I accompanied my daughter to a Saturday morning service here, as she is taking a world religions…read moreclass in college. It was a very enjoyable service, great music, dancing and fellowship. Very welcoming congregation. Was my first experience at a Jewish service and I was very impressed. The two hours flew by. Right away I could tell it was a special place. There was a board with pins for preferred pronouns. Wow, Everyone should go experience this wonderful community.

CRC is an amazingly welcoming community, that is open and tolerant to everyone, and works to center…read morethose folks who have traditionally been pushed to the margins of Jewish community.

If I could rate this place no stars I would…read more I was asked to babysit for 15+ children on Yom Kippur last Monday and treated like absolute trash. The members of the synagogue saw a black woman coming in to their space and acted as if I wasn't even there. No one said hello or goodbye to me, nobody even thanked me for my service. They offered my scraps for the work I did and then tried to add more on when they realized I wasn't going to stop reaching out. They would not pay me what I requested and even went so far as to request I not contact the synagogue anymore with my complaints. Rude, unfriendly, and most likely very racist group of people.

SUCH A BEAUTIFUL PLACE…read more The Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis was my favorite part of my STL trip. The colorful mosaics and the architecture was truly mind blowing. It was so impressive how each mosaic piece worked together to tell stories. Each section/room of the Cathedral Basilica were all unique in their own way, but all mind-blowing. Surprisingly, it was not busy at all when I visited! (a little bit before mass) I think most of the people who were here during my visit were regulars; they didn't look wowed and shocked, lol. This is such a lovely place.. I can't believe it isn't like flooding with visitors! I was greeted by nice priests. They gave us a warm welcome and made us feel uncomfortable. One priest, he asked us if it was our first time visiting, and talked about the history of the Cathedral Basilica; the first mosaic stone was placed on 1812 and the lsat stone was places 188-something. When you're visiting, also check out the mosaic museum in the basement, as it was also a crucial part of this visit! I learned a lot of history in the mosaic museum and viewed really cool things, like a 14th century choir book! Like who knew they were that big! Also, I heard online that the Cathedral Basilica of STL features one of the largest mosaic collections in the world! This was a jaw-dropping experience, and I would love to be back here again.

Truly awe-inspiring to be here. I'm not religious but you can feel thousands of years of history…read morehere, for good or for ill. Everyone was very kind and helpful, priests and security alike. It smelled incredible. I would buy the incense they burn here by the crate. By far my favorite place we visited while in St. Louis. Make time to stop here.