The Eruv is Still Down! and Shabbat Shalom from Rabbi Arnow 10/8/2021
Dear Kol Rinah Family,
Please note that the eruv (which permits carrying objects outside on Shabbat) is still down due to construction.
I've been focusing my Torah study this week on the (short!) story of the Tower of Babel, Genesis 11:1-9, at the end of our parasha, Parashat Noach.
One crucial element of the story is the dialectic of unity and scattering. The people want to build a tower "lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of all the earth" (Gen. 11:4). After the trauma and tragedy of the Flood, I can understand people not wanting to be alone.
But God confuses their language, and scatters the people. In some sense, this fulfills God's mandate for the earth to be settled and for people to care for and till the earth.
We may be tempted to read this as pro-rural, anti-urban polemic, which would certainly map our story neatly onto the modern American political map.
But as Walter Brueggemann observes, "The scattering God wills is that life should be peopled everywhere by [God's] regents, who are attentive to all parts of creation, working in [God's] image to enhance the whole creation, to bring "each in its kind" to full fruition and production."
Read this way, all the different kinds of creation and diversity that flourish in rural and urban (and dare I say suburban and exurban) areas are part of the Divine plan and intention.
We run into trouble when we think everyone should be like us, when we think everyone should be the same.
What is the particular part of creation to which you are attentive? What part of our (and God's) world are you working to bring to full fruition?
We'll look more closely at what the story of the Tower of Babel has to say about language in Torah Talk today at noon (link below).
Looking back to last Shabbat, mazal tov to Noam Buch on becoming a bar mitzvah, and as well to his parents, Rachel and Daniel, and his sibling Eitan!
Mazal tov as well to Ari Duel, who will celebrate his bar mitzvah this Shabbat! Mazal tov as well to his parents, Alissa and Barry, and his sibling, Ava.
And finally, mazal tov to Daphne Drohobyczer, who celebrated her adult bat mitzvah last Saturday afternoon!
Tonight, we'll have mincha and Kabbalat Shabbat on Zoom starting at 5:15pm. (Next week we'll be in person at 6pm).
Candle lighting is at 6:15pm.
Tomorrow morning services will be at 9:30am.
Mincha, maariv and Havdalah will be at 6:05pm, and Shabbat ends at 7:17pm.
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 still down due to construction.
I've been focusing my Torah study this week on the (short!) story of the Tower of Babel, Genesis 11:1-9, at the end of our parasha, Parashat Noach.
One crucial element of the story is the dialectic of unity and scattering. The people want to build a tower "lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of all the earth" (Gen. 11:4). After the trauma and tragedy of the Flood, I can understand people not wanting to be alone.
But God confuses their language, and scatters the people. In some sense, this fulfills God's mandate for the earth to be settled and for people to care for and till the earth.
We may be tempted to read this as pro-rural, anti-urban polemic, which would certainly map our story neatly onto the modern American political map.
But as Walter Brueggemann observes, "The scattering God wills is that life should be peopled everywhere by [God's] regents, who are attentive to all parts of creation, working in [God's] image to enhance the whole creation, to bring "each in its kind" to full fruition and production."
Read this way, all the different kinds of creation and diversity that flourish in rural and urban (and dare I say suburban and exurban) areas are part of the Divine plan and intention.
We run into trouble when we think everyone should be like us, when we think everyone should be the same.
What is the particular part of creation to which you are attentive? What part of our (and God's) world are you working to bring to full fruition?
We'll look more closely at what the story of the Tower of Babel has to say about language in Torah Talk today at noon (link below).
Looking back to last Shabbat, mazal tov to Noam Buch on becoming a bar mitzvah, and as well to his parents, Rachel and Daniel, and his sibling Eitan!
Mazal tov as well to Ari Duel, who will celebrate his bar mitzvah this Shabbat! Mazal tov as well to his parents, Alissa and Barry, and his sibling, Ava.
And finally, mazal tov to Daphne Drohobyczer, who celebrated her adult bat mitzvah last Saturday afternoon!
Tonight, we'll have mincha and Kabbalat Shabbat on Zoom starting at 5:15pm. (Next week we'll be in person at 6pm).
Candle lighting is at 6:15pm.
Tomorrow morning services will be at 9:30am.
Mincha, maariv and Havdalah will be at 6:05pm, and Shabbat ends at 7:17pm.
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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