Shabbat Shalom from Rabbi Arnow 8/13/2021
Dear Kol Rinah Family,
There's something I'd really like you to read. It's a study that just came out this week:
"Beyond the Count: Perspectives and Lived Experiences of Jews of Color is an unprecedented study of the Jews of Color community that will enable the Jewish community to implement more change for racial equity and inclusion. Beyond the Count is based on data from 1,118 JoC survey respondents (the “Count Me In” survey), and 61 JoC interview participants, and was conducted by a multiracial research team housed at Stanford University."
The full study is available here: https://jewsofcolorinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/BEYONDTHECOUNT.FINAL_.8.12.21.pdf
Some press and articles about it are available here:
https://jewsofcolorinitiative.org/what-we-do/research-field-building/
As you read, think about where you find yourself in this study. Have you ever asked potentially instrusive questions about a Jew of Color's background? I have. While in a Jewish space/context, have you ever made an assumption about someone based on their skin color or tone? I have. Have you ever felt uncomfortable because of looking different in a majority white Jewish space? I have not.
What are the feelings and thoughts this study provokes or inspires in you? I welcome conversation with each of you about this.
The data, for me, was powerful. The quotes are powerful. The complexities of this, including around Israel, and around the usefulness and challenges even of the category "Jews of Color," are real too.
I will state the obvious--Kol Rinah is a predominantly white Jewish space. And we have members and friends and participants who identify or could identify under the umbrella of Jews of Color.
Elul is not necessarily the time for making all the changes we need to make in our lives. But it is a time for noticing, and reflecting, and evaluating, a time for remembering, and anticipating and hoping.
So, read the study, please, and start reflecting.
Today at noon, I'll be teaching Torah Talk on Zoom (link below). We'll try to figure out what exactly Moses means when in Deuteronomy 18:15, he says that God will raise up "a prophet like me." I think it'll be a rich conversation.
Tonight at 6pm we'll have mincha and Kabbalat Shabbat on Zoom (link below).
Candle lighting is at 7:40pm.
Tomorrow morning services are 9:30am, and we have plenty of room for people to come, still.
This week we read Parashat Shofetim:
Deuteronomy 18:6-19:13
Haftarah - Isaiah 51:12-52:12
Mincha, maariv and Havdalah will be at 7:30pm. Last week we only had nine people, and a number of people are traveling, so if you can make it, please let us know today!
Shabbat ends at 8:42pm.
A special thank you to Rabbi Mordecai Miller, one of Kol Rinah's rabbi emiriti, for his teaching this past Wednesday in the first session of our classes preparing for Elul. This Wednesday Rabbi Shafrin will be teaching. All the details are here: https://www.kolrinahstl.org/elul-hh-prep
Shabbat shalom, and see you soon,
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.
There's something I'd really like you to read. It's a study that just came out this week:
"Beyond the Count: Perspectives and Lived Experiences of Jews of Color is an unprecedented study of the Jews of Color community that will enable the Jewish community to implement more change for racial equity and inclusion. Beyond the Count is based on data from 1,118 JoC survey respondents (the “Count Me In” survey), and 61 JoC interview participants, and was conducted by a multiracial research team housed at Stanford University."
The full study is available here: https://jewsofcolorinitiative.
Some press and articles about it are available here:
https://jewsofcolorinitiative.
As you read, think about where you find yourself in this study. Have you ever asked potentially instrusive questions about a Jew of Color's background? I have. While in a Jewish space/context, have you ever made an assumption about someone based on their skin color or tone? I have. Have you ever felt uncomfortable because of looking different in a majority white Jewish space? I have not.
What are the feelings and thoughts this study provokes or inspires in you? I welcome conversation with each of you about this.
The data, for me, was powerful. The quotes are powerful. The complexities of this, including around Israel, and around the usefulness and challenges even of the category "Jews of Color," are real too.
I will state the obvious--Kol Rinah is a predominantly white Jewish space. And we have members and friends and participants who identify or could identify under the umbrella of Jews of Color.
Elul is not necessarily the time for making all the changes we need to make in our lives. But it is a time for noticing, and reflecting, and evaluating, a time for remembering, and anticipating and hoping.
So, read the study, please, and start reflecting.
Today at noon, I'll be teaching Torah Talk on Zoom (link below). We'll try to figure out what exactly Moses means when in Deuteronomy 18:15, he says that God will raise up "a prophet like me." I think it'll be a rich conversation.
Tonight at 6pm we'll have mincha and Kabbalat Shabbat on Zoom (link below).
Candle lighting is at 7:40pm.
Tomorrow morning services are 9:30am, and we have plenty of room for people to come, still.
This week we read Parashat Shofetim:
Deuteronomy 18:6-19:13
Haftarah - Isaiah 51:12-52:12
Mincha, maariv and Havdalah will be at 7:30pm. Last week we only had nine people, and a number of people are traveling, so if you can make it, please let us know today!
Shabbat ends at 8:42pm.
A special thank you to Rabbi Mordecai Miller, one of Kol Rinah's rabbi emiriti, for his teaching this past Wednesday in the first session of our classes preparing for Elul. This Wednesday Rabbi Shafrin will be teaching. All the details are here: https://www.kolrinahstl.org/
Shabbat shalom, and see you soon,
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.”
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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