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Shabbat Shalom and Shanah Tova from Rabbi Shafrin 9/23/2022

 
Dear Kol Rinah Family,

This is it; the time is here. 

We have reached the very last Shabbat of 5782, and are poised to begin the new year of 5783 on Sunday night with the start of Rosh Hashanah. Over the last many months, the incredible staff of Kol Rinah, along with our Board, leadership, and an army of amazing volunteers, have been hard at work preparing for the Days of Awe. I want to give them all the credit and recognition in the world for their dedicated work, their tireless efforts, and their creativity, which I know will make these High Holidays a welcoming, meaningful, and joyful celebration for our entire community.

One of the most wonderful parts of these holidays is the chance to get to see, meet, greet, pray with, sign with, and learn with the wonderful individuals in our community. If you see someone you have not met, go up and say hello! One of the many reasons we wear name tags on the High Holidays is to allow people to get to know one another, and we encourage you, throughout these Days of Awe, to talk with someone new, get to know someone a little better, and spend time building connections throughout our community. 

If you have questions or concerns, there will be ushers and greeters in various places around both services and in the building who can help you. If you would like to know more about Kol Rinah, the community, the plans we have for this year, or how you can get more involved, come find Rabbi Arnow or me, or any of our Board members, who would be more than happy to meet you and fill you in.

Below, you will find a link to all of our information for the High Holidays, including a schedule for services from erev Rosh Hashanah on Sunday evening all the way through the end of Simchat Torah on Tuesday, October 18. You can also find other logistical information for these holidays on the website as well.


https://www.kolrinahstl.org/high-holiday-forms#Service%20Schedule

We want these holidays to create a safe space for prayer, song, joyous gathering, learning, and creating relationships and memories to sustain us all year long. In that way, we hope and pray it will be a sweet new year for us all!

Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi Scott Shafrin
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Mazal tov to Zachary Buhler on his bar mitzvah this past Shabbat, and mazal tov also to his parents, Wendy Love Anderson and Jeremy Buhler, his sibling Rayne, and grandparents Meris and Bill Hamilton, and Barbara and Wayne Anderson!  

We will be having Torah Talk today on Zoom at noon! I will be leading a session on Parashat Nitzavim and will be taking a look at a famous poetic and philosophcal piece of text giving us one take on God's relationship with Israel and human kind. It should be a fascinating learning on a very particular piece of Jewish tradition and theology. 

Tonight, we will have Kabbalat Shabbat at Kol Rinah starting at 6:00 pm.

Tomorrow, we will be meeting in the sanctuary for Shabbat morning services starting at 9:00 am (livestream link below). Please note the change in time as we return to our pre-pandemic Shabbat schedule. The link for the Shabbat livestream can be found below.

Mincha/Ma'ariv for Shabbat this Saturday evening begins at 6:30 pm.

Candle Lighting Friday night is at 6:39 pm 

Parshah: Nitzavim
Shacharit 9:00am (New Time)
Torah Reading: Deutronomy 29:9 - 30:20 
Haftarah: Isaiah 61:10-63:9

Havdalah 7:40 pm
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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 ( tinyurl.com/KR-EveningMinyan )
Sunday-Thursday evenings at 6pm

Morning Minyan on Zoom ( tinyurl.com/KR-MorningMinyan )
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings at 7am; Thursday mornings are in person only at Kol Rinah starting at 7:00 am. Sunday mornings and national holidays at 8am (not including Jewish holidays)

Learning Opportunities
Torah Talk with Rabbi Arnow or Rabbi Shafrin ( tinyurl.com/KR-TorahTalk )
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 9:00am, 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.”
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