A Jewish Presence in the City of St. Louis
A Jewish Presence in the City of St. Louis
Our recent Shir Shabbat at Crown Center on Friday afternoon August 7 brought more than just entertainment, as the house band led by Rabbi Daniel gave us a beautiful reminder of the power of music to create connection, joy, and community. CRC’s professional musicians shared a special musical Shabbat service with Crown Center residents and […]
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Last week, CRC volunteers prepared 25 family-style meals of Italian pasta salad and garlic bread for our neighbors served by 314 Oasis and Gateway 180. 314 Oasis was created in the aftermath of the May 16 tornado to provide accessible resources, meals, and community care for residents impacted by the storm. Gateway 180 supports individuals
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Twice this summer, the CRC House Band carried Central Reform Congregation’s sound to Camp Sabra — and turned Shabbat, singalongs, and staff nights into something campers won’t soon forget. Some of the best things start with someone in the congregation. The CRC House Band’s summer at Camp Sabra began at home, in the CRC sanctuary,
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Last week, members of the CRC community gathered for one of the most intimate and meaningful observances on our Jewish calendar: Tisha B’Av. While Tisha B’Av is traditionally a day of communal mourning, at CRC we have embraced it as something deeply personal as well—a time to gather in community, make space for grief, and
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On Friday, June 26, Central Reform Congregation gathered for a deeply meaningful Erev Rav Shabbat—our “Mixed Multitude” Shabbat—celebrating the richness of our extended CRC family and welcoming friends from the African Hebrew Israelite community. From the moment Shabbat began at 6:15 pm, the sanctuary was filled with rhythm, warmth, and joy. Together, we experienced a
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CRC is honored to be a community sponsor of Pink Triangle Legacies, Holocaust History and the Fight for LGBTQ+ Rights, a public program at the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum. This powerful presentation explores the history of the pink triangle, the LGBTQ+ community’s original pride symbol, tracing its transformation from a Nazi concentration camp
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This Pride Shabbat, our CRC community gathered in celebration, reflection, and renewed commitment to the sacred work of LGBTQ+ liberation. Throughout the evening, we were reminded that Pride is not separate from our Jewish tradition. Our texts, our stories, and our people have always held a vision of sacredness beyond binaries, a vision rooted in
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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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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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Shir Shabbat in the Garden was a deeply grounding and joy-filled evening — a reminder of what it means to be rooted in community, tradition, and one another. Families gathered across the CRC greenspace as music, movement, laughter, and prayer flowed together naturally, transforming the garden into sacred space alive with connection. There was something
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