A senior fair to encourage dynamic aging entitled “Living Life with Gusto and Purpose” will take place from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 27 at the Guller Banquet Hall at Congregation B’nai Amoona. The fair is intended for seniors throughout the greater...
BY ROBERT A. COHN, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
• Published July 6, 2017
Sheila Babs Michaels, a St. Louis native who was an iconic figure in feminist and social justice causes, and who has been credited with coining the courtesy title “Ms.,” died on Thursday, June 22 in New York. She was 78 and had been suffering from...
A new Introduction to Mussar adult education class will be offered at Congregation B’nai Amoona from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Wednesdays from July 5 to Aug. 23. The “Introduction to Mussar: Sacred Texts and Spiritual Practices” class is organized...
Leetal CohnCongregation B’nai AmoonaAs Leetal’s bat mitzvah approached, she wanted to find ways to nasa, orlift people up. Her Torah portion was Naso. Over the years, her family has been involved with many charities and organization, some going back...
The 9th Annual Dr. Herman T. Blumenthal Memorial Concert will take place at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20 at Congregation B’nai Amoona, 324 S. Mason Road. The concert will include vocal solos, piano solos and music from the men’s chorus. Admission is...
By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published September 28, 2016
Forty-two students at Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School were able to learn more about the history of the Civil Rights Movement during a recent trip through America’s Deep South.“During that time, people still came together to fight for what they...
The Men’s Clubs of Kol Rinah and Congregation B’nai Amoona will honor their respective Man of the Year and Youth of the Year at a special luncheon Sunday, April 10, at Kol Rinah. Bob Olshan, senior manager at Boeing, is receiving the Man of the Year...
By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published March 23, 2011
For a group of B'nai Amoona confirmation students, last year's trip to Washington, D.C. was educational in more ways than one. Not only did the delegation see the nation's capital, they made a number of new friends among the city's homeless for whom the...
CONGREGATION B'NAI AMOONA has waited three long years to present the spectacular Israel Defense Forces (IDF) musical ensemble at the congregation's Magical Musical Moments, now in its fourth very successful year. "At the suggestion of our rabbi, Carnie...
