Shabbat Shalom from Rabbi Arnow 2/11/2022
Dear Kol Rinah Family,
Please note: This Shabbat, we will not have services this Friday night or Saturday afternoon, but we will have services Saturday morning. More details below.
Yesterday, my daughter Avra read Torah for the first time. Kids at her school (the Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School) learn how to read Torah and do it for the first time in third grade. It was very special to hear her and a friend read Torah, and to lead a conversation about the parasha, under the sweet, expert leadership of Reb Scott Slarskey.
One of the questions Avra and her friend asked was why when Aaron and his sons are ordained as priests, they are to take some of blood from a slaughtered ram and put it on the ridge of their right ears, the thumbs of their right hands, and on the big toes of their right feet, and they're also supposed to sprinkle some on their clothes (see Exodus 29:20-22).
When asked what the purpose of all this blood on the priests was for, one really thoughtful kid said, "It's to remind them that they're made of blood, that they are not so different from the animals that will be sacrified."
From the mouths of babes, as they say. It's Judaism at its most embodied; there is nothing virtual about it. It's all "in person," there, physical, feeling, smelling, dripping.
While parts of Jewish life, of shul, can be done virtually, as we have well discovered over these past two years, it strikes me that there are sensory experiences that do not happen virtually. Sounds are not the same when you're not there, hearing all the voices. The food of shul... the smells of coffee and kugel and tuna. The quiet sounds of a room of people quietly davening to themselves... The handshakes, the smiles.
As Covid cases in St. Louis County decline, I hope that we'll be able to have more people back together in person, and that we'll be able to experience shul with many more senses than we currently can.
Today at noon Rabbi Shafrin will lead Torah Talk, where he'll look at the choshen mishpat - the "breastplate of decision," and how we make ethical decisions.
For the coming weeks, we will only be having Shabbat services at Kol Rinah in person when we have twelve people signed up for that service by 3pm on Thursday. Based on that, we will not be having services this Friday night or Saturday afternoon, as we do not have twelve people signed up to come, but we will have services Saturday morning this week, which you can stream from home using the link below.
Please take note of our updated Covid protocols.
Candle lighting tonight is at 5:17pm.
Tomorrow morning shul is at 9:30am, in person and livestreamed.
Shabbat ends at 6:17pm.
Sunday between 11am and 3pm, come by to peruse and take some of the hundreds free books that we have available, that cannot fit in our library. This is your last chance!
Wednesday evening at 7:30pm on Zoom, learn about the Citizen Initiative Petition, and why it needs our protection. This is a program we're co-sponsoring together with many Jewish and other organizations. Details are here.
Next Shabbat is Brotherhood Shabbat--livestream it if you will not be here in person. That morning, because we're already at capacity for that service, we'll have an early Shabbat morning service, from 8:30am to about 10:30am (Torah reading and everything, but no sermon). Check out our Shabbat registration page to sign up!
There's much more happening over the comings weeks and months at Kol Rinah. Check our website for lots of happenings: https://www.kolrinahstl.org/!
May we all stay safe and healthy. Shabbat shalom,
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 one hour before candle lighting
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.
Friday nights when in person and Shabbat mornings
Fridays, 6pm
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: This Shabbat, we will not have services this Friday night or Saturday afternoon, but we will have services Saturday morning. More details below.
Yesterday, my daughter Avra read Torah for the first time. Kids at her school (the Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School) learn how to read Torah and do it for the first time in third grade. It was very special to hear her and a friend read Torah, and to lead a conversation about the parasha, under the sweet, expert leadership of Reb Scott Slarskey.
One of the questions Avra and her friend asked was why when Aaron and his sons are ordained as priests, they are to take some of blood from a slaughtered ram and put it on the ridge of their right ears, the thumbs of their right hands, and on the big toes of their right feet, and they're also supposed to sprinkle some on their clothes (see Exodus 29:20-22).
When asked what the purpose of all this blood on the priests was for, one really thoughtful kid said, "It's to remind them that they're made of blood, that they are not so different from the animals that will be sacrified."
From the mouths of babes, as they say. It's Judaism at its most embodied; there is nothing virtual about it. It's all "in person," there, physical, feeling, smelling, dripping.
While parts of Jewish life, of shul, can be done virtually, as we have well discovered over these past two years, it strikes me that there are sensory experiences that do not happen virtually. Sounds are not the same when you're not there, hearing all the voices. The food of shul... the smells of coffee and kugel and tuna. The quiet sounds of a room of people quietly davening to themselves... The handshakes, the smiles.
As Covid cases in St. Louis County decline, I hope that we'll be able to have more people back together in person, and that we'll be able to experience shul with many more senses than we currently can.
Today at noon Rabbi Shafrin will lead Torah Talk, where he'll look at the choshen mishpat - the "breastplate of decision," and how we make ethical decisions.
For the coming weeks, we will only be having Shabbat services at Kol Rinah in person when we have twelve people signed up for that service by 3pm on Thursday. Based on that, we will not be having services this Friday night or Saturday afternoon, as we do not have twelve people signed up to come, but we will have services Saturday morning this week, which you can stream from home using the link below.
Please take note of our updated Covid protocols.
Candle lighting tonight is at 5:17pm.
Tomorrow morning shul is at 9:30am, in person and livestreamed.
Shabbat ends at 6:17pm.
Sunday between 11am and 3pm, come by to peruse and take some of the hundreds free books that we have available, that cannot fit in our library. This is your last chance!
Wednesday evening at 7:30pm on Zoom, learn about the Citizen Initiative Petition, and why it needs our protection. This is a program we're co-sponsoring together with many Jewish and other organizations. Details are here.
Next Shabbat is Brotherhood Shabbat--livestream it if you will not be here in person. That morning, because we're already at capacity for that service, we'll have an early Shabbat morning service, from 8:30am to about 10:30am (Torah reading and everything, but no sermon). Check out our Shabbat registration page to sign up!
There's much more happening over the comings weeks and months at Kol Rinah. Check our website for lots of happenings: https://www.kolrinahstl.org/!
May we all stay safe and healthy. Shabbat shalom,
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 one hour before candle lighting
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.
Friday nights when in person and Shabbat mornings
Fridays, 6pm
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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Weekday minyans on Zoom:
Mornings- M, T, W, F 7am & Sun 8am.
Evenings- Sun-Th 6pm.
Log in to view the Zoom Links page.
Thursday mornings 7am are in-person only.
Shabbat services in-person, streaming.
To stream kolrinahstl.org/kr-streaming
Office Hours
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Friday 9am – 3pm
Phone: 314-727-1747
Friday 9am – 3pm
Phone: 314-727-1747
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