Rabbis' Weekly Message

Dear Kol Rinah Family,

Gathering together is an amazing joy, a way to share our lives a little bit at a time, in moments both ordinary and profound. But sometimes, we know that we cannot always gather together in the same place. Whether someone is ill or injured, out of town, taking care of their own health and safety, or just not able to make it, we know that it is critical to be able to have multiple ways for our community, and everyone in it, to be able to gather.

With that in mind, I am thrilled to be able to share that our new live-streaming service will be up and running as of this Shabbat. This means that there is a NEW LINK (which you can find below) for our sanctuary live-streaming. Not only should it eliminate the streaming glitches, but it will also give us the ability to set the live-stream before Shabbat or a holiday and record what goes on in our sanctuary for future use.

I am also excited that we can use this livestream for our Kol Chadash Musical Service this Shabbat, which begins in our sanctuary at 9:30 am.  We have been having a wonderful group singing together and we can't wait to come together in deep song and spiritual connection.

Thank you all for your patience and your help in resolving our issues. A special thanks to our intrepid Executive Director, Stacey Hudson, and our technology guru, Bill Kaufman, for doing the leg work to compare different providers, test the new system, and make sure everything was fully operational before we go live this Shabbat. 

We also are aware that our daily minyan will be missing some of its regular participants as people are traveling over the next few weeks. If you are available any morning at 7:00am or evening at 6:00 pm on Zoom (except Thursday and Sunday mornings, which are in person at Kol Rinah), we would greatly appreciate your participation.

Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi Scott Shafrin
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This afternoon, I will be leading Torah Talk at noon over Zoom. Together, we'll be taking a look at Jacob's reunion with his brother Esau in  Parashat Vayishlach and picking apart the two brothers' motivations. We're looking forward to a great discussion!

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

Tomorrow, we will be meeting in the sanctuary for our Kol Chadash Musical Shabbat morning services starting at 9:30 am (livestream link below).  The NEW LINK for the Shabbat livestream can be found below.

Mincha/Ma'ariv for Shabbat this Saturday evening begins at 4:10 pm.

Candle Lighting Friday night is at 4:22 pm. 

Parshah: Vayishlach
Kol Chadash Shabbat
Torah Reading: Genesis 32:4 - 36:43
Haftarah: Obadiah 1:1-21

Havdalah will be at 5:25 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://www.kolrinahstl.org/kr-streaming

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.”