Kol Rinah USY & Kadima

We have wonderful opportunities and programs to engage our teens and tweens! Kol Rinah has a USY and Kadima chapter called KRSTL (pronounced like crystal). USY is for our high schoolers (9th-12th graders) and Kadima is for our middle schoolers (6th-8th graders). We are part of the midwest region called EMTZA. 

Our programming includes regular lounge nights every Tuesday night 7:30-9:00PM and are open to all 6th-12th graders and...Read more...

Over the past few weeks, USY has had a combo of virtual Zoom meetings and in person social distance meetings. It’s nice that we are trending in the right direction of being able to meet up in person all the time. We have continued our weekly discussions about current events here and in Israel. The group is excited to have our ShinShin, Evyatar Shachar, coming to events and telling us about his life growing up near Gaza and his future role with...Read more...

Shalom, My name is Alec Russo and I am the new Youth Director for Kol Rinah’s USY chapter. I moved to St. Louis in December 2018 from Los Angeles to continue working with OUTFRONT Media. Growing up, I lived all over the United States, but I spent most of my childhood in Las Vegas and New Jersey. I was a member of USY in my teens in Las Vegas and continued to be involved with the Jewish community throughout college while volunteering with the...Read more...

Our Kol Rinah Youth have been busy! Whether they’re baking challah, learning about Israel from our ShinShinit, Shaked, or playing team building games, these teens show so much love and always want to be with each other. 

USY gives youth and teens just that. A place they can be their unique selves and create life-long Jewish friendships. Our teens appreciate “connecting to the Kol Rinah Community and Greater St. Louis Jewish...Read more...

KRSTL USY is gearing up for the annual Purim Carnival! This year we will be bringing Candy Land to life with Candy Land themed booths, costumes, and of course, plenty of candy! You won’t want to miss out on the fun for all ages on Sunday, March 10th, 4-6:30pm. We will have games and prizes, hot dogs, hamburgers, and hamentashen served by Men’s Club, and a silent auction.

USY and...Read more...

USYers have many exciting events and opportunities planned for the year! We began with a few lounge nights filled with fun get-to-know-you games that allowed USYers to bond as a new board gearing up for a great year. Leading up to the high holidays, our lounge night focused on setting goals for the new year and setting Tefillah goals as well. USYers wrote a goal for what prayers or parts of the service they hope to lead in a Shabbat...Read more...