Passover appeal to the community from the St. Louis Rabbinical and Cantorial Association
03/14/2024 08:22:05 AM
Dear Friends,
As we near the celebration of Passover, we thank you for giving us the opportunity to serve you and for helping our community thrive. The St. Louis Rabbinical and Cantorial Association (STLRCA) is the only clergy organization in the greater St. Louis area open to rabbis and cantors from all branches of Judaism. STLRCA members are Orthodox, Conservative, Reform, Reconstructionist, and non-denominational, and we serve our community in congregations, organizations, hospitals, universities, and more.
As examples of our community support, we:
- Provide a weekly D’var Torah in the St. Louis Jewish Light.
- Teach at Jewish community educational and cultural events.
- Create community dialogue on critical issues including religious freedom, equal rights and Israel.
- Participate in interfaith and interracial dialogue, representing the Jewish community to the broader community throughout the region.
- Offer a forum for clergy to discuss and act on community issues.
- Support our clergy by offering a place for collegiality and professional development.
The STLRCA is also actively involved in Tzedakah throughout the community. Each year during Passover we recall our own people’s experiences of hardship and servitude in Egypt. The Exodus story calls us to remember others in our own midst who suffer and to work for their redemption as well. With the lessons of Pesach in mind, the STLRCA is proud to be a co-sponsor of the Rabbi Robert P. Jacobs Jewish Fund for Human Needs (JFHN).
JFHN supports small St. Louis area non-profits that provide direct services to those in need of food, housing, health care, education, employment, and other essential human needs. Along with our co-sponsor, the Jewish Community Relations Council, we care for our neighbors and affirm the Jewish community’s commitment to providing for the basic needs of our neighbors.
The St. Louis Rabbinical and Cantorial Association is vital to the ongoing health and vibrancy of the St. Louis Jewish community. We ask for your support for the important work of the STLRCA and, through us, the JFHN, to keep us and our community strong and thriving!
PLEASE CONTRIBUTE GENEROUSLY with your tax-exempt gift of $18, $72, $180 or more. Please contribute securely online via Paypal at www.paypal.com/givenow (enter STLRCA in the search box) or send a check made out to “STLRCA” to St. Louis Rabbinical & Cantorial Association, P.O. Box 410792, St. Louis, MO 63141.
On behalf of the entire STLRCA, best wishes for a Sweet Passover and thank you for your continued generosity.
L’shalom – In Peace,
Rabbi Janine Schloss, President
Rabbi Karen Bogard, Vice President
Rabbi Jeffrey Abraham, Treasurer
Rabbi Andrew Terkel, Secretary
Rabbi Amy Feder, Immediate Past President
