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We are always ready to help you in anyway that we can; please feel free to phone us on our main Congregation Shaare Emeth phone number, 314-569-0010, or, you may email us by clicking on our name.
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Rabbi James M. Bennett became Senior Rabbi of Congregation Shaare Emeth in 2004. He received his undergraduate degree from Indiana University and was ordained in 1984 at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati, Ohio. Upon ordination, Rabbi Bennett served Shaare Emeth as Assistant and Associate Rabbi from 1984 to 1993. He then served as Senior Rabbi at Temple Beth El in Charlotte, NC, from 1993-2003 before returning to St. Louis and Shaare Emeth. Rabbi Bennett has devoted his career to strengthening the involvement of youth and adults in programs of education, social justice, spiritual growth, community building and interfaith relations. Rabbi Bennett and his wife, Amy, have three children, Abigail, Ethan, and Michelle, and two Labrador Retrievers, Shadow and Pita. |
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Rabbi Andrea Goldstein has been a Rabbi of Congregation Shaare Emeth since 1998. She received her undergraduate degree in Communications from Northwestern University and was ordained in 1998 at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati, Ohio. Rabbi Goldstein has made the call for connection, justice, peace, and equality a focal point of her rabbinate. She is married to Brett Goldstein and is the loving mother of Macey, Eli, and Lila. |
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Cantor Seth Warner graduated from the Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion in 2001 earning several awards in vocal excellence from the School of Sacred Music. Since his investiture as cantor, he has served Touro Synagogue in New Orleans from 2001 until 2006 and Congregation Shaare Emeth in St. Louis since early 2007. Cantor Warner debut Donald McCullough’s Holocaust Cantata in both St. Louis and New Orleans to critical acclaim. He has produced and performed in events with Ellis Marsalis and Jeremy Davenport. He concertizes frequently with his colleagues and has recently appeared in Dallas, Miami, Chicago, New York and Los Angeles.As a cantor, he is most at home on the bima of Congregation Shaare Emeth, participating in worship services with the Congregation. He is an integral part of the clergy team, overseeing all aspects of the Congregation’s music agenda, leading the B’nei Mitzvah program and learning and teaching within the Congregation. He serves his community as a chaplain for first responders in the great St. Louis metropolitan area. He is an active member of the American Conference of Cantors, has served as an officer on their Executive Board. Seth and his wife, Shayna are the proud parents of two young boys. |
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Rabbi Emeritus, Jeffrey Stiffman, received his undergraduate degree from Loyola College and was ordained in 1965 at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati, Ohio. He earned his Ph.D. in Theology in 1972. He served as Assistant Rabbi of Shaare Emeth from 1965-1968 and was named Senior Rabbi in 1971, serving in that capacity until his retirement in 2004, when he was named Rabbi Emeritus. During his tenure, Rabbi Stiffman and his staff instituted many innovative programs of worship, education, and social justice. Rabbi Stiffman and wife Arlene, have 3 adult children and 7 grandchildren. |