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Welcome to the Bais Abraham Website!

IF YOU ARE NEW TO ST. LOUIS, “Bais Abe” may be the synagogue you are looking for! 

To contact our rabbi, or for more information about him, please click here. 

Neither masks nor vaccination are required at Bais Abraham at this time, although we continue to strongly recommend both masking and vaccination on a voluntary basis. Please use your best judgement in order to protect yourselves and others, and if you are feeling unwell, please stay home. This revised policy is based on the advice of the Bais Abraham COVID-19 medical advisory committee, in response to the present state of the pandemic. Our medical advisors will continue to monitor the situation, and if conditions change, we may issue revised policies in response. We are grateful to Drs. Morey Gardner, Tessa Gardner, Michael Gutwein, and Greg Storch, for their ongoing advice and guidance throughout the pandemic.

Click here for a list of classes offered in-person and on Zoom.

Click here for the current edition of The Shmooze, our lively weekly e-newsletter.

Certain Bais Abe programs and services may be livestreamed here.

 

"Bais Abe" is a warm, welcoming, inclusive modern Orthodox synagogue led by Rabbi Garth Silberstein located in the University City area of St. Louis, close to Washington University. The community combines observance, passionate prayer and deep Torah study with creativity, openness and activism. Surrounded by stately, quiet neighborhoods and adjacent to the Delmar Loop, one of the most exciting urban oases in the country, Bais Abe is the perfect balance of urban energy and suburban calm. Individuals and families of all backgrounds and levels of observance are welcome.  For more information on upcoming events click HERE.

UPCOMING EVENTS

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  • Thursday ,
    DecDecember  1 , 2022
     
     
    Judaism 101
    Thursday, Dec 1st 7:00p to 8:30p
    Judaism 101 Thursday evenings, 7-8:30pm (beginning January 13), in person at Bais Abe with an option to join by zoom This class is for anyone who wants to make up for the Jewish education they didn't get growing up. It is appropriate for those interested in conversion to Judaism, as well as for Jews who simply want to deepen their understanding of the Jewish tradition. This is not a drop-in class. Students are expected to attend regularly, and to spend 2-3 hours outside of class each week on reading and homework. To be added to the class mailing list, and receive more information, including a Zoom link for this class, please register by visiting https://forms.gle/9p1ktLf9Hut5Vq2XA

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  • Sunday ,
    DecDecember  4 , 2022
     
     
    Books of Melachim Class with Stewart Shilcrat
    Sunday, Dec 4th 9:30a to 10:30a
    Join via Zoom! Time: Sundays, 9:30 AM Central Time (US and Canada) Register here for log-in information: https://www.baisabe.com/form/ClassWithStewart/. All are invited to this class on the Books of Melachim. Led by Stewart Shilcrat, the learning is in memory of Micah Abraham Lemerman Shilcrat, z'l. Melachim begins with the death of King David and ends with the capture of Jerusalem and the destruction of the First Temple a little more than 4 centuries later. No knowledge of Hebrew is needed.

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  • Thursday ,
    DecDecember  8 , 2022
     
     
    Judaism 101
    Thursday, Dec 8th 7:00p to 8:30p
    Judaism 101 Thursday evenings, 7-8:30pm (beginning January 13), in person at Bais Abe with an option to join by zoom This class is for anyone who wants to make up for the Jewish education they didn't get growing up. It is appropriate for those interested in conversion to Judaism, as well as for Jews who simply want to deepen their understanding of the Jewish tradition. This is not a drop-in class. Students are expected to attend regularly, and to spend 2-3 hours outside of class each week on reading and homework. To be added to the class mailing list, and receive more information, including a Zoom link for this class, please register by visiting https://forms.gle/9p1ktLf9Hut5Vq2XA

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  • Sunday ,
    DecDecember  11 , 2022
     
     
    Books of Melachim Class with Stewart Shilcrat
    Sunday, Dec 11th 9:30a to 10:30a
    Join via Zoom! Time: Sundays, 9:30 AM Central Time (US and Canada) Register here for log-in information: https://www.baisabe.com/form/ClassWithStewart/. All are invited to this class on the Books of Melachim. Led by Stewart Shilcrat, the learning is in memory of Micah Abraham Lemerman Shilcrat, z'l. Melachim begins with the death of King David and ends with the capture of Jerusalem and the destruction of the First Temple a little more than 4 centuries later. No knowledge of Hebrew is needed.

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  • Thursday ,
    DecDecember  15 , 2022
     
     
    Judaism 101
    Thursday, Dec 15th 7:00p to 8:30p
    Judaism 101 Thursday evenings, 7-8:30pm (beginning January 13), in person at Bais Abe with an option to join by zoom This class is for anyone who wants to make up for the Jewish education they didn't get growing up. It is appropriate for those interested in conversion to Judaism, as well as for Jews who simply want to deepen their understanding of the Jewish tradition. This is not a drop-in class. Students are expected to attend regularly, and to spend 2-3 hours outside of class each week on reading and homework. To be added to the class mailing list, and receive more information, including a Zoom link for this class, please register by visiting https://forms.gle/9p1ktLf9Hut5Vq2XA

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  • Friday ,
    DecDecember  16 , 2022
     
     
    Songful Shabbat
    Friday, Dec 16th 5:45p to 9:00p
    Chinese Dinner and singing
    Register Now

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  • Sunday ,
    DecDecember  18 , 2022
     
     
    Books of Melachim Class with Stewart Shilcrat
    Sunday, Dec 18th 9:30a to 10:30a
    Join via Zoom! Time: Sundays, 9:30 AM Central Time (US and Canada) Register here for log-in information: https://www.baisabe.com/form/ClassWithStewart/. All are invited to this class on the Books of Melachim. Led by Stewart Shilcrat, the learning is in memory of Micah Abraham Lemerman Shilcrat, z'l. Melachim begins with the death of King David and ends with the capture of Jerusalem and the destruction of the First Temple a little more than 4 centuries later. No knowledge of Hebrew is needed.

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  • Thursday ,
    DecDecember  22 , 2022
    Kids Cookie Trials
    Thursday, Dec 22nd 1:00p to 3:00p
    Taste and vote on your favorite cookies and bake for the Hanukkah Party
    Register Now

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  • Thursday ,
    DecDecember  22 , 2022
     
     
    Judaism 101
    Thursday, Dec 22nd 7:00p to 8:30p
    Judaism 101 Thursday evenings, 7-8:30pm (beginning January 13), in person at Bais Abe with an option to join by zoom This class is for anyone who wants to make up for the Jewish education they didn't get growing up. It is appropriate for those interested in conversion to Judaism, as well as for Jews who simply want to deepen their understanding of the Jewish tradition. This is not a drop-in class. Students are expected to attend regularly, and to spend 2-3 hours outside of class each week on reading and homework. To be added to the class mailing list, and receive more information, including a Zoom link for this class, please register by visiting https://forms.gle/9p1ktLf9Hut5Vq2XA

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  • Saturday ,
    DecDecember  24 , 2022
     
     
    Hannukah Party!
    Motzei Shabbat, Dec 24th 7:00p to 10:00p

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Sun, November 27 2022 3 Kislev 5783