Adults : Community Offerings

:: The Rabbi Ephraim and Esther Zimand  :: Kabbalah and Coffee Series

:: High Holiday Series  :: Celebrating Behind the Blue Gate

:: Sukkah of King David  :: Hoshanah Rabbah Lunch and Learn

:: Lunch and a Movie Series  :: Food for Thought: Re-awakening our

Mindfulness  :: The BIG Community READ 4-part Fall Series

:: Links

Do not say: "When I shall have leisure I shall study, for you may never have leisure." 
Avot 2:5

Come join our dear friends, Rabbi and Esther Zimand
for 2 Extraordinary Learning Events

Rabbi Ephraim Zimand

Sunday Evening, August 22
6-10 p.m.
Jewish Federation Kopolow Building
12 Millstone Campus Drive
Cost: $15

The Beruriah Incident

Rabbi Zimand will lead a discussion of a curious text which ends with a reference to an incident involving Beruriah, wife of Rabbi Meir. This incident is found nowhere in the Talmud yet it is explained by Rashi without reference to its source. Following text study, we will view portions of the Israeli film Beruriah. Our study will end with a comparison of the movie’s interpretation and with Rashi’s interpretation.

Rabbi Zimand is dedicating this evening of learning in honor of
Bernard “Berel” Sirkin, of blessed memory, and his wife Gloria Sirkin.

RSVP to Cyndee Levy, (314) 442-3754 or e-mail clevy@cajestl.org

TCP Credit: 2 JUDAICS-Electives

Esther Zimand

Monday, August 23
7:30 p.m.
Saul Brodsky Jewish Community Library
Jewish Federation Kopolow Building, 12 Millstone Campus Drive
Cost: $7 general public
          Free to Friends of the Saul Brodsky Jewish Community Library
          Free to 2009 Melton Alumni Association Members

Why Do We Need a Jewish State Now More Than Ever?

What impact has Israel had on the Jewish people? Has Jewish life both in Israel and around the world changed since 1948 and the founding of the State of Israel? How does the world and especially the American Jewish community view Israel? Esther will explore a variety of answers to these questions and more.

This program is co-sponsored by CAJE and the Saul Brodsky Jewish Community Library’s Summer Israel Series which is sponsored by Bill Solomon in memory of Karen Solomon.

RSVP to Saul Brodsky Jewish Community Library (314) 442-3720

TCP Credit: 1 JUDAICS-Elective

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Kabbalah and Coffee Series - Achieving Inner Peace
What do you want out of life?  What are you doing to get it?  Students will explore "7 Steps to Inner Peace."

• Yishuv - Being Settled
• Lev Tov - Meeting your good self
• Shalom - Defining inner peace
• Simcha - Enjoying blessings
• Yissurim - Facing adversity
• Miyut - Being in control
• Tiferet - Finding balance, harmony

Unit 1 - October 5-November 2
Unit 2 - November 9 - December 14
Unit 3 - January 11 - February 8
Unit 4 - March 1 - March 29

Rabbi Max Weinman
Fee for Each Unit:  $75 or Pay for All 4 Units at once: $250
Tuesdays 7:30-8:30 p.m.
Starbuck’s at Olive and Craig 

High Holiday Series - Renewal Through
the High Holidays

Rabbi Ze’ev Smason
Fee:  $10 per session or $25 for the Series
7-8:30 p.m.
CAJE, 12 Millstone Campus

Tuesday, September 7         Rosh Hashanah - Mystery of its Melody
Tuesday, September 14       Yom Kippur - Open the Gates!
Tuesday, September 21       Sukkot - Gimme Shelter

Celebrating Behind the Blue Gate: Reading and Reflections

Carol Rose
FEE: $7 General Public
Free for 2009 Melton Alumni Association Members
Free for Friends of the Saul Brodsky Jewish Community Library
Monday, September 27 , 7:30 p.m.
Saul Brodsky Jewish Community Library
12 Millstone Campus Drive

The Sukkah of King David: Images of the Messiah in Jewish Tradition
On Sukkot we pray for the rebuilding of the Third Temple and it is referred to as the "Sukkah of King David." We will explore traditional and contemporary ideas and images about the Rebuilt Sukkah of King David.

Rabbi Neal Rose
FEE: $10 or Free for 2009 Melton Alumni Association Members
Tuesday, September 28, 7:30 p.m.
CAJE
12 Millstone Campus Drive

Hoshanah Rabbah Lunch and Learn
The 7th day of Sukkot is called “Hoshana Rabbah” and it is considered the final day of divine judgment in which the new year is determined. Explore the significance of the day and discover ways to keep the holiness of the High Holidays close in the coming year.

Fee: $15

Wednesday, September 29
at the home of Cyndee Levy
333 S. Mason Road, 63141

10:30-11:30 a.m. What is Hoshana Rabbah?
with Rabbi Ze’ev Smason

11:30 a.m.-Noon Lunch
(dietary laws observed)

12-1 p.m. Carrying the Spirit of the Holidays
throughout the Year
with Rabbi Shmuel Kay

Space is limited, early registration is encouraged!

Lunch & a Movie Series
Sponsored by Nishmah and CAJE
Bring your lunch and we’ll provide the popcorn and the Raisinets! Nishmah and CAJE are partnering to present a two-part movie series featuring the PBS special, This Emotional Life, hosted by Dr. Daniel Gilbert, Harvard psychologist and author. Gilbert talks with experts about the latest scientific understanding of our emotions and how we can find support for the issues we all face.
A post-film discussion hosted by psychiatrist Dr. Pearl Serota.

Fee: $10
Tuesday, August 31: Family & Friends Noon-2 p.m.
Jewish Federation Kopolow Building
Why are these relationships so critical to our well-being, and how can we best maintain and nurture them?

Fee: $10
Tuesday, April 5, 2011: Rethinking Happiness Noon-2 p.m.
Jewish Federation Kopolow Building
We all want happiness and yet, it remains so elusive for many of us. Why is it? Why is it important, and how can we get more of it?

Food for Thought: Re-awakening our Mindfulness 
Co-sponsored by CAJE and the JCC
In our first hour Cyndee Levy will help us explore how the daily miracles of life can often be overlooked and how our tradition guides a re-awakening of our sense of mindfulness as we investigate traditional and non-traditional tools that inculcate gratefulness and open our eyes to the world.

In the second hour Aura Kavadlo, Food Educator, will lead a practical exploration of how to bring mindfulness into our everyday with tips for “un-processing” the food we put in our body, with an emphasis on technique, “take away tips,” and great “tastes.”

Cyndee Levy and Aura Kavadlo
Fee: $15 for J members
$18 for non-J members
Monday, November 1, 7-9 p.m.
JCC Staenberg Family Complex
Arts and Education Building

BIG Community READ 4-Part Fall Series
Co-sponsored by the CAJE, Saul Brodsky Jewish Community Library, St. Louis Jewish Book Festival and St. Louis Rabbinical Association
to promote literacy, community and education.

FEATURING Rabbi Harold Kushner’s book...
conquering FEAR: Living Boldly in an Uncertain World

PART 1: Thursday, October 7 (Free event)
7:30-9 p.m.
Saul Brodsky Jewish Community Library
Jewish Federation Kopolow Building
12 Millstone Campus Drive

Rabbinical Insights into Fear and Hope - Panel Discussion with Rabbi Susan Talve, Rabbi Carnie Rose, Rabbi Hyim Shafner and Rabbi Brigitte Rosenberg with Rabbi Brad Horwitz as moderator.

PART 2: Wednesday, October 13 (Free Event)
7-8:30 p.m.
JCC Staenberg Family Complex
Arts and Education Building
#2 Millstone Campus Drive

What do we fear the most? - Choice of Breakout sessions, each facilitated around chapters in the book.

The Fear of Rapid Change: Life is Filled with Rickety Ladders with Rabbi Andrea Goldstein
The Fear of Humanity will Destroy Itself: Humanity Entrusted with God’s World with Rabbi Randy Fleisher
The Fear of Growing Old: Teach Us to Number Our Days with Rabbi Elizabeth Hersh
The Fear of Rejection: Meeting the Challenge of Healing Wounds with Rabbi James Stone Goodman
The Fear of Death: The Legacy of Your Footprint with Rabbi Mordecai Miller

PART 3: Thursday, October 21 (Free Event)
7-8:30 p.m.
JCC Staenberg Family Complex
Arts and Education Building
#2 Millstone Campus Drive

Discovering comfort in a fearful world - Small groups with facilitated discussion centered around “trigger test” from Rabbinic Literature related to Fear and Hope.  Group facilitators: Rabbi Amy Feder, Rabbi Dale Schreiber, Rabbi Lane Steinger, Rabbi Mark Fasman

PART 4: Thursday October 28
Tickets $18 available through the St. Louis Jewish Book Festival
7:30 p.m.
JCC Staenberg Family Complex
Arts and Education Building
#2 Millstone Campus Drive

St. Louis Jewish Book Festival Author Event with Rabbi Harold S. Kushner
conquering FEAR: Living Boldly in an Uncertain World
Presentation, audience “questions and answers” and book-signing.

Co-sponsored by Saul Brodsky Jewish Community Library, CAJE and St. Louis Rabbinical Association.

Links

St. Louis Jewish Book Festival

American Jewish Committee

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