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Gift Shop News

Spring is blooming all over! With spring comes Passover, Confirmation, graduations, and Mother’s Day. You can take care of all of your gift needs at our Kol Am Gift Shop. Our April special is 10% off any holiday item. Keep your kids entertained at the seder this Passover with a huggable Matzah Ball , or some Fuzzy Plagues. We will also offer 10% off on all jewelry and art prints. Complimentary gift wrapping is available. Our gift shop accepts VISA and MasterCard

KABEEY Calendar

KABEEY, the joint junior and senior youth group program of Congregations Kol Am, B’nai El and Temple Emanuel , offers a wide range of activities. We have currently updated our Lounge Night schedule, meeting only once a month now, and are now opening up all of our lounge nights to all 7th-12th graders! The new schedule is as follows: For more information, contact KABEEY Advisor Mara Faintich, (314) 315-6998 or mfaintic@gmail.com.

Wednesday, March 12th @ B'nai El

Wednesday, April 23rd @ Kol Am

Wednesday, May 21st @ Temple Emanuel

URJ Midwest Regional Kallah

Save the dates for the weekend of May 2-4, 2008 and plan to attend the Union for Reform Judaism’s Spring Kallah that will take place here in St. Louis and will be headquartered at the St. Louis Marriott West Hotel at Maryville Centre. This is a great opportunity for Jewish learning right in our own backyard. We hope to have Kol Am well represented at this program.

The Kallah (literally, gathering) will bring together adults from Reform congregations in Missouri , Illinois , Indiana , Iowa , Kansas , Kentucky and Tennessee for a weekend of study, worship and fellowship.

With St. Louis being the host city for the Kallah, each local Reform congregation has been asked to have a representative serve on the planning committee for the Kallah. We are honored to have Sally K. serving as Kol Am’s representative on the committee.

The weekend will include learning sessions on topics including Israel , Social Action, Worship and Leadership. The Kallah will also include a Friday night dinner and a Shabbat Alive Service to take place at United Hebrew Congregation. All other learning sessions, including Saturday morning Shabbat services will take place at the Marriott West. We hope to have Congregation Kol Am well represented at the Kallah. If you are interested in attending and would like to receive additional information, contact Ronni in the Kol Am office, 636-519-0082 or kolam@sbcglobal.net.

Shabbat Services at Garden Villas

As part of our ongoing relationship with the residents of Garden Villas West Retirement Community, volunteers from Kol Am lead a monthly Shabbat service in the multi-purpose room at Garden Villas on the first Friday night of each month, preceding our regular Shabbat worship at Kol Am. The brief service begins at 6:15 p.m. and lasts 30-45 minutes. Our friends at Garden Villas look forward to our visits each month. The next service will take place Friday, January 5. All Kol Am members are welcome and encouraged to attend. Rabbi Séverine and/or congregant volunteers also assist with leading a brief service in conjunction with Garden Villas’ monthly Shabbat dinners. The dinners take place at 5:00 p.m. and generally occur on the third Friday of each month.

Very user-friendly Shabbat service booklets are used for these services. Please consider volunteering to assist with leading these monthly services. No experience is necessary and training will be provided. For more information, contact Rabbi Séverine at (636) 519-0082 or rabbihazizasokol@sbcglobal.net.

Speak Up For A Child
St. Louis City CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) volunteer guardians change the lives of abused and neglected children by helping them move from foster care to safe, permanent homes, giving them hope for a positive future. City CASA Guardian training sessions will begin soon. To become a voice for a child, call (314) 552-2430 or log onto www.stlcitycasa.org.