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:

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Slichot 5774

    Rabbi David Fohrman gave a webinar introducing slichot, on "Did Joseph Ever Reconcile With His Brothers?". The video is available online.

  • Chanukah Shiur

    On December 13, 2017, Rabbi Shulman gave a shiur on "The Unique Political and Spiritual Legacy of Chanukah according to the Rambam". The audio is available online. The source sheets are also available.

  • Special Purim Lecture

    Rabbi Shulman gave a special Tanach lecture on "Purim 5778: Esther and Mordechai". The audio and sources are available online.

  • Welcome to the new Bnot Sherut

    Kollel Torah Mitzion welcomes our Bnot Sherut 5779: Atara, Shir, Dassi and Ayelet

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.

  • Rabbi's Open Sukkah

    September 25, 2018
    The Annual "Open Sukkah" at the home of Rabbi and Baila Shulman in their sukkah, will take place on the 2nd day of Sukkos/Sukkot, Tuesday, September 25th, 4 30-6:00 pm. The entire community is invited.