Shanah Tovah 2011 – 5772 High Holy Days Bulletin

Shanah Tovah
2011 – 5772
High Holy Days Bulletin
Page 2 Letter from the President & Klei Kodesh
Page 3 Worship Schedule 5772
Page 4 Candle Lighting Times
Page 5 Selichot
Page 6 Yom Kippur Discussion Book/Operation Isaiah
Page 7 Tashlich Service and Shofar Band
Page 8 Rosh Hashanah II
Page 9 Children, Youth & Teen Programs Rosh Hashanah
Page 10 Children, Youth & Teen Programs Yom Kippur
Page 11 Neilah Services
Page 12 Kever Avot & Shemot
Page 13 Scotch in the Sukkah
Page 14 Sukkot BBQ & Program
Page 15 Simchat Torah
Page 17 Greetings, Flowers, & Food Baskets deadline Sept 21
Page 19 BAUSY Services Participation Sign up deadline Sept 16
Page 21 Babysitting Reservation Form deadline Sept 19
Page 23 Children’s Program Sponsorship deadline Sept 15
Page 25 10 th Grade Fundraiser Raffle deadline Sept 21
Page 27 Lulav & Etrog Order Form deadline Oct 3
Page 29 Calling All College Students
Page 31 Ticket Information
Page 32 Shul Entry & Parking
Page 33 Sanctuary Etiquette
Page 34-35 Recipes

Dear Friends,
Shalom & Shanah Tovah!
Welcome to the High Holy Days at Congregation B’nai Amoona! These Yamim Noraim (High Holy
Days) begin with our spiritually moving Selichot Service Saturday night, September 24, and
culminate with our uplifting celebration on Simchat Torah, October 21, take a great deal of
preparation and much thoughtful planning. We are especially proud of the wide range of Services
and activities available for everyone.
While Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur provide us with an opportunity for intense introspection and
heartfelt worship, there are a myriad of programs which may interest you over these Days of Awe.
Please take a few moments to read through the enclosed material as it provides a concise picture of
what is going on at Shul over these exciting weeks.
As we come together in prayer, we do so as a Mishpachah (family) – reconnecting with one another,
sharing our joys and sorrows from the past year and looking forward to the coming year. One of the
most beautiful aspects of the High Holy Days is having the opportunity to begin life anew, opening
our hearts to new friends, our minds to new ideas, and our souls to new experiences. It is in this
spirit, that we are also delighted to once again be turning to our High Holy Day Machzor (prayer
book), Mahzor Lev Shalem. We are confident that this beautiful prayer book will help deepen and
enhance our communal worship.
We are truly blessed to be able to share meaningful, inspiring and enjoyable Services with our B’nai
Amoona family during these Holy and Sacred days. We invite each of you to join us and share in
these precious moments. Let us once again, together, commit ourselves to a spirited and spiritual
High Holy Day season.
With blessings for Chayim (life), Shalom (peace), Briyut (health) and Ahavah (love) in the New Year,
Marc Lapp Carnie Shalom Rose Ari Kaiman Josef Davidson Sharon Nathanson
President The Rabbi Bernard Lipnick Assistant Rabbi Adjunct Rabbi Cantor
Senior Rabbinic Chair
Congregation B’nai Amoona
Congregation B’nai Amoona High Holy Days Bulletin
Vol. 5772 No. 1 - August, 2011 - Published annually
324 South Mason Road, St. Louis, MO 63141
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High Holy Day Worship Schedule 5772
September/October 2011 – Elul 5771/Tishrei 5772
All times listed are approximate.
For all assigned honors, please arrive at least 30 minutes early and let a B’nai Amoona Greeter know where you are sitting.
See next page for CANDLELIGHTING times
SELICHOT (Pre Holy Day Penetential Prayers)
Saturday Evening, September 24 8:00pm
Special Program with our Jick Kallah Scholar in
Residence, Rabbi Or Rose, followed by a moving
Selichot Service 10:15pm
(see enclosure for details)
EREV ROSH HASHANAH
Wednesday Evening, September 28 (Guller Chapel) 6:15pm
ROSH HASHANAH I - Thursday, September 29
Shacharit 8:00am
Torah Service 8:45am
Teen/Family/Youth Services & Programs 10:15am
(see enclosures for details)
Musaf 10:15am
Sermon (approximate) 11:15am
Tashlich & Shofar Band (meet at B’nai Amoona) 5:00pm
Minchah & Ma’ariv 6:15pm
ROSH HASHANAH II - Friday, September 30
Shacharit 8:00am
Torah Service 8:45am
Shofar Service 9:30am
Teen/Family/Youth Services & Programs 10:15am
(see enclosures for details)
Something New for Rosh Hashanah II 10:15am
Musaf 10:15am
Sermon (approximate) 11:15am
Minchah & Ma’ariv 6:00pm
SHABBAT SHUVAH (Sabbath of Repentance)
Friday Evening, September 30 6:00pm
Saturday Morning, October 1 9:00am
Minchah, Seudah Shlisheet & Ma’ariv 5:30pm
FAST OF GEDALIA- Sunday, October 2
This fast commemorates the assassination of Gedalya Ben
Achikam, the Governor of Judah, after the destruction of the First
Temple, which marked the end of any hope that a Jewish
Govermment would survive.
Shacharit 9:00am
Minchah & Ma’ariv 6:15pm
KEVER AVOT & SHEMOT
(Memorial Service & Burial of Sacred Texts)
Sunday Morning, October 2
Pre-Yontif Visitation to the Burial Places of 10:30am
Our Ancestors
(B’nai Amoona Cemetery)
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KOL NIDREI - Friday Evening, October 7
Minchah (promptly) 6:15pm
Kol Nidrei Service (promptly) 6:50pm
Children’s Programming (grades K-6) 7:50pm
Sermon & Ma’ariv 7:50pm
The Kol Nidrei Service starts promptly at 6:30pm. We invite
congregants to be in their seats by that time; before the doors to
the Sanctuary are closed for this sacred service. Yom Kippur
tealight candles will be available to light at Shul in the Tober
Lobby.
YOM KIPPUR - Shabbat, October 8
Shacharit 9:00am
Torah Service 10:00am
Teen/Family/Youth Services & Programs
(see enclosures for details)
11:00am
Musaf 11:00am
Sermon (approximate) 12:30pm
Yizkor (approximate) 1:15pm
Recess 2:15pm
Annual Healing Service 2:30 pm
“Schmooze with The Rabbi” 3:45pm
Minchah and Neilah 4:45pm
Children’s Programming (grades K-6) 6:00pm
Ma’ariv, Havdalah & Sounding of the Shofar 7:10pm
Break-the-fast refreshments sponsored by BAUSY
SUKKOT - Wednesday Evening, October 12
7:15pm
Erev Sukkot Services 6:15pm
1 st Day Services, Thursday, October 13 9:00am
Evening Services, October 13 6:15pm
2 nd Day Services, Friday, October 14 9:00am
Minchah, Kabbalat Shabbat & Ma’ariv
HOSHANAH RABBAH
6:00pm
Wednesday Morning, October 19 (Guller Chapel)
Followed by a Festive Breakfast
SHEMINI ATZERET
6:30am
Wednesday Evening, October 19 (Guller Chapel) 6:15pm
Thursday Morning , October 20 (Main Sanctuary) 9:00am
Yizkor (approximate)
SIMCHAT TORAH
Thursday Evening, October 20
Minchah, Ma’ariv & Hakafot
11:30am
(fun for everyone-all ages) 5:45pm
Friday Morning, October 21 9:00am
Hakafot 10:00am
Friday Evening, October 21
Minchah, Kabbalat Shabbat & Ma’ariv 6:00pm
** On this day we honor OUR BRIDE & GROOM OF THE TORAH – Gloria & Sandy Spitzer
at a community wide celebration. Please join us Friday, October 21! **
**
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ROSH HASHANAH I & II
CANDLE LIGHTING
Wednesday Evening, September 28 6:31pm
Thursday Evening, September 29 7:19pm
SHABBAT SHUVAH
Friday Evening, September 30 6:28pm
KOL NIDREI/YOM KIPPUR
Friday Evening, October 7 6:17pm
Saturday Evening, October 8
Yom Kippur Fast ends 7:05pm
SUKKOT I & II
Wednesday Evening, October 12 6:09pm
Thursday Evening, October 13 6:57pm
SHEMINI ATZERET
Wednesday Evening, October 19 5:59pm
SIMCHAT TORAH
Thursday Evening, October 20 6:47pm
*The Kol Nidrei Service starts promptly at 6:30pm.
We invite congregants to be in their seats by that time;
before the doors to the Sanctuary are closed for this sacred service.
Yom Kippur tealight candles will be available to light at Shul in the Tober Lobby.
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Welcome the Days of Awe
With our Jick Family Kallah Scholar in Residence
Rabbi Or Rose
as we explore
Can We Forgive God: Hasidic Tales for the New Year
Saturday Night, September 24, 2011
8:00 pm
Followed by a dessert reception, Havdalah,
and our soul stirring Selichot Service
Don’t miss this inspiring evening with Rabbi Or Rose,
writer, lecturer, and teacher!
A perfect way to prepare your mind and heart for the High Holy Days!
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Selichot
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“Schmooze with the Rabbi” Yom Kippur afternoon…
In preparation for this discussion, Rabbi Rose requests that the
B’nai Amoona family read:
God in All Moments:
Mystical & Practical Spiritual Wisdom from Hasidic Masters
By Rabbi Or N. Rose
Mystical and practical wisdom—for daily life!
The least known of the Hasidic masters’ teachings—the Hanhagot, or “spiritual
practices”—are at the heart of this book. These short lists of instructions were created for
their followers, inspirational treasures intended to be carried at all times. They were to
be read again and again—providing spiritual guidance, centering, and aid in bringing
joy and God’s presence into daily life. Practical, personal, and wise, these brief teachings
range from straightforward instructions to visualization exercises, meditations, and
mantras.
Rabbi Or N. Rose
Rabbi Or Rose is Associate Dean: Director of Informal Education at the Rabbinical School of Hebrew College,
and Co-Director of CIRCLE: the Center for Inter-Religious & Communal Leadership Education, a joint venture of
Hebrew College and Andover Newton Theological School. He is also a member of the Shalom Hartman
Institute’s North American Scholar’s Circle. Rabbi Rose is the co-editor of Righteous Indignation: A Jewish Call
for Justice and Jewish Mysticism and the Spiritual Life: Classical Texts, Contemporary Reflections, and youngest
brother of our own Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose.
Available in the Judaica Shop
Discounted price $15.00
(suggested retail $16.95)
Rabbi Or Rose will serve as our Jick Family Kallah Scholar-In-Residence, September 23 & 24, 2011
Operation Isaiah ~ A High Holy Day Food Drive
The prophet Isaiah once said:
This is My chosen fast…
To share your bread with the hungry,
To take the homeless into your home,
To clothe the naked when you see them.
(Isaiah 58:6-7)
On Kol Nidre & Yom Kippur, as we gather together in prayer,
we ask each member of our Congeregational family to bring food to our Synagogue.
Trader Joe’s has supplied us with shopping bags for you to take home and fill.
This food will be distributed to the needy through
The Harvey Kornblum Jewish Food Pantry.
Our goal is to FILL THE BIMAH with food!
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Tashlich Service
and Shofar Band
Rosh Hashanah I – Thursday, September 29, 2011
5:00 pm - Tober Lobby
Please meet us for our annual Tashlich Service in our Tober Lobby and we will walk
together to the Broadview Farm Lake at Mason and Conway, where we will symbolically
cast off our sins. We will then enjoy some delicious Rosh Hashanah refreshments just before
Minchah & Ma’ariv Services, as we usher in the second day of the New Year.
The Tashlich Service is based on a phrase from the Prophetic Book of Micha (7:19): “You will
cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.” As the author Francine Klagsburn suggests in
her book Jewish Days, Tashlich is a unique ritual. “The flowing waters signify washing away
those sins. But on a deeper level, the waters represent the essence of the miracle of Creation
celebrated on Rosh Hashanah. From out of the waters that filled the cosmos, God separated
light from dark and heaven from earth, Scripture tells us. Later, the waters came together
again to flood the land and destroy its inhabitants except for Noah and
those he saved. When those waters receded, the world seemed to be
created anew, with a promise from God that never again would it be
destroyed. The waters of Rosh Hashanah symbolize the Creation of the
world and its new beginning, a creation and beginning that are
commemorated and reenacted each year.”
Shofar Band
Tashlich is an especially poignant ritual for children. Please make every
effort to bring them with you so they can experience the profundity of
this ancient ritual. Don’t forget to bring your bread or breadcrumbs!
L’Shanah Tovah Tikateivu!
Be a part of our Annual B’nai Amoona Shofar Band with Conductor “Maestro” Richard Goldstein
Now is the time to take your Shofar in hand and give your lips and lungs a little pre-Yom Tov practice!
Adults and children, women and men are invited! Beginners are welcome! If you would like to join our
band, contact Susan Brown at 314-576-9990 x 103 or susan.brown@bnaiamoona.com to add your name to
our list of participants!
We look forward to seeing (and hearing) you on the High Holy Days!
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Attend
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a
meditation experience
similar to our monthly
Shalvah service.
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Attend a “Torah
Light” topic/reading
group discussion.
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Attend a “Torah
This year, we are excited to
offer several alternatives to the
traditional Main Sanctuary service
on the 2nd Day of Rosh Hashanah!
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Attend a Rosh
2
Attend a Rosh
Hashanah Torah Study
similar to our Shabbat
morning Torah Study.
Interested in helping plan this alternative
programming for the second day of Rosh
Hashanah? Please contact:
Abby Kelman
atkelman@gmail.com or
Rabbi Joe Davidson
rabbijad@bnaiamoona.com.
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Kol Nidrei: Friday Evening, October 7
Babysitting* 6:15 pm – 9:00 pm
Grades K-6 7:50 pm – 9:00 pm
Yom Kippur Morning: Shabbat, October 18
Babysitting* 9:30 am – 2:00 pm
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Children, Youth & Teen Programs
Yom Kippur
Kol Nidrei, Friday, October 7, 2011
Yom Kippur Day, Shabbat, October 8, 2011
Infants through Kindergarten
11:00 am – 12:00 pm Family Service with parents in the Wolff Auditorium or Babysitting*
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm Special extended activities without parents (snacks provided) in the
Early Childhood Center or Babysitting*
Grades 1 – 3
11:00 am – 12:30 pm Children’s Programs without parents
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Tefillah in the Guller Chapel
1:30 pm – 2:00 pm Children’s Programs without parents (snacks provided)
Grades 4 – 6
11:00 am – 12:15 pm Tefillah in the Guller Chapel
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm Children’s Programs (snacks provided)
Grades 7 – 12
11:00 am Teen Service in the Beit Midrash (Solomon Schechter Building)
Following the Teen Service, students will be invited to the Youth Lounge
for games and social time.
Neilah: Monday Evening, October 8
Babysitting* 4:45 pm – 7:15 pm
Grades K-6 6:00 pm until final Shofar sound in Main Sanctuary
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*All children must be pre-registered
for babysitting. Please see form on
page 21.
To ensure safe, quality programming, we request:
Information regarding allergies and other Special Needs so your child(ren)’s experience is terrific!
Participation in the Children’s Programs (K-6) – children remain with us until the conclusion of the program.
Only children participating in our programs will be allowed in the education wing.
Congregation B’nai Amoona

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A Moment of Intimacy with the Divine
Yom Kippur Neilah Ark Ceremony
A Unique Opportunity…NOT TO BE MISSED
Shabbat, October 8, 4:45 pm
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Neilah Services
Torah is a gift from God to the People Israel. In Synagogue Sanctuaries, the place we keep this powerful
gift is the Aron HaKodesh, the Holy Ark. While Judaism does not distinguish one place as being “more
holy” or “closer” to God than any other, there is a communal sense that the Aron HaKodesh represents a
spiritual space and an opportunity for drawing nearer to the Almighty. This year, once again, we invite
the Congregation to participate in a special opportunity for personal prayer before the Aron HaKodesh.
During the Neilah service of Yom Kippur, on Shabbat, October 8, at approximately 4:45 pm, 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. Because of the wonderful, enthusiastic and overwhelming response
to this opportunity in past years, we kindly request that you be considerate of others in the length of
time you stand before the Ark so we can include all who wish to participate.
As a reminder, at the conclusion of Neilah, we will Daven Ma’ariv and then invite all of our children to
the Bimah to participate in a special ceremony before the final Shofar blasts. (We have special gifts for
our youngest members!)
May you be inscribed in the Book of Life!
Congregational Break-the-Fast – compliments of BAUSY
After the sounding of the final Shofar blasts, BAUSY (B’nai Amoona United Synagogue Youth) invites
everyone to the glass link to break-the-fast with lemonade, cake and other “noshables”. BAUSY is proud
to continue this tradition for our B’nai Amoona family. We appreciate all your support throughout the
year and look forward to a healthy, happy and sweet new year together!
L’Shanah Tovah!
BAUSY
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» Presents «
“Scotch in the Sukkah”
Scotch and Bourbon Tasting
In the B’nai Amoona Sukkah
Saturday, October 15, 2011 8:00 p.m.
$18 per person (pay at the door)
Includes Tastings of Scotches and Bourbons
Snacks, Soft Drinks and Coffee
Tastings only for those over the age of 21!
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Discover
Congregation B’nai Amoona
Our Celebration begins
Sunday, October 16, 2011
An intergenerational innovative and
inspiring experience through our theme
“...and you shall be a blessing” (Genesis 12:2)
• Art • Study • Engagement
at Noon
with a BBQ lunch
(available for purchase)
Sponsored by: The B’nai Amoona Membership Committee and In conjunction with:
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BAUSY High Holy Day Services!
(Grades 7-12)
Please return this form by September 16
We want you to take part in this year’s B’nai Amoona USY Rosh Hashanah and
Yom Kippur Services! Whether you already know these prayers or would like
to learn them to help lead our Services, please check below.
Name:
Grade: E-mail:
Phone (Home) (Cell)
Barchu Chatzi Kaddish
Shema Ein Keiloheinu
Mi Chamocha Aleinu
Amidah Adon Olam
Avinu Malkeinu Shofar Blowing
Kaddish Shalem Ashrei
Prayer for our Country English Reading
Prayer for Israel Opening/Closing the Ark
Prayer for Peace Aliyah
Prayer for the IDF Torah Reading
Please return this form by September 16 to: B’nai Amoona c/o Jodi Antell, 324 S. Mason Road, St.
Louis, MO 63141 or drop it off in the Youth Office. For more information contact Samantha Weil,
BAUSY Religion/Education Vice President at srweil@sbcglobal.net, or Jodi Antell at
jodi@bnaiamoona.com or 314-744-4024.
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Babysitting Reservation Form
DEADLINE: Monday, September 19, 2011
Babysitting maintains strict child to sitter ratios;
therefore, we need reservations and payment by the deadline to hold a place for your child.
See children’s programming (pages 9 & 10) to help you coordinate your childcare needs.
If you need childcare outside of the times when your child will be participating
in the children’s High Holy Day program, please sign up for babysitting.
CHECK DATES NEEDED: COST:
Sisterhood Members: $10.00
___Rosh Hashanah I per time period for each child
Thursday, September 29 9:00 am – 12:30 pm
___Rosh Hashanah II Non-Sisterhood Members: $18.00
Friday, September 30 9:00 am – 12:30 pm per time period for each child
___Kol Nidrei You may join Sisterhood NOW by enclosing
Friday, October 7 6:15 pm – 9:00 pm a separate check for dues.
___Yom Kippur 2010-2011 Membership Categories:
Saturday, October 8 9:30 am – 2:00 pm $36 Regular $54 Double Chai
___Yom Kippur Neilah $72 Triple Chai $100 Eyshet Hayil
Saturday, October 8 4:45 pm – 7:15 pm
Snacks will be provided for all time periods. Please let us know of any allergies.
Parents’ Names___________________________________________________________________________________________
Daytime Phone Number_________________________________ Evening Phone Number_____________________________
If your child has special needs and requires additional supervision,
please call Pam Appelman at 314-576-3688 to arrange for appropriate care.
Children’s Names and Ages:
_____________________________________________________ __________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________ __________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________ Amount Enclosed $______________________
Return this form with your check payable to B’nai Amoona Sisterhood to:
B’nai Amoona, 324 S. Mason Road, St. Louis, MO 63141 Attn: Pam Appelman, 314-576-3688.
*The fee covers only part of the cost. This program is subsidized by the generosity of our B’nai Amoona Sisterhood.
SHANAH TOVAH!!!
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Children’s Program Sponsorship
We are very proud of the extensive services/activities offered to our children free of charge and we deeply appreciate
the generosity of sponsors who help defray the cost associated with this comprehensive program. Sponsors will be
publicly recognized for their generosity in our High Holy Day literature.
Please send this completed form, along with your check payable to B’nai Amoona, before September 15 to:
B’nai Amoona, 324 S. Mason Road, Creve Coeur, MO 63141-8029 Attn: Barbara Shechter or
Make your donation at www.bnaiamoona.com and note that it’s for Children’s HHD Programming.
Amount Enclosed $______________ Thank you, we appreciate your support.
Name(s)
Daytime Phone Evening Phone
E-Mail Address
This coupon is worth 20% off any single item, including
Tallitot and select books
(excludes Tefillin, Scrolls, and the Yom Kippur book, God in all Moments)
and remember, no sales tax when you buy at the Judaica Shop
Offer valid for the month of September 2011 Sorry, not valid with any other discount
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B’nai Amoona Pardes
proudly presents our
10th Grade
Fundraiser
Raffle!
Help us raise money for the
10th Grade trip to Washington D.C.!!
1 Ticket = $10 3 Tickets = $25 10 Tickets = $85
Winners will be notified on Wednesday, September 21.
The grand prize is a premium parking spot for
Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur!!
2nd prize is a lovely Rosh Hashanah gift basket
Raffle ticket purchases are not tax-deductible, however
donations are fully tax-deductible and very much appreciated.
Please complete form & return with check payable to B’nai Amoona 324 S. Mason Rd. St. Louis, MO 63141.
For more information contact Jennifer Newfeld at Jennifer@bnaiamoona.com or 314-576-6583.
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For centuries, blessing the Lulav and Etrog has
been the Jewish way of thanking God for the blessings of
the earth on the holiday of Sukkot. By holding the four
species together, we symbolically “get our own act
together” for the New Year. By pointing them in six
directions, we remind ourselves that God’s presence can
be found in every area 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.
First take the branch of a Lulav (palm). On the right
side, attach 3 Hadasim (Myrtle branches). On the left,
place 2 Aravot (willows). Now hold them together with a
bright yellow Etrog and give them a good shake.
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Celebrate Sukkot with your
own Lulav & Etrog
Please complete and return your Lulav & Etrog Order Form below
with your payment no later than Monday, October 3, 2011.
A joint project of the Rabbinical Assembly and The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
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E-Mail Address:
I would like to order sets of Lulav and Etrog.
I would like to donate sets for use in our Religious School and Early Childhood Programs
Total number of sets
Enclosed is my check in the amount of: $ (# sets x $50 per set)
You may pay online at www.bnaiamoona.com, noting your order details in the comments box.
Please place your orders no later than Monday, October 3, 2011, and make your check payable to: B’nai Amoona.
Please drop this form and your check off at the Shul office or mail to:
Barbara Shechter, B’nai Amoona, 324 S. Mason Road, St. Louis, MO 63141-8029
Your Lulav and Etrog may be picked up, from Barbara Shechter, at the Shul office on
Monday, October 10 between 9:00 am & 5:00 pm
or Tuesday, October 11 between 9:00 am & 5:00 pm
Chag Sameach!
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Calling All College Students!
We are eager to maintain contact between our students, our Klei Kodesh, and our Shul. Students
receive “Koach on Campus” (the newsletter of United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism), as well
as messages from our Rabbis and gifts from our Congregation at Chanukah and other holidays.
Student information is not kept from year to year. Please submit your information as soon as
possible. We thank our University Relations Committee Chair, Susan Drapekin for spearheading this
important project.
Send information to:
Susan Drapekin, sadrapekin@aol.com or 1334 Cherry Glen Court, Chesterfield, MO 63017.
Check here if your college student(s) will be attending High Holy Day services at B’nai Amoona.
Student’s name
School name
School address
School city, state & zip
Student’s e-mail address
Student’s name
School name
School address
School city, state & zip
Student’s e-mail address
Parents’ name(s)
Parents’ address
Parents’ city, state & zip
Parents’ phone number w/h
Parents’ e-mail address
If you would like to be on the committee, please contact Susan Drapekin at
sadrapekin@aol.com or 636-532-2523.
A special thank you to Martha Gersten for supporting outreach to college students in memory of her husband, Ron Gersten (z”l).
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High Holy Day Ticket Information
The Board of Trustees of Congregation B’nai Amoona would like to familiarize our Congregational Family with our
High Holy Day policies and procedures. Please read these guidelines carefully so that there are no
misunderstandings. We would like to facilitate a smooth and positive experience for all during this High Holy Day
Season. Please pay special attention to parking areas and designated entrances due to the High Holy Day crowds. As
always, your support is greatly appreciated.
Thank you!
Family memberships in good standing will receive two tickets, per Service, for admission.
Individual memberships in good standing will receive one ticket, per Service for admission.
In order to receive tickets, 25% of all 2010-11 dues must be paid by August 23. All past due
commitments must be paid or a payment arrangement plan must be made with our Executive
Director, Michael Samis. You may contact Michael at 314-576-9990 x 106 or
Michael@bnaiamoona.com.
Tickets will be available for pick-up in the Shul office Thursday, September 1 & Friday, September 2.
People under the age of 21 will not need tickets.
Full time college students and members of the military need only show ID cards.
Extra tickets may be purchased at a cost of $50.00 per ticket, per Service
1 st day Rosh Hashanah (Thursday, September 29)
As a courtesy to the community, Rosh Hashanah II, no ticket is required.
Kol Nidrei (Friday, October 7)
Yom Kippur (Shabbat, October 8)
If you or your college student will be out of town and would like to attend services at a Conservative
Synagogue, please contact Barbara Shechter at 314-576-9990 x 126 or grammy@bnaiamoona.com,
by August 24 to request a Letter of Reciprocity.
Out-of-town visitors who have a Letter of Reciprocity from their Synagogue will be provided with
complimentary tickets. Please contact Barbara Shechter in advance of September 6.
Payments made be made online at www.bnaiamoona.com.
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Entry to Synagogue Grounds and Services
Shul Entry & Parking
• Please be prepared to present your ticket at the door for High Holy Day Services.
• Our High Holy Day Greeters will be available to assist you throughout the High Holy Day
Season. (Please extend them your utmost courtesy & cooperation).
• For security reasons, anyone without tickets or without proper identification will not be
permitted access to the Shul.
• Please be aware there are additional police officers on patrol.
• We greatly appreciate your understanding and support of these necessary security measures.
High Holy Day Parking Procedures
The tremendous number of cars coming in and out of our parking areas during the High Holy Days
makes it essential for the procedures below to be followed. Please note that these procedures have
been established for the safety, security and convenience of all who join us for the High Holy Day
Season.
• Please cooperate with parking attendants at all times.
• Please consider carpooling to reduce the amount of traffic
• The Robert Shanfeld Wolff Drive North (north driveway) is for handicapped parking only.
Please follow the directions of the traffic officer who will be there to assist you.
• The Robert Shanfeld Wolff Drive South (south driveway) is for entry, but turns into exit only at
the conclusion of services.
• Conway Road driveway is for exit only.
• On Kol Nidrei only, additional parking & shuttle service will be available at Whitfield School.
No Parking Areas
• Please do not park in the Handicap Parking Area unless you have an 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 building.
• Please do not park on the baseball fields.
• Please do not block the fire lanes.
• There is absolutely no parking at yellow curbs. These areas are for emergency vehicles only.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Your consideration will ensure a safe High Holy Day Season for all!
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Sanctuary Etiquette
At B’nai Amoona, we take pride in our joyous and spiritually uplifting High Holy Days
worship. An efficient greeting staff is an important component to these services. Please
cooperate with our volunteer greeters to enhance our experience. Call Beth Saltzman at
314-993-5964 should you wish to make yourself available to be a Greeter this High
Holy Day season. Todah Rabah!
High Holy Day Seating
Due to the tremendous attendance by our Congregational Family during the High Holy
Days, preferred seating may be difficult to find. Please arrive early to secure your seat of
choice. If you have special seating needs, please contact Barbara Shechter at the Shul
office, 314-576-9990 x 126 to make necessary arrangements.
High Holy Day Honors
We would like to remind those members receiving honors during the High Holy Days to
please arrive in the Sanctuary 30 minutes before the scheduled honor (see schedule
included in this packet for approximate times). Please notify one of the greeters of your
arrival and seat location. This will help us facilitate the distribution of honors.
Electronics-Free Zone
No cell phones or electronics of any kind are to be used in the B’nai Amoona Building on
Shabbat and Yom Tov. Thank you!
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Blintz:
2 extra large eggs
½ cup flour
½ cup milk
1 tablespoon potato starch
½ teaspoon salt
Oil for Frying
Mary Radman’s Blintzes
Filling:
1 pound dry curd cottage cheese
Or farmers cheese
8 ounces cream cheese
1 egg
Salt & pepper to taste
Blintzes: Beat eggs in medium sized bowl. Add flour, milk, salt and potato starch. Blend until smooth. Heat a 6
inch, oiled or non-stick skillet. Place 2 tablespoons of batter into skillet. Fry blintes on one side until lightly browned
at edge. Turn them over onto paper towel. Combine filling ingredients in mixer. Fill blintzes with cheese filling and
fold. Fry in butter or margarine until brown. Serve with sour cream or apple sauce.
If prepared ahead, refrigerate and heat in oven for 10-15 minutes at 325°.
NOTE: Cherry pie filling can be used as a subtitute filling.
Mashgichah Betsy Enger’s Challah Recipe
1/2 cup oil 4 eggs, beaten
1 1/4 cup warm water 1 tsp. salt
6 cups bread flour (high gluten content) 1 pkg fast-rising yeast
1/2 cup sugar More flour for kneading, egg for egg wash
Mix yeast, water and sugar together. Add egg and oil and stir again. Place flour and salt in a large bowl. Add yeast
mixture to flour and salt. Mix well until flour is incorporated into liquid. Turn out onto floured surface and knead for
8 minutes to establish elasticity. Place dough in an oiled bowl. Cover with a damp cloth or plastic wrap and let rise in
a warm place until doubled in size, (1 1/2 to 2 hours). Punch down. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface.
Divide into 2 sections. Divide each half into 3 or 4 sections for braiding. Roll 3 or 4 sections into long ropes. Braid into
a challah. Place on a baking sheet, brush with egg wash. Repeat with remaining sections. Sprinkle with poppy or
sesame seeds.Bake in a 350 o oven for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown.
NOTE: Raisins may be added at Rosh Hashanah for a sweet New Year.
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1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple with juice
1 (20 ounce) can cherry pie filling
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1 ½ sticks butter* or unsalted margarine, melted
1 package (2 layer size) cake mix, use dry from box
Grease a 9x13-inch pan. Spread crushed pineapple over bottom. Spread pie filling evenly over pineapple. Sprinkle
dry cake mix over pie filling. Pour melted butter over cake mix. Bake at 350 for 45 minutes.
*If butter is used, this becomes a milchig recipe.
¼ pound margarine, melted
¾ cup brown sugar
Rosalie Chod’s Noodle Ring
Put all of the above ingredients in the bottom of a 12 cup ring mold.
¼ chopped walnuts
10 maraschino cherries cut into fourths
1 pound cooked noodles ½ cup stick margarine, melted
5 eggs, beaten Handful of dried apricots cut into fourths
1 teaspoon salt
Handful of white raisins
¾ cup sugar
Few drops of orange juice
Add all of the above ingredients to the noodles and mix together. Pour into mold on top of nut and sugar mixture.
Bake for 1 hour in a 350 oven or until brown. Release from mold by sliding a knife around edge. This may be frozen
before baking.
8 large carrots, peeled
2 large sweet potatoes, peeled
Water
½ teaspoon salt
Joan Hoffman’s Sweet Potato-Carrot Tzimmes
¾ cup honey
1 tablespoon lemon juice
3 tablespoons margarine
3 tablespoons flour
Slice carrots ¼ inch thick. Cut sweet potatoes into small pieces. Place in heavy saucepan; add cold water to cover.
Cook until tender. Add salt, honey and lemon juice; simmer gently 20 minutes. Melt margarine in small skillet;
blend in flour. Stir into carrots and sweet potatoes, stirring until mixed. Serve.
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324 South Mason Road
St. Louis, MO 63141-8029
314-576-9990 FAX 314-576-9994
www.bnaiamoona.com
STAFF
Carnie Shalom Rose ….The Rabbi Bernard Lipnick
............................................ Senior Rabbinic Chair
Ari Kaiman ………………………….Assistant Rabbi
Josef A. Davidson ............................ Adjunct Rabbi
Barry R. Friedman ........................... Adjunct Rabbi
Sharon Nathanson ...................... Cantor Designate
Bernard Lipnick (Z”L) .................... Rabbi Emeritus
Leon S. Lissek ............................... Cantor Emeritus
Michael Samis ........................... Executive Director
Jennifer Newfeld .......... Director of Cong. Learning
Cheryl Whatley ............ Director of Early Childhood
Andy Schwebel ........ Dir of Experiential Education
Jessica Rosenblit ……Assistant Principal of Pardes
Betsy Enger ........................................ Mashgichah
Cindy Schuval & Ellen Cohen ........ Bulletin Editors
OFFICERS
Marc Lapp ............................................... President
Rick Abrams .................................... Vice-President
Carl Greenberg ................................ Vice-President
David Kantor ................................... Vice-President
Cindy Schuval .................................. Vice-President
Barry Seeskin .................................. Vice-President
Jeff Weis .......................................... Vice-President
Holly Elfanbaum ..................................... Secretary
Michael Goldberg .................................... Treasurer
AUXILIARY PRESIDENTS
Gail Feldstein ........................................ Sisterhood
Creighton Cohn ……………………….….Men’s Club
Andy Dalin .......................................................USY
Congregation B’nai Amoona
Shanah Tovah
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.
Rabbi Carnie Shalom & Paulie Rose
Rabbi Ari & Emily Kaiman
Cantor Sharon & Michael Nathanson
Rabbi Josef & Barbara Davidson
Rabbi Barry & Nancy Friedman
Hazzan Leon & Michal Lissek
Michael & Lisa Samis
Jennifer Newfeld
Betsy Enger & Chuck Sandroff
Jodi Antell, Pam Appelman, Susan Brown, Ellen Cohen, Claudia Millonas,
Adrienne Olson, Marilyn Rosen, Jessica Rosenblit, Andrew Schwebel,
Barbara Shechter, Vickie Shuchart, Michael Spellman, Mimi Wachsman, & Cheryl Whatley
Non-Profit Org.
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Affiliated with the Jewish Theological
Seminary of America and the United
Synagogue of Conservative Judaism.
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