Community Learning

While Kol Rinah's building is closed to the public, our learning is thriving online! For easy access to Zoom links and passwords to any of the following events, Kol Rinah members can log into their Kol Rinah website account and look for "Zoom Links" under "My Account." Zoom links to upcoming events are also sent out in weekly emails from the synagogue. Non-members are welcome to join our Zoom-based Community Learning events; they can call the Kol Rinah office at 314-727-1747 or email communitylearning@kolrinahstl.org to request the relevant links.

Torah Talk features study and discussion of the week's Torah portion and is led by either Rabbi Arnow or Rabbi Shafrin. Torah Talk takes place every Friday at noon.

Two book clubs meet monthly (and currently on Zoom): the Kol Rinah/B'nai Amoona Jewish Book Club, on the 4th Thursday of the month, and the Kol Rinah Jewish Sci-Fi & Fantasy Book Club, on the 1st Monday of the month. New members are welcome any time!

On three Monday evenings in April, Dr. Wendy Love Anderson is offering a three-session course on "Kabbalah for the Perplexed," exploring the evolving definition of Kabbalah, its appeal for contemporary Jews, and its influence on our everyday Jewish prayers and practices. Newcomers are welcome at each session!

Zoom and Learn programs, covering a wide range of Jewish subjects and taught by experts both inside and outside our congregation, take place on Sundays, usually at 11:30am.  On May 2, scholar and educator Jeffrey Spitzer will share midrashic texts about conversion and reflect on how Jews by birth might think about Jews by choice in "Choosing Israel: Midrash and the Choice to be a Jew."

And don't forget our Verein Discussion Group's "Judaism and Science" series, usually on the third Sunday of the month. Their next meeting will be April 18 at 4pm.

Please contact Kol Rinah with any questions about our programs!