Kol Rinah, the congregation created by the merger of Brith Sholom Kneseth Israel and Shaare Zedek, is continuing its series on the history of the Conservative movement with a talk by Rabbi Pamela Barmash entitled “Challenges and Opportunities in the Present and Future of the Conservative Synagogue, School and Camp” during a dinner and presentation at 7:15 p.m. Friday, April 12 at the congregation’s Hanley Campus (the former Shaare Zedek, 829 North Hanley Road in University City). The talk takes place after a 6 p.m. Friday night service.

Barmash, who is also a member of Kol Rinah, is an associate Professor of Hebrew Bible and Biblical Hebrew at Washington University and a member of the Committee on Jewish Law and Standards of the Rabbinical Assembly — the international association of Conservative rabbis.

RSVPs required by April 10; the cost for dinner is $18. For more information, visit www.bskisz.org.