Shabbat Shalom from Rabbi Shafrin 6/10/2022
Dear Kol Rinah Family,
Shabbat Shalom to all! Shavuot, which we celebrated this past week, is a tent-pole holiday, a major festival that serves as a fixture to mark time throughout the Jewish year. And why not?! It's Zman Matan Torateinu, the Time of the Giving of the Torah, and it is the perfect time for celebration.
But this week, a new question arises. On Shavuot, we are encouraged to return to Torah, to learn something new, to re-engage as thoughtful, curious individuals and as a people bound together by shared history, shared culture, and a shared sense of communty. After we move on from this holiday, we are left with the Torah we have newly received and the question of how do we use it. What does Torah have to say to us, today, in this moment? How can the questions of our lives be reflected and clarified through the lens of thousands of years of our inherited Tradition?
For me, I am continually awed by how the texts of our Tradition, and the many brilliant people who have added their ideas and voices to our understanding and experience of Jewish life, can provide hope, illumination, ideas, and guidance. I am alwasy learning something new, and it doesn't need to be a holiday or special occasion for me to find myself called to dig deeper into what our sacred texts call me to do, what my sense of faith and values push me to accomplish, and what I believe is my work in the world. Asking these questions, looking to always do better, is the constant push Jewish Tradition re-enforces in our lives, and I am newly excited, with this opportunity to renew my own learning, to see what challenges lie ahead.
Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi Scott Shafrin
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We WILL be having Torah Talk today! Rabbi Arnow will be leading Torah Talk at noon today focusing on some interesting pieces found in Parashat Naso.
Kabbalat Shabbat will be live in the sanctuary this evening at 6:00 pm, as well as livestreamed through the link below (same link as Shabbat morning). We are thrilled to be back together and singing joyously to start Shabbat in the sanctuary.
Tomorrow morning, our service for Shabbat will begin in our sanctuary at 9:30 am.
Mincha/Ma'ariv services for Shabbat will begin in the sanctuary at 8:00 pm on Saturday evening.
Candle Lighting Friday night is at 8:07 pm
Parshat: Naso
Torah Reading: Numbers 4:21-7:89
Haftarah: Judges 13:2-25
Mincha/Ma'ariv: 7:50 pm
Havdalah 9:11 pm
Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi Scott Shafrin
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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.
Kabbalat Shabbat/Shabbat morning ( tinyurl.com/KR-Streaming )
Fridays at 6:00pm, Saturdays at 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 the service officially begins, there will a filler screen, but livestreamed video and sound will both start before the start of the service.
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.”
Shabbat Shalom to all! Shavuot, which we celebrated this past week, is a tent-pole holiday, a major festival that serves as a fixture to mark time throughout the Jewish year. And why not?! It's Zman Matan Torateinu, the Time of the Giving of the Torah, and it is the perfect time for celebration.
But this week, a new question arises. On Shavuot, we are encouraged to return to Torah, to learn something new, to re-engage as thoughtful, curious individuals and as a people bound together by shared history, shared culture, and a shared sense of communty. After we move on from this holiday, we are left with the Torah we have newly received and the question of how do we use it. What does Torah have to say to us, today, in this moment? How can the questions of our lives be reflected and clarified through the lens of thousands of years of our inherited Tradition?
For me, I am continually awed by how the texts of our Tradition, and the many brilliant people who have added their ideas and voices to our understanding and experience of Jewish life, can provide hope, illumination, ideas, and guidance. I am alwasy learning something new, and it doesn't need to be a holiday or special occasion for me to find myself called to dig deeper into what our sacred texts call me to do, what my sense of faith and values push me to accomplish, and what I believe is my work in the world. Asking these questions, looking to always do better, is the constant push Jewish Tradition re-enforces in our lives, and I am newly excited, with this opportunity to renew my own learning, to see what challenges lie ahead.
Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi Scott Shafrin
--
We WILL be having Torah Talk today! Rabbi Arnow will be leading Torah Talk at noon today focusing on some interesting pieces found in Parashat Naso.
Kabbalat Shabbat will be live in the sanctuary this evening at 6:00 pm, as well as livestreamed through the link below (same link as Shabbat morning). We are thrilled to be back together and singing joyously to start Shabbat in the sanctuary.
Tomorrow morning, our service for Shabbat will begin in our sanctuary at 9:30 am.
Mincha/Ma'ariv services for Shabbat will begin in the sanctuary at 8:00 pm on Saturday evening.
Candle Lighting Friday night is at 8:07 pm
Parshat: Naso
Torah Reading: Numbers 4:21-7:89
Haftarah: Judges 13:2-25
Mincha/Ma'ariv: 7:50 pm
Havdalah 9:11 pm
Shabbat Shalom,
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.
Kabbalat Shabbat/Shabbat morning ( tinyurl.com/KR-Streaming )
Fridays at 6:00pm, Saturdays at 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.
Until shortly before the service officially begins, there will a filler screen, but livestreamed video and sound will both start before the start of the service.
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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Mornings- M, T, W, F 7am & Sun 8am.
Evenings- Sun-Th 6pm.
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