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Shabbat Shalom from Rabbi Shafrin 7/2/2021

 
Dear Kol Rinah Family,

Summer for many of is us a time to refresh and renew, perhaps get outside a little, and hopefully take a bit of a break. But here at Kol Rinah, summer is a time where we have so many creative wheels turning, getting set for the fall and the new year beyond. We are so blessed to have an amazing team of staff, Board leaders, and volunteers who are hard at work to envision many pathways forward.

Most urgently, we have been working diligently planning our High Holidays for this coming year, and there are a huge number of logistcs and eventualities to pland for. As they have been looking to plan and enhance this year's holiday celebrations, the High Holiday and ReOpen Task Forces are seeking input from the congregation to assist in planning for this year's High Holiday services. This survey will address questions about services in general as well as questions specifically related to health safety.

Each adult in the household should complete the survey for themself.
The survey will be available until Tuesday, July 6, 11:59 PM.

Please click 
here to take the survey. We are curious and excited to get your feedback in order to ensure that we can start the New Year in a safe, comfortable, and meaningful way for all of the individuals within our community.

Thank you in advance for all of your help!

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This afternoon, I will be leading Torah Talk at noon (12:00pm). We will looking over texts from Parashat Pinchas and how Joshua's succession of Moses can teach us an incredbile amount about what it takes to be a leader. (see link below)

Tonight, we will be meeting for Kabbalat Shabbat on  Zoom for Kabbalat Shabbat at 6:00pm. Please see the Evening Minyan link below.

Candle lighting tonight is at 8:12 pm.  

Tomorrow morning, we will be in the sanctuary for our Shabbat morning service and will of course also be streaming from the sanctuary starting at 9:30am. 

In the next few weeks we have an incredible number of exciting learning opportunities!

Continuing this Wednesday evening at 7:00 pm, Rabbi Arnow and I will be teaching our fourth class in our series on Machloket, the rabbinic style of debate and discussion which is the foundation of our multi-faceted Jewish culture and history. We are excited to share this learning with you, to dig deeply into some fascinating texts (some old and some new) and to learn more about what it takes to build a thriving spiritual community among people with many diverse opinions and experiences.You do not need to have come to the first sessions to learn and enjoy these last two classes. See the details below.



We have two incredible learning sessions lead by our own Verein learning group. On Sunday, July 11, Dr. Deborah Rubin will be speaking about Eric Kandel, the Nobel Prize winning neuroscientist. On Sunday, July 25, Larry Fredman will be presenting Justice Ruth Beder Ginsberg, the trailblazing Supreme Court Justice and visionary leader in creating legal pathways for gender equality. Both sessions will be at 4:00 pm. To register and get the zoom link, click 
here .



This week we will read Parashat Pinchas
Torah Reading: Numbers 26:52-28:15
Haftarah: Jeremiah 1:1-2:3

Shabbat ends at 9:15 pm.  

Shabbat shalom, and have a wonderful day! 
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.  


Shabbat morning
Saturdays, 9:30am,  as well as the first day, seventh and eighth days of Passover
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.”
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