Community Events

The following are upcoming events in the greater St. Louis and/or Jewish community that may be of interest to CRC members. CRC is not necessarily a sponsor of any event listed here and is not responsible for the content of external websites.

For comprehensive information on events in the St. Louis Jewish Com-munity, we recommend www.jewishinstlouis.org.

AUGUST

The Cedars at the JCA to Hold an Educational Seminar for Families and Friends
Thursday, August 28, 6:00 pm

Seminar will cover a variety of topics that effect the geriatric population in any setting. Presentation will be by  non-Cedars vendors. Click for more information.

SEPTEMBER

St. Louis Jewish Women’s Choir Seeks New Members

Informational Meeting, Tuesday, September 2, 7:30 pm in U City  

Calling all women who love to sing! The St. Louis Jewish Women’s Choir will begin its fifth year with an informational meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 2, at 7:30 p.m. at a member’s home in University City. The intergenerational, multi-denom-inational choir welcomes women of all ages, backgrounds and singing abilities. No auditions are required. If you love to sing and want to learn a variety of Jewish music, please join us at the Sept. 2 meeting.

     The St. Louis Jewish Women’s Choir will be directed this year by Betti Blumoff, a nationally certified music educator with 36 years of experience. She succeeds the choir’s found-ing director, Cantor Adina Frydman, who has relo-cated with her family to New York. Blumoff’s background includes serving as Choir Director at Congregation B’nai Amoona, teaching in the St. Charles Public Schools and at the Solomon Schechter Day School, and providing private piano and voice lessons for 35 years. Blumoff is currently the vocal music teacher at the Saul Mirowitz Day School-Reform Jewish Academy. 

     The choir practices once a week and performs several times a year. Past performances have included participation in St. Louis Circle of Jewish Music concerts and the commu-nity Yom Ha’atzmaut (Israel Independence Day) celebration, and Chanukah concerts at Covenant House and the Crown Center.

     For more information and directions to the meeting on Sept. 2, contact choir member Jackie Gerson at 314-997-7257 or jgerson@charter.net.

St Louis Descendants of the Holocaust Offer a New Year's Brunch and Program

Sunday, September 7, 2008  at  11:00 am

Jewish Federation Building, 12 Millstone Campus Drive St. Louis, MO 63146

COST: members-$8.00     kids-6.00    non-members-$10.00

Our brunch will be catered by Kohn’s Delicatessen

PROGRAM:  LIKE SHEEP TO SLAUGHTER?  TRUTH OR FICTION?

Bob Schnurman, Holocaust Educator, will speak to us about the Jewish resistance that took place during the Holocaust. This is a part of our history that is too seldom known, and an important learning for our younger descendants to learn. RSVP BY August 30th. By email to Tali Segal at  segaltali@yahoo.comBy telephone to Bea Wyllie at 314-997-2223

Nishmah & Interfaith Partnership/Faith Beyond Walls Bring Together Teens

Nishmah and Interfaith Partnership/Faith Beyond Walls are collaborating in a new initiative called Faith Youth Impact or FYI.  FYI will bring teenagers of various faiths together to learn from each other and to impact their communities through meaningful service.  The FYI series will meet three times during the school year, each session focusing on a different theme. Teens will explore each theme through text, a service component and a “challenge” to take into their lives and communities.  FYI is open to all high school students (male and female). Regis-tration is encouraged for all three session, but students are welcome to attend a single session as well. First session to be held on Sunday September 7 will focus on the theme of “Hospitality: How Do We Welcome Others”, from 2-5pm at Congregation Bais Abraham, 6910 Delmar Blvd.  RSVP requested to Ronit Sherwin at Nishmah at 314-862-2777 or to ronit@nishmah.org.  $10 participation fee per session.

GIVE US TWO YEARS!!

WE’LL GIVE YOU OVER FOUR-THOUSAND!

We’ll give you 4,000 years…hundreds of new ideas…and dozens of new friends. All you need to do is join the FLORENCE MELTON ADULT MINI-SCHOOL. The school’s an affiliate of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. If you’ve been looking for a proven course in the basics of Judaism …Jewish beliefs, Jewish practices, Jewish ethics, Jewish history…look no further.

If you’d like to know more about your Jewish heritage…if you’re curious about the various movements in Judaism today…if you want to become acquainted with some giants of the human spirit…if you want to study  with like-minded people in a relaxed and encouraging setting…sign up for Melton.  And get ready for a  life-affirming experience.

For details, or to register, contact

Cyndee Levy at

(314) 442-3754 or e-mail clevy@cajestl.org

Visit our website at www.cajestl.org