Welcome to the Young Israel of St. Louis

Young Israel of St. Louis welcomes visitors and new members to our warm and vital shul. Committed to living Torah lives, fostering spiritual growth and supporting Israel, our Orthodox congregation provides daily and Shabbos/Shabbat davening as well as multiple learning opportunities for men, women and our youth. We strive to live by the principle of hachnassas/t orchim and would be pleased to offer home hospitality to any travelers coming to our St. Louis community. Located in the heart of the St. Louis eruv, Congregation Young Israel welcomes you.

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Rabbi Moshe Shulman

Rabbi Moshe Shulman

Rabbi Shulman has Rabbinic Ordination from the Jerusalem Chief Rabbinate, and is a graduate of the Rabbinic Kollel and Sha'al Institute for Rabbinic and Educational Training of Yeshivas/Yeshivat Sha'alvim. Before joining Young Israel, he served as spiritual leader in Calgary and Toronto. His special interests include Tanach and the interaction of science, medicine and halacha. He can be reached for private consultation through the shul office, 314-727-1880, extension 3, or his home office, 314-725-6130.

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Listen to Rabbi Shulman online

The following shiur series are available for listening to online or downloading to your MP3 player:

Ongoing shiurim:

Rabbi Shulman has also given lectures at the annual Machon Herzog Yemei Iyun B'Tanach. Some of his talks are archived here:

Archived shiurim:

  • Have an upcoming Simcha or Yahrzeit?

    If you have an upcoming event and need an aliyah, or want to be Shliach Tzibbur, or need any other honor in shul, please contact the shul office or email the gabbaim. While we try to anticipate everyone's needs, if you tell us in advance, it will make our lives much easier.
    Thank you,
    The gabbaim

  • Tomchei Shabbos

    Tomchei Shabbos serves the poor and hungry in our community. Greeting cards can be purchased for a minimum donation of $5.00. Contact Tammy Friedman to purchase your cards. Tomchei Shabbos cash donations may be mailed to Martha Ginnsburg; for food donations call Jackie Oppenheimer.

  • Young Israel in Print

    See the article in St Louis Jewish Parents Magazine about Young Israel! (It's on page 18)

  • Teen Minyan

    Grades 7 through 12 are invited to a teen minyan beginning Parshat Beshalach, February 11, 2017.
    Davening begins at 9:45.
    To layn an Aliyah or Haftorah contact David Spektor.

  • Sara Adelman Lecture 2017

    On July 30, 2017, Aliza Bulow spoke on "Crossing the Narrow Bridge: Growing through Life's Challenges". The audio is available on the shul website.

Upcoming Events

To reserve the shul for an event, please review the facility use information and contact the office. There may be dates reserved that have not yet been entered on the calendar.

  • The Great American Eclipse

    August 21, 2017
    Join fellow Young Israel and community members for a front-row seat to view what has been termed The Great American Eclipse (due to the fact the path of the total eclipse will cross through the US). This will be the first total solar eclipse in the continental US in 38 years. For most of the greater St. Louis area, the last total solar eclipse was in 1442. We will be finalizing details of the outing within the next week or so and make those available to everyone. The plan is to leave from the shul after Shacharit. At this time we are not planning to rent a bus, but rather to car pool to the park that we choose. A couple of the park options that we are looking at may also have a modest entrance fee per person. We will be ordering the correct eclipse glasses and there may be a small cost involved for these glasses. If you have or will be ordering your own glasses, please make sure that they are the correct ones (NASA stresses that eclipse watchers be sure that their glasses are both from an approved manufacturer and have an ISO icon with reference 12312-2.)

  • Rosh Chodesh Shiur

    August 23, 2017
    All are welcome to join Joey Rosenfeld at 8:00 pm, August 23rd when he speaks about: Nothing but Now: Mindfulness, Teshuva and Time in honor of Rosh Chodesh. Drinks and Desserts provided at Dugie and Lisa Baron's home.

  • Mishmar Learning for the Yahrzeit of Rav Kook

    August 24, 2017
    Join the Kollel Torah MiTzion for a special learning program (with cholent!) 8:30-9:30 PM to commemorate the yahrtzeit of Rav Kook zt"l .

  • Kosher Chopped Competition

    September 3, 2017
    Participate in your own cooking competition with Naomi Nachman, The Aussie Gourmet, September 3, 6-8 PM. RSVP to Debby by August 15th. $18 per person, includes appetizers and dessert.

  • CPR Training

    September 10, 2017
    Family and Friends American Heart Association CPR training, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM at the shul. $25 per person. Pre-registration is REQUIRED. Call 314.454.KIDS (5437), press 3 and give: Young Israel Synagogue September 10th.