Congregation Shaare Emeth

The biggest Senior Lunch program ever! 😲 Thank you, Congregation Temple Israel, for hosting a lovely afternoon.

🗳️ Before you vote, know what’s on the ballot.

The August ballot includes several proposed amendments to the Missouri Constitution that could have a lasting impact on our state.

Join us for an informative conversation with voting rights and constitutional law expert Travis Crum and former Federal Reserve economist (and Shaare Emeth member) William Emmons as they break down what these measures mean and how a YES or NO vote could shape Missouri’s future.

Tuesday, June 23 | 7:30 p.m.
Congregation Shaare Emeth

Come informed. Leave empowered. Bring a friend!
Registration is appreciated! sestl.co/ballot0826

🌈 Save the date! Pride Shabbat is back! A weekend filled with noshes, brunch, community, and celebrating the beautiful diversity of our congregation. 💜✨

Friday, June 26 ✨
5:15 p.m. Nosh
6 p.m. Pride Shabbat Service
Featuring Cantor Kalix Jacobson
and the Keshet Committee 👏🏼🫶🏼

Saturday, June 27 ✨
9 a.m. Breakfast Nosh
9:30 a.m. How Our Words Matter &
Parashat Balak: Pride-Themed Torah Study led by Cantor Jacobson in the Kehillah Center 🏳️‍🌈
10:30 a.m. Brunch
11 a.m. Special Pride Program:
The Language of Blessing & Song Circle of Inclusivity & Acceptance

We can’t wait to celebrate with you! 🌈

✨ Mazel tov to our newly installed board member, Matt Specter, on being selected for the Jewish Federations of North America National Young Leadership Cabinet! ✨

This prestigious, five‑year program is one of the Jewish community’s premier leadership pipelines, recognizing emerging leaders who demonstrate deep commitment to Jewish life, philanthropy, and service. Matt, along with his wife, Ashley, has a passion for strengthening our community, which shines through everything he does, and we are so proud to see him representing St. Louis on a national stage.

Kol hakavod, Matt. Your Shaare Emeth family is cheering you on as you step into this incredible opportunity to learn, lead, and help shape the future of Jewish communal life.

More than 70 St. Louis leaders came before them. Now it’s their turn.   For more than six decades, the National Young Leadership Cabinet has served as one of the Jewish community’s most influential leadership pipelines, helping develop generations of communal leaders across North America. Now two more St. Louisans are joining its ranks. Elliott Kleiman and Matt Spe...

Happy Pride Month! And what a wonderful Pride Shabbat we have planned! 🌈 We're delighted to welcome back to Shaare Emeth one of our own, Cantor Kalix Jacobson (they/them), for Pride Shabbat Worship on Friday, June 26, and a special Pride Torah Study & Program on Saturday, June 27. See all the details & RSVP at https://sestl.co/pride26
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Cantor Kalix Jacobson is a longtime musician and singer with a background in diverse musical styles. Cantor Jacobson has been working in Cantorial spaces since 2014 and has been writing music since the early 2000s. This past fall, their Sh’ma Koleinu premiered at Park Avenue Synagogue—they were the first transgender or nonbinary composer commissioned to write for the congregation. They were ordained from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in 2023, having also received a Masters of Nonprofit Management from the college, having been a Weitzman Fellow for JDC-Entwine, and also having been the recipient of the Rabbi Sarah Messinger Prize, the Josef Frudenthal Memorial Prize for Excellence in Composition, the Palm Beach Liturgical Cultural Foundation Prize, and the Lee Gura Memorial Prize for Aptitude in Synagogue Choral Music. They just finished their tenure at Temple Emanuel of South Hills in Pittsburgh, PA, and are looking forward to beginning their journey as Kol Bo at Temple David of Monroeville, PA on July 1st.

This Thursday: Help Save Lives! 🩸
Shaare Emeth Community Blood Drive

Thursday, May 28, 2026 | 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.

In Jewish tradition, pikuach nefesh — the sacred act of saving a life — stands above almost everything else. A single blood donation can make a life-saving difference for someone in need.

Register today and be part of this meaningful mitzvah. 👆