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Congregation Beth Shalom shall be a place where Jews can feel comfortable religiously, socially, culturally, spiritually, and educationally. We want to promote Jewish life and values for a materially and culturally diverse population, empowering people both as a community group and as individuals. The population refers to all Jews, their families, other interested persons of all ages, family structures, affiliated or not in mid-Missouri.

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eShalom for November 14th

November 14, 2024 By cbsc in Newsletter

Download 13 Cheshvan 5785 ~ November 14, 2024 ~ www.cbsmo.org ~ 573.499.4855 Emily’s office hours: Tuesday through Friday 12 pm – 5 pm deadline for eShalom is Wednesday each week See the CBS calendar here: https://cbsmo.org/calendar/ Send calendar items to Mary at maxmax@mchsi.com NOTE: Before scheduling a meeting or event in either the farmhouse or […]

eShalom for November 7th

November 7, 2024 By cbsc in Newsletter

Download 6 Cheshvan 5785 ~ November 7, 2024 ~ www.cbsmo.org ~ 573.499.4855 Emily’s office hours: Tuesday through Friday 12 pm – 5 pm deadline for eShalom is Wednesday each week See the CBS calendar here: https://cbsmo.org/calendar/ Send calendar items to Mary at maxmax@mchsi.com NOTE: Before scheduling a meeting or event in either the farmhouse or […]

eShalom for October 31st

October 31, 2024 By cbsc in Newsletter

Download 29 Tishrei 5785 ~ October 31, 2024 ~ www.cbsmo.org ~ 573.499.4855 Emily’s office hours: Tuesday through Friday 12 pm – 5 pm deadline for eShalom is Wednesday each week See the CBS calendar here: https://cbsmo.org/calendar/ Send calendar items to Mary at maxmax@mchsi.com NOTE: Before scheduling a meeting or event in either the farmhouse or […]

From the Union For Reform Judaism / Reform Movement

For Some of Us the Holidays Are Just…Hard

For Some of Us the Holidays Are Just…Hard jemerman November 18, 2024

Death and Mourning

As we head into the holiday season, I am acutely aware of how much different this year is going to be than previous ones. I will be celebrating without my mom for the first time. My mother died in January 2021, and I'm still dealing with the unexpected waves of grief that wash over me, sometimes out of nowhere. As I head into this first winter holiday season without her, I'm not quite sure I know what to expect, other than everything is going to be very different.

The Cost of Free Land

The Cost of Free Land jemerman November 14, 2024

Secular Holidays

The author's Great-Great-Uncle Louie Sinykin posing with men in Dakota garb in South Dakota's Black Hills. Date unknown.

When I was a child growing up in the 1980s, the story I learned about Thanksgiving followed the classic script: it highlighted amity between the Pilgrims and their Indigenous neighbors. Due to this connection, the hunger of the European settlers was met with squash and turkey.