Lots Happening This Shabbat... Shalom from Rabbi Arnow 9/16/2022
Dear Kol Rinah Family,
5782, this Jewish year, is ending. Deuteronomy is winding up. And the themes of Elul and the High Holiday season and this last book of the Torah converge--looking back, with both pride and regret, and looking ahead with hope and fear.
"[Deuteronomy] is apparently determined that its readers face up to what we are all up against in trying to make the world, and ourselves, better. Its honesty is at once discouraging--for why should we try, if we are bound to fail?--and bracing, compelling, profound. It certainly gains the book a hearing (the avowed intention) that a more sentimental or utopian portrayal of the human condition would not."
Professor Arnold Eisen wrote these words in his 1997 book, Taking Hold of Torah. Ten years later he left his professorship in modern Jewish thought at Stanford University to become chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, in New York, where I was in rabbinical school.
Over the last fifteen years I've come to know Chancellor Eisen, or "Arnie," as he's known. He's inspired me, challenged me, and encouraged me. He did the same for the entire Conservative movement during his thirteen years of running JTS (he stepped down in 2020), and he continues to be both a scholar of and cheerleader for our movement.
He'll be with us this Sunday morning (bagels at 9:15am outside in the courtyard, learning at about 9:45am in the sanctuary on "Creating a Personal High Holiday Theology"). Please join us to learn with wonderful teacher and thinker.
But so much else is happening this weekend too!
This afternoon in Torah Talk at noon on Zoom, Rabbi Shafrin will be looking at where the Torah notions of blessings and curses come from.
Tonight at 6pm, we'll have mincha, Kabbalat Shabbat and Maariv in the sanctuary.
Candle lighting is at 6:50pm.
Saturday morning (9am!!!), we'll be celebrating Zachary Buhler becoming a bar mitzvah. Mazal tov to his parents, Wendy Love Anderson and Jeremy Buhler, his sibling Rayne, and grandparents Meris and Bill Hamilton, and Barbara and Wayne Anderson! Everyone is invited to services and kiddush following.
Tot Shabbat with Karen Kern will be at 10:30am.
Mincha Saturday afternoon will be at 6:40pm. A number of our regulars are unavailable, so if you can come, your presence will really count!
Shabbat ends at 7:46pm.
At 8pm, we'll gather for Havdalah and then a bit of learning and singing, followed by Selichot, the service that really introduces the High Holy season.
Sunday morning we'll welcome Arnie Eisen with breakfast at 9:15am and learning at 9:45am.
If you'd like to borrow a machzor (High Holiday prayer book) this season, you can come during office hours, or this Sunday from 12-2pm.
Also Sunday, from 10am-5pm at Wash U is Sababa, an amazing festival of Jewish arts, culture, and music. We'll have a table--come visit! A special mazal tov to all of the Kol Rinah members who have been so involved with Sababa, including co-chair Blair Kweskin, MaryAnne Smyly Sabin and Golda Mantinband Cohen.
Shabbat shalom and see you in shul,
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-Wednesday and Friday mornings at 7am; Sunday mornings and national holidays at 8am (not including Jewish holidays)
(Please note that Thursday morning minyan is now being held in-person and is not on Zoom.)
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 (no streaming if services are at Shaw Park or our courtyard)
Saturdays, 9:00am (9:30am when we are doing our musical Kol Chadash service)
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.”
5782, this Jewish year, is ending. Deuteronomy is winding up. And the themes of Elul and the High Holiday season and this last book of the Torah converge--looking back, with both pride and regret, and looking ahead with hope and fear.
"[Deuteronomy] is apparently determined that its readers face up to what we are all up against in trying to make the world, and ourselves, better. Its honesty is at once discouraging--for why should we try, if we are bound to fail?--and bracing, compelling, profound. It certainly gains the book a hearing (the avowed intention) that a more sentimental or utopian portrayal of the human condition would not."
Professor Arnold Eisen wrote these words in his 1997 book, Taking Hold of Torah. Ten years later he left his professorship in modern Jewish thought at Stanford University to become chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, in New York, where I was in rabbinical school.
Over the last fifteen years I've come to know Chancellor Eisen, or "Arnie," as he's known. He's inspired me, challenged me, and encouraged me. He did the same for the entire Conservative movement during his thirteen years of running JTS (he stepped down in 2020), and he continues to be both a scholar of and cheerleader for our movement.
He'll be with us this Sunday morning (bagels at 9:15am outside in the courtyard, learning at about 9:45am in the sanctuary on "Creating a Personal High Holiday Theology"). Please join us to learn with wonderful teacher and thinker.
But so much else is happening this weekend too!
This afternoon in Torah Talk at noon on Zoom, Rabbi Shafrin will be looking at where the Torah notions of blessings and curses come from.
Tonight at 6pm, we'll have mincha, Kabbalat Shabbat and Maariv in the sanctuary.
Candle lighting is at 6:50pm.
Saturday morning (9am!!!), we'll be celebrating Zachary Buhler becoming a bar mitzvah. Mazal tov to his parents, Wendy Love Anderson and Jeremy Buhler, his sibling Rayne, and grandparents Meris and Bill Hamilton, and Barbara and Wayne Anderson! Everyone is invited to services and kiddush following.
Tot Shabbat with Karen Kern will be at 10:30am.
Mincha Saturday afternoon will be at 6:40pm. A number of our regulars are unavailable, so if you can come, your presence will really count!
Shabbat ends at 7:46pm.
At 8pm, we'll gather for Havdalah and then a bit of learning and singing, followed by Selichot, the service that really introduces the High Holy season.
Sunday morning we'll welcome Arnie Eisen with breakfast at 9:15am and learning at 9:45am.
If you'd like to borrow a machzor (High Holiday prayer book) this season, you can come during office hours, or this Sunday from 12-2pm.
Also Sunday, from 10am-5pm at Wash U is Sababa, an amazing festival of Jewish arts, culture, and music. We'll have a table--come visit! A special mazal tov to all of the Kol Rinah members who have been so involved with Sababa, including co-chair Blair Kweskin, MaryAnne Smyly Sabin and Golda Mantinband Cohen.
Shabbat shalom and see you in shul,
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-Wednesday and Friday mornings at 7am; Sunday mornings and national holidays at 8am (not including Jewish holidays)
(Please note that Thursday morning minyan is now being held in-person and is not on Zoom.)
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 (no streaming if services are at Shaw Park or our courtyard)
Saturdays, 9:00am (9:30am when we are doing our musical Kol Chadash service)
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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18 Nisan 5784
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Mornings- M, T, W, F 7am & Sun 8am.
Evenings- Sun-Th 6pm.
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Thursday mornings 7am are in-person only.
Shabbat services in-person, streaming.
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Friday 9am – 3pm
Phone: 314-727-1747
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Phone: 314-727-1747
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