Shabbat Shalom from Rabbi Arnow with some important info 6/18/2021
Dear Kol Rinah Family,
Read to the bottom today--there are a few important updates!
First, I want to take a moment to acknowledge the retirement of one of our Baalei Koreh--our Torah Readers, Marvin Lerner. Marvin has been reading Torah at Shaare Zedek and now Kol Rinah for almost forty years with quiet, humble expertise. He's been such a steady, solid presence and I want to thank him publicly for all that he's done to support Torah reading at our shul, and we wish him well in his well-deserved retirement!
We are blessed though to have had not one but two superb Torah readers. Jonathan Belsky will take over reading Torah every Shabbat now. Thank you Jonathan, for your continued service and leyning (=Torah reading, in Yiddish). And thank you Marvin for your decades of Torah reading!
Another big announcement--our capacity for services is increasing! Starting this Shabbat, we can now accommodate up to 60 people in our sanctuary! Also, people coming will no longer need to come right at the beginning, as we'll have a greeter stationed in the lobby to let people in and welome them all morning. We're still going to be masked and won't be serving food, and ask that people sign up in advance on the website, but this is a big step.
Part of what is still limiting our capacity is the construction of the ECC, which includes renovating and adding bathrooms to the building. But for the next 6+ weeks, we only have one single-person bathroom, right next to the sanctuary, on the main level of the building. Once bathrooms are finished towards the end of July, that will remove one more constraint we have.
So, it's time to come back to shul!
This Saturday is June 19, also known as Juneteenth. For an outstanding history of Juneteenth, check out this article by Prof. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.:
https://www.pbs.org/wnet/african-americans-many-rivers-to-cross/history/what-is-juneteenth/
I didn't know much about Juneteenth until just a year or two ago, but I found myself incredibly moved yesterday as President Biden declared Juneteenth a federal holiday.
We as Jews know something about holidays celebrating liberation--even millenia after that slavery and liberation took place. But we also understand how oppression, for Jews, and in general, did not end with the Exodus from Egypt. Similarly, although slavery was officially ended in America with Juneteenth in 1865, it certainly was not the end of oppression in America. Rather, oppression continues in all different forms, and Juneteenth is one more day to both celebrate freedom, and recommit ourselves to continued liberation.
Today at noon, our rabbinic intern, Dr. Wendy Love Anderson will be teaching Torah Talk.
Tonight at 5:45pm, we'll have a family-oriented service outside in our courtyard. All are welcome. You can still sign up for tonight here--we have two slots still left: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040e4fa5ad2ba5fc1-june
Please note that we will not have services on Zoom tonight.
Candle lighting is at 8:11pm.
Tomorrow morning we'll be streaming and in person from the sanctuary as usual.
I'll have a little more to say about Juneteenth in my sermon tomorrow morning.
We'll read Parashat Chukat:
Torah: Numbers 19:1-20:21
Haftarah: Judges 11:1-33
Mincha, maariv and havdalah will be at 8:05pm--sign up on the website asap!
Shabbat ends at 9:17pm.
Next week will be the second in our series of classes on Machloket, or disagreement. I'll be teaching on how we disagree respectfully. Join us on Zoom! Registration here: https://www.kolrinahstl.org/event/class-on-machloket/disagreements.html
Shabbat shalom, and see you soon, I hope!
Rabbi Noah Arnow
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 (but not on Jewish holidays)
Friday evenings when not in person
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.
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.”
Read to the bottom today--there are a few important updates!
First, I want to take a moment to acknowledge the retirement of one of our Baalei Koreh--our Torah Readers, Marvin Lerner. Marvin has been reading Torah at Shaare Zedek and now Kol Rinah for almost forty years with quiet, humble expertise. He's been such a steady, solid presence and I want to thank him publicly for all that he's done to support Torah reading at our shul, and we wish him well in his well-deserved retirement!
We are blessed though to have had not one but two superb Torah readers. Jonathan Belsky will take over reading Torah every Shabbat now. Thank you Jonathan, for your continued service and leyning (=Torah reading, in Yiddish). And thank you Marvin for your decades of Torah reading!
Another big announcement--our capacity for services is increasing! Starting this Shabbat, we can now accommodate up to 60 people in our sanctuary! Also, people coming will no longer need to come right at the beginning, as we'll have a greeter stationed in the lobby to let people in and welome them all morning. We're still going to be masked and won't be serving food, and ask that people sign up in advance on the website, but this is a big step.
Part of what is still limiting our capacity is the construction of the ECC, which includes renovating and adding bathrooms to the building. But for the next 6+ weeks, we only have one single-person bathroom, right next to the sanctuary, on the main level of the building. Once bathrooms are finished towards the end of July, that will remove one more constraint we have.
So, it's time to come back to shul!
This Saturday is June 19, also known as Juneteenth. For an outstanding history of Juneteenth, check out this article by Prof. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.:
https://www.pbs.org/wnet/
I didn't know much about Juneteenth until just a year or two ago, but I found myself incredibly moved yesterday as President Biden declared Juneteenth a federal holiday.
We as Jews know something about holidays celebrating liberation--even millenia after that slavery and liberation took place. But we also understand how oppression, for Jews, and in general, did not end with the Exodus from Egypt. Similarly, although slavery was officially ended in America with Juneteenth in 1865, it certainly was not the end of oppression in America. Rather, oppression continues in all different forms, and Juneteenth is one more day to both celebrate freedom, and recommit ourselves to continued liberation.
Today at noon, our rabbinic intern, Dr. Wendy Love Anderson will be teaching Torah Talk.
Tonight at 5:45pm, we'll have a family-oriented service outside in our courtyard. All are welcome. You can still sign up for tonight here--we have two slots still left: https://www.signupgenius.com/
Please note that we will not have services on Zoom tonight.
Candle lighting is at 8:11pm.
Tomorrow morning we'll be streaming and in person from the sanctuary as usual.
I'll have a little more to say about Juneteenth in my sermon tomorrow morning.
We'll read Parashat Chukat:
Torah: Numbers 19:1-20:21
Haftarah: Judges 11:1-33
Mincha, maariv and havdalah will be at 8:05pm--sign up on the website asap!
Shabbat ends at 9:17pm.
Next week will be the second in our series of classes on Machloket, or disagreement. I'll be teaching on how we disagree respectfully. Join us on Zoom! Registration here: https://www.kolrinahstl.org/
Shabbat shalom, and see you soon, I hope!
Rabbi Noah Arnow
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 (but not on Jewish holidays)
Friday evenings when not in person
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.
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.”
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