Tag: Sukkot 2025

L’Dor VaDor Sukkot Shabbat Service with Paper Midrash

L’Dor VaDor Intergenerational Kabbalat Shabbat Service with Visual Sermon + Creative T’filah 5:15 p.m. Nosh • 6 p.m. Service Start the weekend with a visually stunning and intellectually rich Shabbat service. Isaac & Rabbi Shawna will offer a unique “Visual Sermon”—a multimedia exploration of the weekly Torah portion infused with pop culture, humor, and deep […]

KeSHEr’s Sushi in the Sukkah

Join KeSHEr, Shaare Emeth’s Women’s Connection Initiative, for this unique way to celebrate Sukkot. We’ll learn how to roll our own sushi while enjoying delicious food and drinks, making new connections, and learning some fun (and surprising) facts about Sukkot and sushi. Everyone who registers will get to take home their own sushi roller! $15 […]

Mahj in the Sukkah

North Lobby and Courtyard Sukkah Join other Shaare Emeth mahjong players for an afternoon of fun in the courtyard sukkah or North Lobby. Treats will be served. Players of all levels are welcome! RSVP link coming soon!

Supper & Schmooze in the Sukkah

An All-Ages Erev Sukkot Celebration Start the joyful festival of Sukkot with a sweet and spirited evening for all ages! Join us in the sukkah for a delicious dinner, hands-on activities, and a tasty twist—lulav shakes for dessert! At 6 p.m., our clergy will lead a brief but meaningful ritual to help us welcome the […]

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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.