Kehilla means Community and our Kehilla Calendar has something for everyone! From Jewish holiday celebrations to educational speaker series to programs for families with children, you should bookmark this page! Sign up for our newsletter to find out more information and ways to join our Jewish Kehilla.
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Personal Care Item Drive Sorting Every year, we collect personal care items throughout the High Holy Days for the Harvey Kornblum Jewish Food Pantry. All are invited to help us organize, sort, box, and bag these items for donation throughout the hour. Volunteers of all abilities are welcome.
Teens, this is your space to connect with Yom Kippur in a real and meaningful way—no parents, no classroom vibes. Reflect on the past year, explore who you want to become, and engage with others in a fresh, teen-focused experience. Grades 7–12
Yom Kippur Afternoon Study Session Led by Rabbi Emeritus Mark L. Shook For losing our way through loaded labels, For smug assurance in always being right. For blindness to our own ignorance, Bear with us, pardon us, forgive us. This unique study session with Rabbi Shook opens three challenging labels to Yom Kippur scrutiny: Jew,...
Yom Kippur Afternoon Intergenerational Project Shaare-ing Sustenance, Nourishing Souls: The Mitzvah of Feeding the Hungry Join us as we learn why the mitzvah of feeding the hungry is so important this year and then box food from our HHD Food Drive and write postcards encouraging others in our congregation to fulfill this mitzvah. All ages are...
A series of offerings will be available to assist in reflection.
Create Your Own Jewish Vibe: A Yom Kippur Afternoon Program for grades 3rd – 12th Live Jewishly out loud through artistic self-expression! Join us on Yom Kippur afternoon to make a piece of jewelry, decorate a mezuzah cover, personalize a kippah, or create a decoration for your sukkah while bonding with friends.
This service is specially created for families with young children. Join Us In Person or Online Registration Required for In-Person Attendance
Hands-on Service Projects to Benefit Monroe Elementary School Join us on Yom Kippur afternoon for meaningful hands-on mitzvah opportunities to support the students and faculty of Monroe Elementary School, TI’s partner school in South St. Louis city. This year, our main activity will be crafting fleece blankets for preschoolers to keep them warm. Additionally, we will be undertaking...
Our closing service includes Yizkor (honoring lost loved ones), Healing (prayers and music for wholeness), and Neilah (a powerful conclusion as we step into the new year). Following the service, enjoy a sweet gift with our wishes for a sweet and healthy new year. Best for Adults & Teens • Duration: 2 hours • ASL...
Yom Kippur (Yizkor & Neilah) Concluding Service At this memorial & concluding service, we’ll read the names of those who have passed away since last Yom Kippur and conclude the High Holy Days with prayers and blessings.
Yom Kippur and our day of fasting will end with the sounding of the shofar.
Featuring special CRC musical interlude.* Yizkor and Neila are distinct, but related, services held on Yom Kippur. Yizkor is a memorial service to remember our departed loved ones. Neila is the final service of the day, with the final confessions, the end of the fast, and the symbolic closing of the gates. As the sun...