Sign In Forgot Password

Shabbat Shalom from Rabbi Arnow 11/25/2022 

Dear Kol Rinah Family, 

Thanksgiving is actually a complicated holiday.  The "narrative" of the holiday about "Indians" and "pilgrims" is complicated.  Giving thanks by buying and cooking and eating too much is complicated and paradoxical.  Often, the choices of who to be with and what to do on Thanksgiving are complicated, and being with the people we wind up with is often complicated too.  

In my sermon on Saturday, I'll look at some of the internal dynamics of food, gratitude, and satisfaction, through the lens of the story of Esau selling Jacob Esau's birthright for a pot of lentils, which we read this week.   

The news this week, with shootings in Colorado Springs and Chesapeake, VA, and the bombings in Jerusalem, makes the act of our giving thanks perhaps more heartfelt, but also more complicated.

I was moved by this prayer, written by my colleague Rabbi Rachel Kobrin of Denver, CO.  Following it are some brief details for Shabbat.  

Dear God — Our hearts are in so many spaces and places this Thanksgiving.

Our hearts are in Colorado Springs, with the families of Daniel Davis Aston, Derrick Rump, Kelly Loving, Ashley Paugh, and Raymond Green Vance. Our hearts are with the people who just wanted to dance, to love, to laugh, to celebrate. To make a festive drink. To find companionship. To be themselves.

Our hearts are in Chesapeake, with the families who are mourning. Our hearts are with those who were preparing for their overnight shift. With those who were trying to earn a living and support a family or run a late night errand. With those who were going about a normal evening routine.

Our hearts are in Jerusalem, with the family of Aryeh Shechopek. Our hearts are with the people who were heading to work and school, going to visit a friend or relative, taking a child to daycare — ready to take a bus holding people of so many unique and beautiful backgrounds. Those who were going and coming and doing and creating. Those who were moving through bustling crowds in our holiest city, a city full of so much life and love and prayer and hope. Yet broken, still.

Our hearts are with every person who has lost a beloved one, with every person who has a heart that will never, ever be repaired from a forever loss. Our hearts are with every person who will suffer unimaginable post-traumatic stress in the years to come.

Our hearts are with our families. Our hearts are with our friends. Our hearts are with our loved ones —sitting a few inches away and miles beyond. Our hearts are here. Right here. In our breathing bodies.

Our hearts are overflowing with gratitude for all that we have. Yet, also, our hearts are angry and injured. Our hearts are complex; holding multiple worlds. Grief. Joy. Fury. Love. Fear. Bravery. Exhaustion. Hope.

Our hearts are beating. A precious, continual drumbeat, reminding us that we must press on to a new day.

Thank you God, for giving us hearts that can be in so many contradictory places at once. Hearts that will inspire us to keep loving, keep connecting, and keep fighting for the unifying dream that can be tomorrow.


For this weekend...
There will not be Torah Talk today.  

Tonight, candlelighting is at 4:24pm.  

Kabbalat Shabbat and Maariv will be in the chapel at 6pm.  

We have a regular Shabbat morning tomorrow beginning at 9am, with kiddush following. 

Mincha will be at 4:15pm and Shabbat ends at 5:27pm. 

As we gear up for Hanukkah, it's a pretty quiet week at shul, but minyan is still happening.  

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  (Not 11/25, 12/23 or 12/30)
Join us for study and discussion of the week's Torah portion.  


Friday nights and Shabbat mornings
Fridays, 6pm in the chapel (no streaming)
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.”
Fri, March 29 2024 19 Adar II 5784