Shabbat Shalom from Rabbi Shafrin! 4/16/2021
Dear Kol Rinah Families,
This week, we started the new month of Iyyar, which notably begins with two significant milestones on the Jewish calendar: Yom HaZikaron (Israel's Memorial Day) and Yom HaAtzmaut (Israeli Independence Day). The way in which such a sad, somber day of memory and loss is immediately followed the next day by coming together in celebration, feasting, and ecstatic joy has always struck a chord for me. In some ways, this is natural human experience in the world; we often appreciate the joys much more deeply after a time of sorrow. We often crave coming together after we have been isolated and dealing with the hurts and setbacks in our own lives.
But this year, I find myself experiencing a different sort of realization from celebrating these two holidays. This year, I have spent time thinking about when I traveled to Israel, when I lived there as a rabbinical student, when I led young people through our Jewish homeland, and I remember how it felt to connect both to the land of our ancestors and to an incredible place where you every day you are entrenched in Jewish life and color. And the feeling I always brought back with me from my times in Israel was a renewed committment to creating a space for my own voice within my community, for helping others connect to Jewish life in their own unique ways, and for looking deeply for new ways to celebrate each day with gratitude.
We all need some of those moments of recharging. So if celebrating Israel's 73rd birthday can give you a boost, let's do it! If honoring heroes who gave their lives to defend their community gives you a sense of connection and meaning, let's do that too. I hope that just as I have this past week, each of you can find ways to look deeply at yourselves and find new ways to connect to the world around you safely. Never forget that no matter the challenges facing us today, there are always ways to connect to one another, to build community, and to nourish each of our own Jewish souls, even if they are not the ways we, as individuals and as a community, might ideally want to use in normal times.
And may we always be there to help one another find those pathways back into a life of meaning, joy, community, and connection.
Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi Scott 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 Tazria-Metzora
Torah Reading: Leviticus 13:40-14:32
Haftarah: 2 Kings 7:3-20
Today, at noon, I'll be leading a Torah Talk session looking at this week's double Torah portion, Tazria-Metzora, which has a lot to say about both our own spiritial lives, how we treat others, and how we look at our own status within the community. Please tune in using the Torah Talk Zoom link below.
This evening at 6:00 pm we'll have mincha and Kabbalat Shabbat using the link below. Now that we are back to 6:00pm services for Kabbalat Shabbat, they will remain at that time throughout the next few months and the summer
Candle lighting is at 7:21 pm, and Shabbat ends at 8:25 pm on Saturday night.
Saturday morning for Shabbat, 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
Next Shabbat morning, April 24, we will be streaming our normal Shabbat morning service, AND will be debuting a BRAND NEW service for families! At 12:00 PM (noon) we will lead our new Kol Katan ("Small Voices") service streaming for families on the same link as Shabbat morning services. The service is aimed at families with pre-school and elementary school-aged children, but all are welcome to tune in as we sing, pray, and learn together. Much like our Kol Chadash service, we would love to have feedback from as many people as possible so we can improve and enhance these experiences moving forward.
This Sunday, at 4:00 pm, our Verein learning group will be presenting their third program on Jews in Science led by Dr. Alan Rosenberg about Emmy Noether, an incredible mathematician who made incomparable contributions to the field and to our collective understanding of the world around us. Please use the link below to join in Sunday evening.
Shabbat Shalom,
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-Friday evenings at 6pm
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:
Verein's Jews in Science Series: The Greatest Woman Mathematician of All Time
Sunday at 4:00 pm,
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 week, we started the new month of Iyyar, which notably begins with two significant milestones on the Jewish calendar: Yom HaZikaron (Israel's Memorial Day) and Yom HaAtzmaut (Israeli Independence Day). The way in which such a sad, somber day of memory and loss is immediately followed the next day by coming together in celebration, feasting, and ecstatic joy has always struck a chord for me. In some ways, this is natural human experience in the world; we often appreciate the joys much more deeply after a time of sorrow. We often crave coming together after we have been isolated and dealing with the hurts and setbacks in our own lives.
But this year, I find myself experiencing a different sort of realization from celebrating these two holidays. This year, I have spent time thinking about when I traveled to Israel, when I lived there as a rabbinical student, when I led young people through our Jewish homeland, and I remember how it felt to connect both to the land of our ancestors and to an incredible place where you every day you are entrenched in Jewish life and color. And the feeling I always brought back with me from my times in Israel was a renewed committment to creating a space for my own voice within my community, for helping others connect to Jewish life in their own unique ways, and for looking deeply for new ways to celebrate each day with gratitude.
We all need some of those moments of recharging. So if celebrating Israel's 73rd birthday can give you a boost, let's do it! If honoring heroes who gave their lives to defend their community gives you a sense of connection and meaning, let's do that too. I hope that just as I have this past week, each of you can find ways to look deeply at yourselves and find new ways to connect to the world around you safely. Never forget that no matter the challenges facing us today, there are always ways to connect to one another, to build community, and to nourish each of our own Jewish souls, even if they are not the ways we, as individuals and as a community, might ideally want to use in normal times.
And may we always be there to help one another find those pathways back into a life of meaning, joy, community, and connection.
Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi Scott Shafrin
--
ALL ZOOM LINKS FOR THE EVENTS BELOW CAN BE FOUND AT THE END OF THIS EMAIL.
This Shabbat's Parashah is Tazria-Metzora
Torah Reading: Leviticus 13:40-14:32
Haftarah: 2 Kings 7:3-20
Today, at noon, I'll be leading a Torah Talk session looking at this week's double Torah portion, Tazria-Metzora, which has a lot to say about both our own spiritial lives, how we treat others, and how we look at our own status within the community. Please tune in using the Torah Talk Zoom link below.
This evening at 6:00 pm we'll have mincha and Kabbalat Shabbat using the link below. Now that we are back to 6:00pm services for Kabbalat Shabbat, they will remain at that time throughout the next few months and the summer
Candle lighting is at 7:21 pm, and Shabbat ends at 8:25 pm on Saturday night.
Saturday morning for Shabbat, we'll be streaming services from the Sanctuary beginning at 9:30 am. Please see the link below for the streaming information: https://player2.
Next Shabbat morning, April 24, we will be streaming our normal Shabbat morning service, AND will be debuting a BRAND NEW service for families! At 12:00 PM (noon) we will lead our new Kol Katan ("Small Voices") service streaming for families on the same link as Shabbat morning services. The service is aimed at families with pre-school and elementary school-aged children, but all are welcome to tune in as we sing, pray, and learn together. Much like our Kol Chadash service, we would love to have feedback from as many people as possible so we can improve and enhance these experiences moving forward.
This Sunday, at 4:00 pm, our Verein learning group will be presenting their third program on Jews in Science led by Dr. Alan Rosenberg about Emmy Noether, an incredible mathematician who made incomparable contributions to the field and to our collective understanding of the world around us. Please use the link below to join in Sunday evening.
Shabbat Shalom,
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-Friday evenings at 6pm
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:
Verein's Jews in Science Series: The Greatest Woman Mathematician of All Time
Sunday at 4:00 pm,
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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