The 5771 High Holy days are just around the corner!

Support the B'nai El Sisterhood and spread the sweetness of a New Year by sending a holiday greeting to the congregation.

We are having a Town Hall Meeting

The Topic of Discussion is: “The Path Forward”

Sunday, July 18th, 10:30 am - 12 noon

Light Refreshments will be served

Please RSVP to the Temple Office by July 12th

314-432-6393

Welcome to B'nai El online! We are a warm, progressive congregational family with an ever growing variety of social, cultural and educational programs for pre-school children on up to adults. We hope that you will join us, and make B'nai El part of your family too! Rabbi Plotkin

Rabbi Plotkin is pleased to be able to share his sermons from the 5770 High Holy Days on-line.

Erev Rosh HaShana - Liturgy and Music of the High Holy Days, Part I

Kol Nidre - Liturgy and Music of the High Holy Days, Part II

Rosh HaShanah Morning - Marriage and Jewish Continuity

Yom Kippur Morning - Renewing Our Covenant

Rabbi Plotkin is honored to have his article appear in the Spring 2009 edition of the CCAR Journal.

Giving Meaning to our Days: Reimagining Un'taneh Tokef

The Article is Rabbi Plotkin's first published article and explores how Reform rabbis have handled discussing the liturgy of the Un'taneh Tokef prayer, the High Holy Day liturgical poem that suggests that every individual's fate is sealed by God on Yom Kippur.  It is commonly known by the line, "Who shall live and who shall die..."