Shabbat Shalom from Rabbi Arnow 6/25/2021
Dear Kol Rinah Family,
It's not too late to sign up to come to our Kol Chadash musical service this Shabbat--just click here to sign up! We have space, and it would be great to have more people here to sing with us!
Rabbi Shafrin and I have been teaching the last two weeks about Machloket--disagreement. (We have three more sessions, and the first two have been really lovely, in my biased opinion. Details on the rest of the classes here.)
This week we discussed how to disagree agreeably and respectfully. But we're not always able to do that, to disagree agreeably. Sometimes we have to say something someone really does not want to hear. There are times when rebuke is called for, and times when real protest is necessary. Although we can speak with respect in these situations, there may be no way for this to feel pleasant and agreeable.
There are also times when we ourselves or the person with whom we are disagreeing is not emotionally able to disagree respectfully or agreeably.
Balak, the king of Moav, in this week's Torah portion, is afraid of the Israelites, and that fear prevents the kind of communication that everyone would have preferred.
In a classic Talmudic story about the destruction of the Temple, people feel such a sense of disrespect and injury for a perceived slight that the disagreement boils over into something that leads to the destruction of the Temple. This is also on my mind as Sunday is the 17th of Tammuz, a minor fast day that commemorates breaching of the walls of Jerusalem, leading, three weeks later, to the Temple's destruction, on the 9th of Av.
As we get into the heat of the summer, can each of us try to be a little less reactive, a little more compassionate and patient with those who are dispropotionately reactive? If so, the summer might *feel* a lot cooler.
Today at noon, I'll be teaching Torah Talk on Zoom. We'll look at a startling midrashic tradition about Bilaam's speaking donkey, and think also about the nature and power of language.
We'll have services tonight on Zoom at 6pm.
Candle lighting tonight is at 8:12pm--the latest it will get all year!
Tomorrow morning we'll have our musical Kol Chadash service starting at 9:30am. Watch the livestream or sign up now and come in person.
Mincha is Saturday afternoon--sign up on the website!
Shabbat ends at 9:18pm, the latest it will end the entire year.
Sunday is the 17th of Tammuz, a minor fast day. The fast begins at 3:50am and ends at 9:03pm. We'll have services on Zoom at 8am and 6pm as usual.
Sunday at 4pm on Zoom, in honor of Pride Month, I'm so excited that we'll be hosting Noam Sienna, an important scholar of Queer Jewish history, who will share some of the texts and documents he's anthologized from across time, geography and language to notice Queer Jewish experiences that are much older and broader than we may have known. Details and signup are here.
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.”
It's not too late to sign up to come to our Kol Chadash musical service this Shabbat--just click here to sign up! We have space, and it would be great to have more people here to sing with us!
Rabbi Shafrin and I have been teaching the last two weeks about Machloket--disagreement. (We have three more sessions, and the first two have been really lovely, in my biased opinion. Details on the rest of the classes here.)
This week we discussed how to disagree agreeably and respectfully. But we're not always able to do that, to disagree agreeably. Sometimes we have to say something someone really does not want to hear. There are times when rebuke is called for, and times when real protest is necessary. Although we can speak with respect in these situations, there may be no way for this to feel pleasant and agreeable.
There are also times when we ourselves or the person with whom we are disagreeing is not emotionally able to disagree respectfully or agreeably.
Balak, the king of Moav, in this week's Torah portion, is afraid of the Israelites, and that fear prevents the kind of communication that everyone would have preferred.
In a classic Talmudic story about the destruction of the Temple, people feel such a sense of disrespect and injury for a perceived slight that the disagreement boils over into something that leads to the destruction of the Temple. This is also on my mind as Sunday is the 17th of Tammuz, a minor fast day that commemorates breaching of the walls of Jerusalem, leading, three weeks later, to the Temple's destruction, on the 9th of Av.
As we get into the heat of the summer, can each of us try to be a little less reactive, a little more compassionate and patient with those who are dispropotionately reactive? If so, the summer might *feel* a lot cooler.
Today at noon, I'll be teaching Torah Talk on Zoom. We'll look at a startling midrashic tradition about Bilaam's speaking donkey, and think also about the nature and power of language.
We'll have services tonight on Zoom at 6pm.
Candle lighting tonight is at 8:12pm--the latest it will get all year!
Tomorrow morning we'll have our musical Kol Chadash service starting at 9:30am. Watch the livestream or sign up now and come in person.
Mincha is Saturday afternoon--sign up on the website!
Shabbat ends at 9:18pm, the latest it will end the entire year.
Sunday is the 17th of Tammuz, a minor fast day. The fast begins at 3:50am and ends at 9:03pm. We'll have services on Zoom at 8am and 6pm as usual.
Sunday at 4pm on Zoom, in honor of Pride Month, I'm so excited that we'll be hosting Noam Sienna, an important scholar of Queer Jewish history, who will share some of the texts and documents he's anthologized from across time, geography and language to notice Queer Jewish experiences that are much older and broader than we may have known. Details and signup are here.
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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