11th-12th Grade

Shaare Emeth Religious School’s 11th-12th Grade Program

Post-Confirmation: The PostCon Fellowship

Our goal in everything we do is to cultivate meaningful relationships with our learners and their families. We want Shaare Emeth to feel like their second Jewish home, a place where they can be themselves and have important conversations to ground them as they grow. That is why we love it when our 11th and 12th Graders choose to continue their Jewish journey by participating in our learning program for 11th and 12th Grade teens: the PostCon Fellowship! Each year we build a cohort of Jewish learners who create community, and who learn how to connect classical Jewish texts to their own life experiences, ideas and questions.

Here’s what you need to know:

  • The PostCon Fellowship at Shaare Emeth is our gift to our oldest teens, no tuition required. We only ask that each teen fill out an application (more info on this coming soon) each year so we can create a group list to stay in touch and track attendance.
  • We know that junior and senior years of high school can be intense, and we appreciate the commitment you make to spending time with us at temple. That’s why we meet 2x a month on Mondays from 5:45-7 p.m. Dinner is always included, too! If that isn’t enough to convince you, you also get a prize! Seriously, each participant who attends regularly and makes the commitment to PostCon will receive a stipend of $250 per school year to use for future studies, travel, or other Jewish programming.
  • The program is led by Rabbi Bennett and Helena Cooper, who help plan each session and facilitate the group experience. They will also be the ones reaching out to our teens and sharing updates as the year progresses!
More Info Coming Soon

Questions?

Contact Rabbi Bennett

Schedule

Post-Con Schedule Coming Soon

Mondays • 5:45–7 p.m.

ABOUT

Leanne & Harvey Schneider

2026 Harris Frank Community Service Award Honorees

Harvey and Leanne Schneider have devoted their lives to strengthening both the Jewish and broader St. Louis communities through leadership, service, education, and a deep commitment to bringing people together.

A St. Louis native, Harvey Schneider attended local public schools before earning both his undergraduate business degree and law degree from Washington University in St. Louis. Following graduation, he moved to Washington, D.C., where he served as a trial attorney in the Tax Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. After five years of federal service, he returned to St. Louis and became a partner in private law practice. Over a legal career spanning more than five decades, Harvey represented family-owned businesses and private individuals in a wide range of business matters.

Harvey’s commitment to civic and Jewish communal life has been equally extensive. He has served as President of Congregation Shaare Emeth, the Interfaith Partnership of Greater St. Louis, the Central Agency for Jewish Education, the Little Symphony Concerts Association, and the Forever Young Club at the Missouri Athletic Club. In addition, he dedicated 26 years to public service on the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Town and Country, including three years as chairman.

After graduating from Washington University, Leanne Schneider spent a year studying in France. Upon her return to St. Louis, she became deeply involved in international student exchange programs, first with the Experiment in International Living and later with AFS, fostering cross-cultural understanding and lifelong connections among people of different backgrounds. This commitment to building bridges naturally extended to her involvement with the Interfaith Partnership of Greater St. Louis.

Leanne also taught French and Spanish at Brittany Junior High School before she and Harvey started their family. Throughout the years, she has shared her passion for education and community service by tutoring New Americans through the English Language School, serving on Congregation Shaare Emeth’s first Caring Committee, and volunteering as a reader with Ready Readers. Today, she continues to nurture her love of learning and literature through a book club that includes many members of Congregation Shaare Emeth.

Together, Harvey and Leanne have exemplified a lifetime of generosity, service, and leadership. Their dedication to education, interfaith understanding, civic engagement, and Jewish communal life has enriched countless lives throughout St. Louis. They are the proud parents of three children and grandparents of four, and their enduring legacy continues to inspire future generations.