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Honoring Morah Maxine Weil: A Tribute to Four Decades of Jewish Education

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Central Reform Congregation gathered with joy, gratitude, and deep affection to honor Morah Maxine Weil upon her retirement after 10 years of dedicated service to CRC and more than 40 years as a professional Jewish educator in St. Louis. During a special Shabbat celebration, congregants, students, families, colleagues, and friends came together to reflect on […]

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Thank You to Everyone who supported our Kitchen Shower!

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We are so grateful for the many generous gifts received during our Kitchen Shower! Thanks to the incredible support of our community, our kitchen is now wonderfully equipped for congregational entertaining, celebrations, classes, and events to come. A huge thank you to Lesley and Luke for putting together the wish list, and of course to

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Last night’s “Percussion Discussion” with Rob Koritz (of Dark Star Orchestra) was pure joy from start to finish! 🥁✨

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Participants of all ages came together to explore the vibrant world of Samba — diving into its history, its origins in resistance and resilience during slavery in Brazil, and powerful Jewish parallels like Miriam’s joyful drumming at the Exodus from slavery. We learned not only about the instruments that shape Samba’s electrifying sound, but how

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Tu B’Shevat Weekend with Jared Goldfarb Engages, Inspires

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This Tu B’Shevat, our community gathered for a thoughtful and engaging seder led by Rabbi Randy, featuring a special talk from our Scholar-in-Residence, Jared Goldfarb. With nearly 80 attendees, the evening was both well attended and deeply meaningful. In his Tu B’Shevat teaching, educator and environmental activist Jared Goldfarb wove together Jewish text, his experiences

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Morah Maxine Weil smiles in an elegant black and white photo

Morah Maxine Weil Retiring in May

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Dear CRC Friends, It is with bittersweet feelings that we announce that Morah Maxine Weil, our Director of Congregational Learning, plans to retire in May, at the end of this academic year.  Maxine joined us in 2016 and has ever since played a key role in shaping our CRC community. Across the board –  with students, parents, teachers, adult

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Gateway to Pride is an exhibit at the Missouri History Museum.

CRC visits Gateway to Pride at Missouri History Museum

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LGBTQIA+ people have been part of St. Louis from the beginning but their lives, struggles, and contributions have often been overlooked. In Gateway to Pride, the Missouri History Museum presents the first-ever full-scale exhibit on St. Louis’s fascinating and powerfully relevant LGBTQIA+ history. CRC member Phillip Deitch accompanied us Sunday, May 4, as we discovered surprising and revealing

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