B’nai Amoona presents The Gallant Motivational & Inspirational Weekend Series

Mysteries of Life, Death, and the World Beyond:

A Shabbat and Shavuot Experience with Reb Simcha Raphael

June 7-10, 2019

Congregation B’nai Amoona
324 S. Mason Rd., 63141

Friday, June 7, at 6 pm

Shabbat Service followed by a complimentary dinner. RSVP required here.
Discussion will follow dinner: “Jacob’s Deathbed Finale: Family Drama & End-of-Life Trauma & Healing”

Shabbat, June 8

10:15 am Torah for Today: “Moses’ Death and Sacred Stages of the Mystery of Dying”
11:45 am Sermonette: “The Other Worldly Mystery of the Mishkan”

Tikkun Leil Shavuot
This study session is part of our West County Community Tikkun Leil Shavuot at Traditional Congregation.
Reb Simcha Raphael’s Topic: “Exploring the Afterlife Journey of the Soul in Kabbalah”
Click here for details.

Sunday, June 9, at 9 am

Shavuot Services: “Transcending Trauma – Mythic Dimensions of the Book of Ruth”

Monday, June 10, at 9 am

Shavuot II Services: “From Mega-Mourning to Soul-Guiding: The History and Mystery of Yizkor”

About the Speaker

Reb Simcha Raphael, Ph.D., is Founding Director of Da’at Institute for Death Awareness, Advocacy, and Training, Adjunct Professor in the Department of Religion and Theology at LaSalle University, and works as a psychotherapist and spiritual director in Philadelphia. Ordained by Reb Zalman Schachter-Shalomi as a Rabbinic Pastor, he is a member of the Rabbis Without Borders Network, and author of numerous publications including the groundbreaking classic Jewish Views of the Afterlife.

 

RSVP required for Friday night only. RSVP requested for Shavuot night events. For full weekend details and RSVP information, go to BnaiAmoona.com/Reb-Simcha-Raphael.html.

Reb Simcha Raphael’s visit to B’nai Amoona is made possible through the generous support of Paul & Diane Gallant.

Shavuot at Congregation B’nai Amoona is generously sponsored by Sue Barad in memory of Melvin Barad (z”l) and Morris Funk (z”l).

Todah Rabbah to the Rosenblatt Family, Mark Heller, and Ben & Jerry’s Scoop Shop in the Delmar Loop for their sponsorship of our delicious Shavuot ice cream sundaes.

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Sh’ma: Listen! Speaker Series is generously funded by the Lubin-Green Foundation, a Supporting Foundation of the Jewish Federation of St. Louis.

The Sh’ma: Listen! Speakers Series promotes engagement with a wide spectrum of ideas as a means to deepen our community’s education and commitment to Jewish life. The views expressed by speakers are their own and not necessarily those of the Jewish Federation of St. Louis or the Center for Jewish Learning.

Sh’ma: Listen! Advisory Committee Chair
Rabbi Jeffrey Stiffman

Staff
Rabbi Tracy Nathan, Senior Educator, Center for Jewish Learning
Cyndee Levy, Director, Center for Jewish Learning

Jewish Federation of St. Louis
Gerald P. Greiman, Board Chair
Don Hannon, Chief Operating Officer