the Box 9:00 am
• Torah Service 9:00 am ROSH U - Alternative Educational Program 10:00 am
• Sermon by Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose 10:00 am Musaf 10:45 am
• Shofar Service 10:15 am Shofar Service 11:30 am
11:30 am Evening Services for 7:00 pm
Innovative Service 12:45 pm the end of Yontiff
• Creative Shofar Service

Tashlich Youth & Family
Service Schedule
Tuesday, september 7
is on Page 9.
Classic Tashlich & Shofar Blasts 5:00 pm
(at the pond) 5:00 pm We will NOT be offering High Holy Day babysitting this year, but we
Meditative Tashlich & Shofar Blasts 6:15 pm do have Intergenerational Services for all ages.
Minchah & Ma’ariv

The Tashlich Service, a unique tradition, is based on a phrase from the Prophetic Book of
Micah (7:19): “You will cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.”

Tashlich is an especially poignant custom for children. Please bring them with you so they
can experience this meaningful ritual. Remember to bring your bread or breadcrumbs and
Shofarot!

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kever avot & shemot

Pre-Yom Kippur Visitation to Our Klei Kodesh will officiate at this moving
the burial places of our experience. Following a brief musical, communal
Ancestors & Teachers and experience, the Klei Kodesh will be available to recite private prayers
interment of holy books & with members and their families. Please let us know, in advance,
materials if you wish to have the Rabbis or Hazzan meet with your family by

contacting Amy at [email protected], or 314-576-9990 x131

Sunday, September 12

10:30 am Kever Avot & Shemot at B’nai Amoona is generously sponsored by Larry & Phyllis Hoffman,
B’nai Amoona Cemetery Buddy Hoffman, Mark & Judy Hoffman, Keith Alper and all of their grandchildren and great-
930 North & South Road grandchildren in memory of Stanley & Estelle Hoffman and Nancy Hoffman Alper. May their

(between Olive and Delmar) memories be an eternal source of blessing and inspiration.

Kol Nidrei Yom Kippur

Wednesday, september 15 Thursday, september 16

Intergenerational Service 4:45 pm Classic Service 8:00 am
Minchah 6:15 pm • Torah Service 9:00 am
Musical Prelude 6:30 pm • Musaf 9:30 am
Kol Nidrei Service followed by Arvit 6:45 pm • Sermon by Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose 10:00 am
7:15 pm • Yizkor 10:30 am
• Sermon by Rabbi Jeffrey Abraham 12:00 pm
Innovative Service 1:00 pm
Machzorim lending • Creative Torah Service 1:30 pm
• Creative Yizkor 2:00 pm
for virtual services 2:15 pm
Recess 3:30 pm
During the High Holy Days streaming of our services A Moment of Intimacy with the Divine: 4:30 pm
will continue to be available for those unable to at- Yom Kippur Ark Ceremony 5:45 pm
tend in-person. We will again offer our members the Schmooze with Rabbi Neal Rose 7:38 pm
opportunity to borrow a Machzor. In order to borrow “Death, Dying & Jewish Tradition” 7:45pm
the prayer book, B’nai Amoona members must have Minchah
a valid credit card or eCheck on file. If you do not, Neilah, Ma’ariv, Havdalah &
and wish to borrow a prayer book, please call Gail Sounding of the Shofar
Armstrong, 314-576-9990 x126 to provide your credit Yom Kippur Ends
card or eCheck (routing and account numbers) infor- BA Break the Fast Box Pick-up
mation before you arrive.

Books will be available for pick up from Monday,
August 30 through Friday, September 3, 2021 from
9:00am through 5:30pm. Books will need to be re-
turned, with the original number sticker still attached,
no later than Thursday, September 30, 2021, or pay-
ment method on account will be charged.

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our yom kippur
food drive

Congregation wide This is my chosen fast…To share your bread with the hungry, To
Big Read take the homeless into your home, To clothe the naked when
you see them.
This year’s High Holy Day “Big Read”
is The Beauty of What Remains by (Isaiah 58:6-7)
Rabbi Steve Leder and will serve as the
creative fodder for many of our sermons During the month of Elul through Kol Nidrei & Yom Kippur, we
and classes. Please contact Amy ask each member of our Congregational family to bring food
Maupin at 314-576-9990 x131 or email to Shul. This food will be distributed to the needy through
[email protected] to order your The Harvey Kornblum Jewish Food Pantry. FILL THE BIMAH
copy. Cash or check can be made out with food for the needy!
to the Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund
for $18.00 please. We look forward Beginning August 18th we will have a cart and table outside
to hearing your reactions to this the building for you to drop off your food. This will be a NO
meaningful chronicle. CONTACT delivery. If you need help bringing food from your
car, between 9am and 4pm, please ring the doorbell and
someone will come out to help you. If you have any questions,
please do not hesitate to contact Liessa at 314-576-9990 ext
116 or [email protected].

If you would like to contribute to Congregation B’nai Amoona’s
HaMakolet - B’nai Amoona’s Free Food Pantry, please contact
Gail at 314-576-9990 X126.or [email protected].

HaMakolet (The Market) is the new food pantry at B’nai
Amoona! We understand that these are hard times, and want
to support our community. Hamakolet’s purpose is to address
food insecurity and provide people with an additional outlet
to seek assistance. We have food items (including several
protein options) and some household goods as well. Our
food products include both dry goods as well as refrigerated
perishables and are all certified Kosher. Our Jewish tradition
teaches us to fight hunger, and we invite you to aid in this
Mitzvah.

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High Holy Days
Outdoor Options For youth

INTERGENERATIONAL SERVICES

Rabbi Jeffrey Abraham and Morah Brandi Roach will facilitate meaningful High Holy Day Services and activities
for children of all ages and their families.

Below, you will find the times and dates of our Intergenerational Services as well as the ages they are intended
for, but please remember that you are welcome to come to any Service that best meets your family’s needs.

As a reminder, vaccination cards are required by anyone ages 12 and older and face masks must be worn by
anyone ages 2 and older. Online registration is required for all outdoor Youth Services.

Rosh Hashanah I Rosh Hashanah II
Tuesday, Sept. 7 Tuesday, Sept. 8

9:30 am Early Childhood Intergenerational Service 9:30 am Early Childhood Intergenerational Service

11:00 am Intergenerational Service geared towards 11:00 am Intergenerational Service geared towards
elementary aged children elementary aged children

Kol Nidrei Yom Kippur
WEdnesday, Sept. 15 Thursday, Sept. 16

4:45 pm Intergenerational Service 9:30 am Early Childhood Intergenerational Service

Sukkot 11:00 am Intergenerational Service geared towards
elementary aged children

Sukkot I - Tuesday, September 21 All Intergenerational Services will require online
registration and take place outdoors. As a reminder, we
10:15 am Intergenerational Sukkot Experience ask that adults and children ages two and older wear their
masks and sit with their family pods. Please do not attend
Sukkot II - Wednesday, September 22 if you are feeling ill or showing symptoms of any kind.

3:00 pm Sukkot Playdate at Rabbi Abraham’s Home

7:00 pm BAUSY Program in the Sukkah

Intergenerational Service Machzorim: Perform a mitzvah!

A wonderful anonymous donor has provided prayer books for our all new Intergenerational Services and we are
giving families the opportunity to have a bookplate placed in these prayer books as a legacy contribution. The
bookplates can be customized to honor or remember a loved one, represent families, or for whatever gift moves
your heart. The bookplates can be ordered in advance for a minimum donation of $36 (or any additional multiple
of $18).

Please contact Gail Armstrong directly so a bookplate may be specially created and placed in the books in advance
of our services – [email protected] or 314-576-9990 x126. Bookplates may be ordered up to Wednesday,
September 1.

Youth High Holy Day opportunities are sponsored by Dr. Harvey & Fran Cantor and Family.

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Yom Kippur Afternoon
Pre-Neilah

A Moment of Intimacy with the Divine:
Yom Kippur Ark Ceremony

Thursday, September 16
2:15 pm - 3:45 pm (online registration required)
Also taking place during Neilah Services at 5:45 pm

A Unique Opportunity - NOT TO BE MISSED

You are invited as individuals, or as families, to come onto the Bimah and stand for a brief

moment before the open Ark in personal, silent prayer. Families and individuals unable to join

us for Evening Services at 5:45 pm are welcome to register for a timeslot between 2:15 pm

and 3:45 pm. Individuals attending Neilah Services, will have an opportunity to come before

the Ark during Services.

May you be inscribed

in the Book of Life!

sukkot Erev Sukkot Services Followed by
our community-wide Dinner
There are many exciting Sukkot happenings in the works!
Listed here are few “Save the Dates”, but please watch for full Monday, September 20 at 6:15 pm
listings and details coming soon!
BAUSY in the Sukkah
Sukkot at B’nai Amoona is sponsored by Sanford and
Gloria Spitzer in memory of all their loved ones. Wednesday, September 22 at 7:00 pm

Sisterhood Schmooze
in the sukkah
Sponsored by BA Sisterhood

Thursday, September 23 at 7:00 pm

Men's Club
Scotch in the sukkah
Sponsored by BA Men's Club

Saturday, September 25 at 7:30 pm

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simchat torah

Tuesday, September 28

4:45 pm - Minchah
5:45 pm - Pre-Simchat Torah Dinner followed by Ma’ariv and Hakafot

Wednesday, September 29

9:00 am - Simchat Torah Services, Hakafot and Special Kiddush
On this day we will honor our Bride and Groom of the Torah, Rick & Anne Mazur. Mazel Tov!

Simchat Torah at B’nai Amoona is sponsored by Michael, Laura, Samuel, and Katherine Rose Ellenhorn.

Bride & groom of the torah

Anne and Rick Mazur are our B’nai Amoona’s 5782 Almost everyone at B’nai
Bride and Groom of the Torah. Rick is a second- Amoona refers to Anne
generation member of BA and Anne joined along as “Morah Anne” because
with their three sons (David, Benjamin and Joshua) she taught in the BA Early Childhood
when the family moved to St. Louis from Maryland. Center for 31 years. Anne retired from
Anne was first introduced to B’nai Amoona when teaching at the end of the 2020-2021 school year
she met former BA Cantor, Hazzan Renzer, who saying that she “finally graduated,” but you will still
assisted Rabbi Skop in officiating their wedding. find her helping at the preschool library, which is
Both Anne and Rick have served as board members. her passion. Rick says he’s amazed at the number
of parents that recognize Anne outside of B’nai
After Rick’s father passed away, he found comfort Amoona and still address her as Morah Anne. Anne,
and support while attending Minyan. He has been a when she is able, enjoy’s Rabbi Neal Rose’s “Thinking
Minyanaire for 21 years now and leads Davening on Person’s Judaism” class where Rick is also a regular.
Sunday mornings. He particularly looks forward to
the Sundays when there is a Pre-Bar or Bat Mitzvah Rick and Anne are humbled and grateful to be
Participation and the Worldwide Wraps on Superbowl selected for this honor and look forward to seeing
Sunday. Rick can also be found volunteering in Chef everyone at Simchat Torah.
Jon’s kitchen because preparing and eating good food
is a passion of his.

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High Holy Day Greetings

Please join us in celebrating the New Year 5782 with
a thoughtful gift to share the sweetness of the year!
Your extra support can be applied to a High Holy Day
Communal Greeting or Programming for Youth.

Donors will be acknowledged once under
“Congregational Greetings for a Sweet New Year.”

Make your contribution online at www.bnaiamoona.com, or contact Gail Armstrong at [email protected]
or 314-576-9990 x126 no later than Monday, August 30.

celebrate sukkot with your own
lulav & etrog

For centuries, blessing the Lulav and Etrog has been the Jewish way of
thanking God for the blessings of the earth on the Holy Day of Sukkot. By
holding the four species together, we symbolically “get our own act to-
gether” for the New Year. By pointing them in six directions, we remind
ourselves that God’s presence can be found in every aspect of our lives.
And by shaking the Lulav and Etrog vigorously, we commit to being “movers and shakers” in the
world, for good and for blessing. Have your Lulav and Etrog delivered directly to your door.
Use this link and Bnai Amoona receives 10% of your order back!
www.esrogheadquarters.com/?ref=M4T9y5Bkfb4fT

hamechaber

formally known as college Connect

We want to connect with our young adults during the year whether they be college students,
post college, or have chosen a different path after High School. We will send a few packages and
invitations to join us when they are in town.
Please share your young adult’s information with us (even if it hasn’t changed) so we know where
they are and can update our lists for goodies throughout the year. Please fill out the form at:
www.bnaiamoona.com/collegeconnect
We have also sent an email to families with Young Adults ages 18-28.
A special thank you to the Rabbi Bernard Lipnick Foundation for the Conservative Movement for
sponsoring this initiative!

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Know before you go

• Only vaccinated congregants and guests will be allowed to gather in person this year. In addition to
showing a vaccination card, we are also requiring adults and children ages 2 and older to wear a face
mask.

• Vaccinated individuals ages 12 and older will be permitted inside the building for High Holy Day Services
with a vaccination card. Children under 12 years old and their vaccinated family members are invited to
join us for our Outdoor Services (anyone 12 and older will be required to show their vaccination cards).

• Unvaccinated individuals are invited to join us via live streaming for our Main Services.
• Vaccinated guests are welcome to register and attend with a suggested minimum donation of $36 per

person.

• Online registration is required for all in-person High Holy Day Services and events.

parking When at Shul for Services, we
invite you to visit our beautifully
• We are delighted to welcome so many people during the High Holy Days. These renovated Anne & Aaron Rosenthal
procedures have been established for the safety, security and convenience of all Memorial Hall dedicated in loving
who join us for the High Holy Day Season.
memory by their children and
• Please cooperate with the parking attendants and traffic officers at all times. grandchildren. This serene and
elegant space is one of the most
• The North Lot is for Accessible Parking only. All other cars should enter on the meditative areas of our building and
south side.
is lovated outside of our
• Please DO NOT park in the Accessible Parking area unless you have an Main Sanctuary.
appropriate permit. If you don’t have a permit but have a handicapped person in
your car, please drop that person off at the Circle Drive on the South side of the If a plaque needs to be
building. re-alphabetized in a family unit,
please let Gail Armstrong know at
• We will NOT be parking on the baseball fields.
314-576-9990 x126 or
• Please DO NOT block the fire lanes. [email protected]

• There is absolutely no parking at yellow curbs. These areas are for emergency
vehicles only.

Additional info

Greeters

An efficient greeting staff is an important component to our success. Call Karen Polishuk at 314-954-2661 should you wish
to make yourself available to be a Greeter this High Holy Day season. Todah Rabbah!

Seating

Please arrive early to secure your seat of choice. If you have special seating needs, please contact Anita Kraus at
314-576-9990 x127 to make necessary arrangements.

LiVESTREAM

To view live services, please visit www.bnaiamoona.com, and click on the “Watch Services & Classes” icon in the center of
the homepage. Streaming at B’nai Amoona is made possible through the generosity of the Rabbi Bernard Lipnick Foundation for the
Conservative Movement. Todah Rabbah!

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High Holy Day Schedule

SELICHOT - Saturday, August 28 8:30 pm KOL NIDREI – Wednesday, September 15 4:45 pm
Pre-Selichot discussion with our Rabbis 9:30 pm Intergenerational Service 6:15 pm
Selichot snacks and refreshments 10:00 pm Minchah 6:30 pm
Our moving Selichot Service Musical Prelude 6:45 pm
Kol Nidrei Service followed by Arvit 7:15 pm
EREV ROSH HASHANAH - Monday, September 6 • Sermon by Rabbi Jeffrey Abraham

Evening Services 6:15 pm

ROSH HASHANAH I - Tuesday, September 7 Yom Kippur tealight candles will be available to light
at Shul in our beautiful Gallery.

Classic Service 8:00 am

• Torah Service 9:00 am YOM KIPPUR – Thursday, September 16

• Sermon by Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose 10:00 am Classic Service 8:00 am

• Shofar Service 10:15 am • Torah Service 9:00 am

Early Childhood Intergenerational Service 9:30 am • Musaf 9:30 am

Intergenerational Service • Sermon by Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose 10:00 am

(geared towards elementary aged children) 11:00 am • Yizkor 10:30 am

Innovative Service 11:30 am Early Childhood Intergenerational Service 9:30 am

• Creative Shofar Service 12:45 pm Intergenerational Service

Classic Tashlich & Shofar Blasts (geared towards elementary aged children) 11:00 am

(at the pond) 5:00 pm Innovative Service 12:00 pm

Meditative Tashlich & Shofar Blasts 5:00 pm • Creative Torah Service 1:00 pm

Minchah & Ma’ariv 6:15 pm • Creative Yizkor 1:30 pm

• Recess 2:00 pm

ROSH HASHANAH II - Wednesday, September 8 A Moment of Intimacy with the Divine:

Shacharit - Davening Out of the Box 9:00 am Yom Kippur Ark Ceremony 2:15 pm

Creative Torah Service 10:00 am Schmooze with Rabbi Neal Rose

ROSH U - Alternative Program 10:00 am “Death, Dying & Jewish Tradition” 3:30 pm

Musaf 10:45 am Minchah 4:30 pm

Early Childhood Intergenerational Service 9:30 am Neilah (with an opportunity to come before the Ark),

Intergenerational Service Ma’ariv, Havdalah &

(geared towards elementary aged children) 11:00 am Sounding of the Shofar 5:45 pm

Shofar Service 11:30 am Yom Kippur Ends 7:38 pm

Evening Services for the end of Yontiff 7:00 pm Break the Fast 7:45pm

FAST OF GEDALIAH – Thursday, September 9

This fast commemorates the assassination of Geda-

liah Ben Achikam, the Governor of Judah, after the

destruction of the First Temple, which marked the end Please be sure to take note of our
vaccination, mask and social distance
of any hope that a sovereign Jewish Government protocols which include bringing your
vaccination card, wearing a face mask
would survive. while at B’nai Amoona (including our
outdoor programs) and keeping a social
Shacharit 7:00 am distance of at least six feet from others.

Minchah & Ma’ariv 6:15 pm Todah Rabbah for your cooperation!

SHABBAT SHUVAH (The Shabbat of Repentance)

Friday, September 10 6:00 pm

Saturday, September 11 9:00 am

Afternoon/Evening Services & Havdalah 6:30 pm

KEVER AVOT & SHEMOT - Sunday, September 12

Pre-Yontif Visitation to the Burial Places

of our Ancestors & Teachers 10:30 am

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Friendly reminder that all In-person services & programs
require online registration

EREV SUKKOT SERVICES – Monday, September 20 Candle
Lighting
Evening Service followed by
Times
Community-wide Sukkot Dinner 6:15 pm

SUKKOT I - Tuesday, September 21

Services 9:00 am & 6:15 pm

Family Sukkot Experience 10:15 am

SUKKOT II - Wednesday, September 22 ROSH HASHANAH I & II

Services 9:00 am & 6:15 pm Day One, Monday, September 6 7:05 pm

Sukkot Play Date for young families at

Rabbi Jeffrey & Lauren Abraham’s Home 3:00 pm Day Two, Tuesday, September 7 7:53 pm

BAUSY Program in the Sukkah 7:00 pm Havdallah 7:55 pm

SUKKOT III – Thursday, September 23 7:00 pm SHABBAT SHUVAH
Sisterhood in the Sukkah
Friday, September 10
SUKKOT IV - Friday, September 24 6:00 pm Havdallah, 6:59 pm
Friday Afternoon/Evening Services Saturday, September 11 7:46 pm

SUKKOT V - Saturday September 25

Services 9:00 am & 6:30 pm KOL NIDREI/YOM KIPPUR

Men’s Club Scotch in the Sukkah 7:30 pm

HOSHANAH RABBAH – Monday, September 27 Wednesday, September 15 6:51 pm
Hoshanah Rabbah is the last day of the season of
repentance, and incorporates spiritual and visceral ritu- Thursday, September 16
als, as well as joyous singing and dancing. On Rosh Ha-
shanah the decree is written, and on Yom Kippur it is Yom Kippur Fast Ends 7:39 pm
sealed - but there is always one more chance.
SUKKOT I & II
Shacharit followed by a festive breakfast 7:00 am
Day One, Monday, September 20 6:43 pm
Day Two, Tuesday, September 21 7:31 pm

SHEMINI ATZERET 6:15 pm SHABBAT CHOL HAMOED SUKKOT
Monday, September 27 9:00 am
Tuesday, September 28 10:30 am Friday, September 24 6:37 pm
Yizkor (approx)

SIMCHAT TORAH Havdallah,
Tuesday, September 28
Minchah Saturday, September 25 7:25 pm
Dinner followed by Ma’ariv & Hakafot
4:45 pm SHEMINI ATZERET
5:45 pm

Wednesday, September 29 9:00 am Monday, September 27 6:32 pm
Hakafot & special Kiddush 6:15 pm
Minchah & Ma’ariv 7:20 pm SIMCHAT TORAH
Havdallah
Tuesday, September 28
Havdallah 7:19 pm
7:20 pm

High Holy Days 5782

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Carnie Shalom Rose, The Rabbi Bernard Lipnick Senior Rabbinic Chair www.bnaiamoona.com
Sharon Nathanson, Cantor
Jeffrey Abraham, Rabbi
Neal Rose, Senior Rabbinic Scholar
Bernard Lipnick (Z”L), Rabbi Emeritus
Leon S. Lissek, Cantor Emeritus
Anita Kraus, Interim Director of Operations & Director of Early Childhood Education
Liessa Alperin, Director of Innovative Learning, Youth & Engagement
Gail Armstrong, Director of Development
Rachel Bray Spezia, Director of Communication
Kyla Gersten, Director of Camp Ramot Amoona & Youth Advisor
Jon Hoffman, Mashgiach & Interim Building Supervisor
Pam Appelman, Administrative Assistant to the Linda Rotskoff Early Childhood Center
Laurie Cohen, Assistant to Cantor Sharon Nathanson & Rabbi Jeffrey Abraham
Idena Freedman, Administrative Support
Amy Maupin, Assistant to Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose
Claudia Millonas, Accounting Assistant
Tanya Spivey, ShulCloud Database & Web Manager

OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Jeff Singer, President
Alan Fine, Treasurer
Avi Rosenzweig, Secretary
Judith Isaacs, Vice President, Membership
David Kantor, Vice President, Religious Affairs
Jennifer Smith, Vice President, Admin & Communications
Missy Korenblat-Hanin, Vice President, Development
Laura Golmeier, Vice President, Programming
Andy Mayer, Member-At-Large
Beth Saltzman, Member-At-Large
Gary Wolff, Honorary Member-At-Large
Paul Gallant, Special Executive Committee Advisor

AUXILIARY PRESIDENTS
Rachel Taxman, Sisterhood
Kevin Litt, Men’s Club
Ilana Boyer & Alyssa Smith, BAUSY

May the New Year be a good and sweet
year filled with Mazel, good health,
peace, happiness and prosperity.

We pray that each and every member is
inscribed and sealed in the Book of Life

for this New Year.

Shanah Tovah, The Klei Kodesh,
Staff & Lay Leadership

of Congregation B'nai Amoona