Rabbis' Weekly Message

• Wednesday, April 5 – Erev Passover/First Seder
• Fast of the First Born Morning service: 7:00 am in person and livestreamed Siyyum: 7:45 am in person and livestreamed
• Finish eating chametz by 10:54 am
• Sell and burn chametz by 11:59 am
• Mincha/Kabbalat Pesach: 5:00 pm on Zoom
• Candle Lighting: 7:11 pm

• Festival morning service: 9:00 am in person and livestreamed
• Congregational Second Seder (RSVPs are closed): 6:00 pm
• Festival Candle Lighting: 8:10 pm

• Festival morning service: 9:00 am in person and livestreamed
• Mincha/Abbreviated Kabbalat Shabbat/Maariv: 6:00 pm
• Shabbat candle lighting: 7:13 pm

• Shabbat morning service: 9:00 am in person and livestreamed
• Mincha/Maariv: 7:05 pm;
• Shabbat ends at 8:12 pm

• Morning service: on Zoom 8:00 am Sunday, 7:00 am Monday and Tuesday
• Mincha/Maariv service: 6:00 pm each day on Zoom
• Tuesday, April 11: Candle Lighting at 7:16 pm

• Festival morning service: 9:00 am in person and livestreamed
• Festival Mincha/Maariv/Yizkor: 6:00 pm in person and livestreamed
• Candle Lighting: 8:16 pm

• Festival morning service: 9:00 am in person and livestreamed
• Yizkor: 11:00 am
• Passover ends: 8:17 pm
• May start eating chametz you sold: 9:00 pm

Since the holiday starts Wednesday evening, the first two days, which are Yom Tov (festival) days, lead right into Shabbat. Usually, one is permitted to cook on a festival day only for that specific day, and not for the next day.  However, since the day right after the first festival days of Pesach is Shabbat, we are permitted to cook on the first days of Pesach (Thursday or Friday) to prepare food for Shabbat, as long as we begin our preparations before the festival begins, by making what is called an eruv tavshilin.  

Click here for instructions and the blessing for eruv tavshillin !  
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This Shabbat, we have plenty of excitement as well! It is Shabbat HaGadol ("The Great/Big Shabbat!"), which is the Shabbat preceeding the start of Pesach (Passover). In generations past, the rabbi would give an extra-long sermon or teaching on this Shabbat to explain all the laws of Pesach, but not to worry, mine will be the regular, brief teaching on Parashat Tzav.

Speaking of the Parashah, mazal tov to Rabbi Jessica Shafrin, who will be davening shacharit (the morning service) this Shabbat in honor of the anniversary of her bat mitzvah, as well as her secular calendar birthday!



Also this Shabbat, we will be having our Kol Hamishpachah Shabbat Service at 10:45 am in the Guller Chapel. Come have a blast with our own wonderful Morah Karen as she leads us in songs, blessings, stories, and lots of joy during this energetic family service geared toward our youngest members!


This Sunday, Morah Karen will also be hosting an amazing Pre-Pesach Seder Prep program for our youngest members at 4:00 pm here at Kol Rinah! Come get ready for the excitement of the seder with some hands-on sensory learning, story, and incredible fun

We will be having Torah Talk today at noon on Zoom AND this Shabbat morning in the Community Hall at 10:15 am! I will be leading our Torah Talk focusing on the todah, the offering of thanksgiving, and what it can teach us about community, spiritual connection, and cultivating an attitude of awe, wonder, gratitude, and kindness.

Also, if you would like to read Rabbi Arnow's detailed and insightful sermon from last Shabbat (Parashat Ki Tissa), you can read it here.

Candle Lighting Friday night is at 7:16 pm. 

Parshah: Tzav
Shabbat HaGadol
Torah Talk: 10:15am
Kol HaMishpacha Family Service: 10:45am
Torah Reading: Leviticus 6:1 - 8:36
Haftarah: Malachi 3:4 - 24
Mincha/Maariv: 6:55pm  

Havdalah will be at 8:10 pm.

Kol tuv,
Rabbi 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 ( 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
(https://www.kolrinahstl.org/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.”

Kol Rinah now has an Instagram feed 
as well as Facebook account!