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Over 400 children and their families joined us at the James S. McDonnell Planetarium in Forest Park to learn about Havdalah by experiencing activity booths and a star show.

Our sages taught that Shabbat ends when three stars can be counted in the evening sky. Even if the night is cloudy, the stars at the Planetarium will shine brightly.

Havdalah separates Shabbat from the work week, the holy from the mundane.  Under twinkling stars and glowing planets, families will participate in Havdalah and enjoy related activities.

Ellyn Polsky lights a Havdalah candle at our Community Havdalah Service.

HAVDALAH STAR SHOW IN THE STAR CHAMBER AT THE
JAMES S. MCDONNELL PLANETARIUM

Presented by the Jewish Family Educators’ Network in cooperation with Central Agency for Jewish Education (CAJE). Funded by a grant from the Gladys K. Crown Foundation honoring the memory of Shirlee Green and a matching grant from the Jewish Federation of St. Louis' Rich Fund.

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Songs for the End of Shabbat

• Recorded by the Jewish community of St. Louis
• Presented by the Jewish Family Educators' Network in cooperation with Central Agency for Jewish Education (CAJE).
• Made possible by grants from the Gladys K. Crown Foundation honoring the memory of Shirlee Green and the Jewish Federation of St. Louis' Rich Fund.
• CAJE is a beneficiary agency of the Jewish Federation of St. Louis.

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SONGS FOR THE END OF SHABBAT

1. Zeda’s Beat Box - Shabbat Shalom (music and lyrics: David Simon)
2. Hazzan Joanna S. Dulkin - LaNer v’Livsamim (music: Abihu Medina; Hebrew lyrics: Rabbi Shlomo Shabazi; English lyrics: Hazzan Joanna S. Dulkin) featuring Rob Birenbaum and Mike Ehrhard on drums & percussion
3. Rick Recht – Havdalah Blessings (music: Rick Recht; lyrics: liturgy)
4. Rabbi Ed Harris, Marty Miller, Leslie Caplan - Havdalah Blessings (music: Renewal melody; lyrics: liturgy) featuring Will Sol, mandolin
5. Rabbi Amy Feder, Debbie Morosohk, Rob Aronson - Eliyahu Hanavi (music: traditional; lyrics: liturgy)
6. Cantor Ron Eichaker and the UH Sound Invertors – Eliyahu Hanavi (music: the Moshav Band; lyrics: liturgy)
7. Rabbi James Stone Goodman – Al Tira (music: traditional Sefardi; lyrics: Emanuel Harusi, inspired by Genesis 28)
8. Andy Curry – Al Tira (music: Andy Curry; lyrics: Emanuel Harusi)
9. Rabbi Randy Fleisher, Leslie Caplan, Marty Miller, Steve Friedman, Andrew John – Hashkiveinu (music: Craig Taubman, U2, Bob Marley; lyrics: liturgy, U2, Bob Marley)
10. Cantor Sharon Nathanson & the B’nai Amoona Zamarim - Shnirele Perele (music: Yiddish folk song; lyrics: inspired by end of Sabbath prayer “Got fun Avraham”)

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Past Events

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A View from the Ferris Wheel A Jewish Perspective of the 1904 World's Fair Missouri History Museum 250 years after the first Jews settled on American soil, the 1904 World's Fair thrust St. Louis into the global spotlight. Were your relatives among the 20 million men, women and children who strolled the Pike, tasted their first ice cream cone, and caught an early glimpse of the flag that would later represent the new State of Israel? Presented by the Jewish Family Educators' Network in co-sponsorship with the Central Agency for Jewish Education and the Missouri Historical Society. Funded by the Gladys K. Crown Foundation, honoring the memory of Shirlee Green, and the Jewish Federation Rich Fund.

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