Community Updates and Events

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PURIM Schedule and Cards

The new 2010 Purim cards are now available for order. For a schedule of Purim related activities and an online order form, please click HERE.

Crisis in Haiti - A note from the OU
It is difficult to comprehend the enormity of the devastation in Haiti. Jews are described by the Talmud as "rachmanim b'nei rachmanim," a particularly compassionate people who are sensitive to the suffering of all, and we cannot sit by and ignore this terrible drama of human suffering and misery. We echo the words of the Psalmist who said "imo anochi b'tzarah" (Psalm 91), when we call upon members of our community to open their hearts and join us in extending a helping hand.
Through our website, the Orthodox Union is serving as a collection point for donations, which will be directly forwarded to the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. The JDC has already helped send an Israeli relief team of medical, search and rescue, and post-trauma counseling experts to assist survivors and will continue to assist with the help of our contributions. Your support is needed immediately. Go to www.ou.org to donate.

Lunch & Learn Schedule
To download a copy of the Lunch and Learn schedule, please click HERE.

The BaisAbe Community Cookbook
Featuring 150 recipes from our members and friends, menu suggestions, and the beautiful artwork of Janet Shafner has arrived. Copies are available for pickup in the Bais Abe office or at the Shapiros (7100 Cambridge). Recipes include such Base Abe classics as Gabe's Garlic Chumus, Kim's Oatmeal Cookies, and Chana's Broccoli Salad; authentic ethnic dishes such as Lili's KooKoo-E Sbazi (Persian herb frittata), Pia's "Gvetch" (Romanian vegetable casserole), and Dorit's Shakshuka. Kids will love to make Tali's Amazing 5-Minute Microwave Chocolate Cake-in-a-Mug, while the fearless gourmet chef will want to try Mindee's Eggplant Rollatini and the other gourmet dishes in each category. The selection of scrumptious desserts includes Dalia's Coffee Liqueur Cheesecake Bars (with an insert on how to make your own coffee liqueur!), and the epicurious.com award-winning recipe for Sour Cream and Apple Crumble Pie by Judy and Mark Hoffman. Vegetarian delights (like Andrea's Broccoli and Tofu in Spicy Peanut Sauce) are sprinkled throughout the cookbook, and of course, we have not forgotten our traditional Jewish foods that have sustained us for generations - challah, noodle kugel, roasted chicken, cholent, mandelbrot! (Dal Cholent is traditional, you ask?) "People of the Cookbook" is $18 per copy (donations above this amount are welcome to help make this fund-raiser for our shul a real success!) payable to Bais Abraham and sent to the shul office at 6910 Delmar Blvd., 63130. For an extra $3.00 per book, we will mail orders to you.

The Everything Jewish Wedding Book
"The Everything Jewish Wedding Book: Mazel tov! From the chuppah to the hora, all you need for your big day" - A book authored by our very own Rabbi Hyim Shafner can be ordered from Amazon by clicking here.

In The News
Aliyah Schneider, a former St. Louisan and participant in the 'WUJS: Land, Language, and Society' program in Israel, was recently interviewed by the St. Louis Jewish Federation. When asked what she misses about St. Louis, she had this to say:
"Bais Abe. A shul like Bais Abe doesn't exist in Jerusalem. It's diverse; it's out-of-the-box. It's me."
To read the full artile, click here.
Or see other articles about us here.

"Bais Abe" is a warm, welcoming and diverse Orthodox synagogue led by Rabbi Hyim Shafner located in the University City Loop area of St. Louis, close to Washington University. The community combines observance, passionate prayer and deep Torah study with creativity, openness and activism. We offer many opportunities for exploration and enrichment, including Shabbat services, weekday morning minyan, family shabbatons, weekly study sessions, a lively Lunch and Learn series, student hospitality programs and a junior congregation, and we are home to the St. Louis Women's Tefillah Group. Individuals and families of all backgrounds and levels of observance are welcome. Read more about us...