A SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM THE ST. LOUIS RABBINICAL AND CANTORIAL ASSOCIATION
We know that there are aspects of this sickness that are out of our hands. But we also know, both from history found even in the Torah and from examples around the world today, that there is a way to halt the spread of this virus. So we are taking it upon ourselves to ask that tonight, when Shabbat ends...then it doesn't end. That for each of us who is able, we keep this time of rest going. Stay home. Cancel the sleepovers and create virtual play-dates. Be with loved ones who live with you, and pick up the phone to call those who don't or send a text or email. Let everything else stop, and as much as possible, let's keep Shabbat going.
Our tradition teaches us that "pikuach nefesh", the saving of a life, is the most important mitzvah we have. And we all have the opportunity to do so, but it only works if we all do it. As your rabbis and cantors, who have sat with you during the most sacred moments of your lives, we implore you to join us in this so we can get through this together.
We're all in. We fervently hope you will be too.
MEMBERS OF THE ST. LOUIS RABBINICAL AND CANTORIAL ASSOCIATION
Agudas Achim Beth Israel of Belleville
Rabbi Shulamit Cenker
Bais Abraham
Rabbi Garth Silberstein
B’nai Amoona
Rabbi Carnie Rose
Rabbi Josef Davidson
Cantor Sharon Nathanson
Central Reform Congregation
Rabbi Susan Talve
Rabbi Daniel Bogard
Rabbi Karen Bogard
Rabbi Randy Fleisher
Rabbi James Stone Goodman
Hillel at Washington University
Rabbi Jordan Gerson
Jewish Community Center
Rabbi Brad Horwitz
Jewish Community Relations Council
Maharat Rori Picker Neiss
Jewish Family & Children’s Service
Rabbi Neal Rose
Rabbi Jessica Shafrin
Jewish Federation of St. Louis
Rabbi Tracy Nathan
Keshet
Rabbi Micah Buck-Yael
Kol Rinah
Rabbi Noah Arnow
Rabbi Scott Shafrin
Pathways Hospice & Palliative Care
Rabbi Dale Schreiber
Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School
Rabbi Scott Slarskey
Shaare Emeth
Rabbi Jim Bennett
Rabbi Andrea Goldstein
Rabbi Lori Levine
Cantor Seth Warner
Rabbi Jeffrey Stiffman (Emeritus)
Shir Hadash Reconstructionist Community
Cantor Joshua Finkel
Rabbi Lane Steinger (Emeritus)
Temple Emanuel
Rabbi Elizabeth Hersh
Rabbi Joseph Rosenbloom (Emeritus)
Temple Israel
Rabbi Amy Feder
Rabbi Michael Alper
Rabbi Mark Shook (Emeritus)
Temple Israel of Springfield, MO
Rabbi Barbara Block
United Hebrew
Rabbi Brigitte Rosenberg
Rabbi Adam Bellows
Cantor-Rabbi Ron Eichaker
Rabbi Howard Kaplansky (Emeritus)
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