The Eruv is Still Down! and Shabbat Shalom from Rabbi Arnow 10/1/2021
Dear Kol Rinah Family,
Please note that the eruv (which permits carrying objects outside on Shabbat) is down due to construction.
I was struck, reading through the first chapters of Genesis, which we read this Shabbat, about how many new beginnings there are. The first chapter of Genesis is the familiar creation story. Then the second chapter of Genesis is a different version of the same creation story--but it could be another or a different beginning of the Torah. The Torah also sort of begins with Adam and Eve becoming "conscious," after they eat of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. There's another new beginning when Adam and Eve have Cain and Abel. Then, after much tragedy, Cain's (unnamed) wife conceives-another new beginning. Adam and Eve have a third child, Seth (from whom Noah is eventually descended)--yet another new start for humanity.
And then, Genesis 5 begins with, "This is the record of Adam's line.--When God created man ,God made him in the likeness of God; male and female God created them. And when they were created, God blessed them and called them Man.--When Adam had lived 130 years, he begot a son in his likeness, after his image, and he named him Seth."
This reads like yet another beginning.
On the one hand, there's something so depressing about this--how many second chances do we (and God?!) need to get this whole thing right? On the other hand, the fact that there are so many opportunities to begin again, for individuals and for us as a species, reminds me that we don't have to get it right the first time. Or the second. Or the third!
A few weeks after Rosh Hashanah, what do you already need a new begining on?
Today at noon on Zoom (link below), we'll look in Torah Talk a little more at Seth's birth and the way he is described. (This is another of those verses in the Torah that I have never noticed before.)
Tonight at 6pm, mincha, Kabbalat Shabbat and Maariv will be in person in the sanctuary (and also available streaming, but not on Zoom).
Candle lighting is at 6:26pm.
Tomorrow, services will begin at 9:30am in the Sanctuary. We'll be celebrating the bar mitzvah of Noam Buch. Mazal tov to Noam, his parents Rachel and Daniel, and his brother Eitan!
Tomorrow evening at 6pm we'll have mincha in the sanctuary, at which we'll celebrate the adult bat mitzvah of Daphne Drohobyczer. Mazal tov Daphne!
Shabat ends at 7:28pm.
Speaking of new beginnings, yesterday, our Early Childhood Center reopened in our new home! And this Sunday, KoREH begins a new school year.
Wishing you a Shabbat shalom, and I hope to 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:
tinyurl.com/KR-Streaming
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.”
Please note that the eruv (which permits carrying objects outside on Shabbat) is down due to construction.
I was struck, reading through the first chapters of Genesis, which we read this Shabbat, about how many new beginnings there are. The first chapter of Genesis is the familiar creation story. Then the second chapter of Genesis is a different version of the same creation story--but it could be another or a different beginning of the Torah. The Torah also sort of begins with Adam and Eve becoming "conscious," after they eat of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. There's another new beginning when Adam and Eve have Cain and Abel. Then, after much tragedy, Cain's (unnamed) wife conceives-another new beginning. Adam and Eve have a third child, Seth (from whom Noah is eventually descended)--yet another new start for humanity.
And then, Genesis 5 begins with, "This is the record of Adam's line.--When God created man ,God made him in the likeness of God; male and female God created them. And when they were created, God blessed them and called them Man.--When Adam had lived 130 years, he begot a son in his likeness, after his image, and he named him Seth."
This reads like yet another beginning.
On the one hand, there's something so depressing about this--how many second chances do we (and God?!) need to get this whole thing right? On the other hand, the fact that there are so many opportunities to begin again, for individuals and for us as a species, reminds me that we don't have to get it right the first time. Or the second. Or the third!
A few weeks after Rosh Hashanah, what do you already need a new begining on?
Today at noon on Zoom (link below), we'll look in Torah Talk a little more at Seth's birth and the way he is described. (This is another of those verses in the Torah that I have never noticed before.)
Tonight at 6pm, mincha, Kabbalat Shabbat and Maariv will be in person in the sanctuary (and also available streaming, but not on Zoom).
Candle lighting is at 6:26pm.
Tomorrow, services will begin at 9:30am in the Sanctuary. We'll be celebrating the bar mitzvah of Noam Buch. Mazal tov to Noam, his parents Rachel and Daniel, and his brother Eitan!
Tomorrow evening at 6pm we'll have mincha in the sanctuary, at which we'll celebrate the adult bat mitzvah of Daphne Drohobyczer. Mazal tov Daphne!
Shabat ends at 7:28pm.
Speaking of new beginnings, yesterday, our Early Childhood Center reopened in our new home! And this Sunday, KoREH begins a new school year.
Wishing you a Shabbat shalom, and I hope to 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:
tinyurl.com/KR-Streaming
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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