Shabbat Shalom from Rabbi Shafrin! 1/29/2021
Dear Kol Rinah Families,
This past week, mere hours before the start of Tu Bish'vat, the "Birthday of the Trees," my two boys challenged me to a snowball fight. As we were romping through the newly fallen snow, I was recalling being in Israel for Tu Bish'vat, looking around for the first blossoms to flower on the olive trees. It was certainly a moment of cognitive dissonance, preparing for a holiday which is all about growth, renewal, and rebirth in the natural world while the world we were inhabiting appeared cold, frozen, and asleep.
But that is much of the reality of our lives. What we see and experence may be only one level of understanding the world around us. While we may at times look bleak or scary or disheartening, underneath the surface, new life and growth may be waiting to burst forth. In Parashat Beshallach this week, we read about the Jewish People's final push to leave Egypt behind. It is not only their physical removal from bondage, but also their symbolic emancipation from a condition in which they were unable, as individuals and as a community, to grow, to change, and to blossom into who they were truly meant to be.
As we move through this winter together, we pray that the closed and sequestered places we have each been inhabiting can be opened wide. With each new person who is vaccinated against COVID-19, we move ourselves one step closer to entering that new world of possibilities together. We hope and pray that it will be soon, but until then, we must work to keep one another safe, both by following safety protocols, wearing masks, and being cautious, but also by showing up emotionally for the people in our lives who can use our help and support during these trying times.
Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi Shafrin
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ALL ZOOM LINKS FOR THE EVENTS BELOW CAN BE FOUND AT THE END OF THIS EMAIL.
This Shabbat's Parashah is Beshallach
Torah Reading: Exodus 14:15-16:10
Haftarah: Judges 4:4-5:31
As a community, Kol Rinah, our clergy, and our entire leadership are committed to the health and safety of our members. We are constantly evaluating how we can build meaningful, relational experiences while proactively working to ensure the health and safety of all people who participate in any of our events, services, classes, and communal experiences.
To learn more about our current safety protocols, masking/social distancing guideline, vaccine information, and official Kol Rinah logo masks, please follow the link below:
https://www.kolrinahstl.org/covid-safety
This afternoon at 4:00 pm we'll have mincha and Kabbalat Shabbat using the link below. Please NOTE THE TIME CHANGE FOR KABBALAT SHABBAT THIS WEEK and make sure to check the start time for Kabbalat Shabbat services each week; as Shabbat continues to start later, we will be moving the time back by half an hour every few weeks.
Candle lighting is at 5:02 pm, and Shabbat ends at 6:06 pm on Saturday night.
Saturday morning we'll be streaming services from the Sanctuary beginning at 9:30 am. Please see the link below for the streaming information: https://player2.streamspot.com/?playerId=3506a4c8
Today, I will be leading a Torah Talk session focusing on the path out of each of our own "narrow places' (mitzrei yam) and how the story of the Exodus can impact us as we move through life. We will be starting at noon, and you can find the link for Torah talk below.
Having just celebrated Tu Bish'vat yesterday, we are now almost exactly four weeks away from Purim! We are still looking for people to use their talents and skills to help us put together socially-distanced, pre-recorded hilarious bits for our Purim schpiel this year. Specifically we are looking for:
1. Singers with good voices to help with the audio track for a Purim music video.
2. Clever people who want to help write & edit schpiel.
3. Dancers for a 1-hour music video shoot, outdoors.
If you are interested, please email Benj Singer at: benjamin.d.singer@gmail.com ASAP.
Shabbat Shalom and Happy New Year,
Rabbi Scott Shafrin
ZOOM AND STREAMING LINKS
To join our Zoom Minyanim or classes, click on the desired meeting link, or call into either of the following numbers:
+1 312 626 6799
+1 646 558 8656
Then, when prompted, enter the Meeting ID of the desired minyan/class then press #. Then, when prompted, enter the password then press #.
Services (all times Central)
Evening Minyan on Zoom
Sunday-Thursday evenings at 6pm, Friday evening at 3:00pm
Morning Minyan on Zoom
Monday-Friday mornings at 7am; Sunday mornings and national holidays at 8am (not including Jewish holidays)
Learning Opportunities
Torah Talk with Rabbi Arnow or Rabbi Shafrin
Every Friday at 12pm
Join us for study and discussion of the week's Torah portion.
Zoom & Learn Series
Sundays at 11:30am,
Shabbat morning
Saturdays, 9:30am
Click the link below, then click the triangular "play" buttom:
https://player2.streamspot.com/?playerId=3506a4c8
Until shortly before 9:30am, there will a filler screen, but livestreamed video and sound will both start around 9:30am.
You can also set your computer or device in advance so that this link will continue streaming continuously and you will not have to press any buttons on Shabbat. To make sure that your device will not shut itself down or do into sleep mode, follow the directions below to disable sleep mode:
For PC:
To disable automatic Sleep:
1. Open up Power Options in the Control Panel. In Windows 10 you can get there from right clicking on the start menu and going to Power Options
2. Click "change plan settings" next to your current power plan
3. Change "Put the computer to sleep" to never
4. Click "Save Changes"
For Apple Products:
1. On your Mac, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click "Energy Saver."
2. Do either of the following:
a. Set the amount of time your computer or display should wait before going to sleep: Drag the “Computer sleep” and “Display sleep” sliders, or the “Turn display off after” slider.
b. Keep your Mac from going to sleep automatically: Select “Prevent computer from sleeping automatically when the display is off.”
This past week, mere hours before the start of Tu Bish'vat, the "Birthday of the Trees," my two boys challenged me to a snowball fight. As we were romping through the newly fallen snow, I was recalling being in Israel for Tu Bish'vat, looking around for the first blossoms to flower on the olive trees. It was certainly a moment of cognitive dissonance, preparing for a holiday which is all about growth, renewal, and rebirth in the natural world while the world we were inhabiting appeared cold, frozen, and asleep.
But that is much of the reality of our lives. What we see and experence may be only one level of understanding the world around us. While we may at times look bleak or scary or disheartening, underneath the surface, new life and growth may be waiting to burst forth. In Parashat Beshallach this week, we read about the Jewish People's final push to leave Egypt behind. It is not only their physical removal from bondage, but also their symbolic emancipation from a condition in which they were unable, as individuals and as a community, to grow, to change, and to blossom into who they were truly meant to be.
As we move through this winter together, we pray that the closed and sequestered places we have each been inhabiting can be opened wide. With each new person who is vaccinated against COVID-19, we move ourselves one step closer to entering that new world of possibilities together. We hope and pray that it will be soon, but until then, we must work to keep one another safe, both by following safety protocols, wearing masks, and being cautious, but also by showing up emotionally for the people in our lives who can use our help and support during these trying times.
Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi Shafrin
--
ALL ZOOM LINKS FOR THE EVENTS BELOW CAN BE FOUND AT THE END OF THIS EMAIL.
This Shabbat's Parashah is Beshallach
Torah Reading: Exodus 14:15-16:10
Haftarah: Judges 4:4-5:31
As a community, Kol Rinah, our clergy, and our entire leadership are committed to the health and safety of our members. We are constantly evaluating how we can build meaningful, relational experiences while proactively working to ensure the health and safety of all people who participate in any of our events, services, classes, and communal experiences.
To learn more about our current safety protocols, masking/social distancing guideline, vaccine information, and official Kol Rinah logo masks, please follow the link below:
https://www.kolrinahstl.org/
This afternoon at 4:00 pm we'll have mincha and Kabbalat Shabbat using the link below. Please NOTE THE TIME CHANGE FOR KABBALAT SHABBAT THIS WEEK and make sure to check the start time for Kabbalat Shabbat services each week; as Shabbat continues to start later, we will be moving the time back by half an hour every few weeks.
Candle lighting is at 5:02 pm, and Shabbat ends at 6:06 pm on Saturday night.
Saturday morning we'll be streaming services from the Sanctuary beginning at 9:30 am. Please see the link below for the streaming information: https://player2.
Today, I will be leading a Torah Talk session focusing on the path out of each of our own "narrow places' (mitzrei yam) and how the story of the Exodus can impact us as we move through life. We will be starting at noon, and you can find the link for Torah talk below.
Having just celebrated Tu Bish'vat yesterday, we are now almost exactly four weeks away from Purim! We are still looking for people to use their talents and skills to help us put together socially-distanced, pre-recorded hilarious bits for our Purim schpiel this year. Specifically we are looking for:
1. Singers with good voices to help with the audio track for a Purim music video.
2. Clever people who want to help write & edit schpiel.
3. Dancers for a 1-hour music video shoot, outdoors.
If you are interested, please email Benj Singer at: benjamin.d.singer@gmail.com ASAP.
Shabbat Shalom and Happy New Year,
Rabbi Scott Shafrin
ZOOM AND STREAMING LINKS
To join our Zoom Minyanim or classes, click on the desired meeting link, or call into either of the following numbers:
+1 312 626 6799
+1 646 558 8656
Then, when prompted, enter the Meeting ID of the desired minyan/class then press #. Then, when prompted, enter the password then press #.
Services (all times Central)
Evening Minyan on Zoom
Sunday-Thursday evenings at 6pm, Friday evening at 3:00pm
Morning Minyan on Zoom
Monday-Friday mornings at 7am; Sunday mornings and national holidays at 8am (not including Jewish holidays)
Learning Opportunities
Torah Talk with Rabbi Arnow or Rabbi Shafrin
Every Friday at 12pm
Join us for study and discussion of the week's Torah portion.
Zoom & Learn Series
Sundays at 11:30am,
Shabbat morning
Saturdays, 9:30am
Click the link below, then click the triangular "play" buttom:
https://player2.streamspot.
Until shortly before 9:30am, there will a filler screen, but livestreamed video and sound will both start around 9:30am.
You can also set your computer or device in advance so that this link will continue streaming continuously and you will not have to press any buttons on Shabbat. To make sure that your device will not shut itself down or do into sleep mode, follow the directions below to disable sleep mode:
For PC:
To disable automatic Sleep:
1. Open up Power Options in the Control Panel. In Windows 10 you can get there from right clicking on the start menu and going to Power Options
2. Click "change plan settings" next to your current power plan
3. Change "Put the computer to sleep" to never
4. Click "Save Changes"
For Apple Products:
1. On your Mac, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click "Energy Saver."
2. Do either of the following:
a. Set the amount of time your computer or display should wait before going to sleep: Drag the “Computer sleep” and “Display sleep” sliders, or the “Turn display off after” slider.
b. Keep your Mac from going to sleep automatically: Select “Prevent computer from sleeping automatically when the display is off.”
Fri, April 26 2024
18 Nisan 5784
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Calendar & Services
Weekday minyans on Zoom:
Mornings- M, T, W, F 7am & Sun 8am.
Evenings- Sun-Th 6pm.
Log in to view the Zoom Links page.
Thursday mornings 7am are in-person only.
Shabbat services in-person, streaming.
To stream kolrinahstl.org/kr-streaming
Office Hours
Monday – Thursday 9am to 5pm
Friday 9am – 3pm
Phone: 314-727-1747
Friday 9am – 3pm
Phone: 314-727-1747
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