Rabbis' Weekly Message

Dear Kol Rinah Family, We’ve got a packed Shabbat at Kol Rinah this week. We’ll start at 6pm with our family-friendly First Fridays Kabbalat Shabbat service in the lower auditorium. Bring your voice, and little or big kids, if you have them, and let’s welcome Shabbat together! Candle lighting is at 7:11pm. Tomorrow morning is one of the few times of year that we take out three Torahs. One is for the regular Shabbat Torah reading, this...Read more...

Dear Kol Rinah Family, That was a Purim! Preparations began weeks ago with recipe testing, dough mixing, and hamantaschen baking, led by Keith and Jinny Petrofsky. We delivered mishloach manot to every congregant household. Thank you to Barbara Shamir and Mitch Shenker, our volunteer co-executive directors, for their leadership in the mishloach manot packing and delivery. The ECC had a wonderful, packed Purim event Wednesday afternoon. We had...Read more...

Dear Kol Rinah Family, A quick e-mail today as it’s getting late! Services tonight in the chapel at 6pm. Candle lighting is at 5:43pm. Tomorrow, 9am in the lower auditorium. Torah Talk with Rabbi Shafrin at 10:10am. I’ll be speaking about the anointing oil, and a little on the theology of smell. Junior Torah Talk at 10:30am. Rhythm ‘n’ Ruach at 10:45am. Mincha at 4:40pm, and Shabbat ends at 6:42pm. And Sunday from 4-6:30pm will be our...Read more...

Dear Kol Rinah Family, Another Shabbat, another winter weather advisory! Please only come out this Shabbat if you feel safe, but if you do feel safe, by all means come-we have a terrific Shabbat planned! Tonight, Cantor Ellen Dreskin will be leading Friday night services. We’ll be in the lower auditorium. Cantor Dreskin is an amazing, wise spiritual presence and prayer leader, and we’re so lucky to have her at Kol Rinah this Friday night....Read more...