The sun is shining and the birds are chirping, which must mean that summer is here and so are our summer Kabbalat Shabbat gatherings in Shaw Park! Our first one will be NEXT WEEK FRIDAY, JUNE 16 at 6:00 pm. It is a slightly shortened and modified Firday night service, and we are thrilled to be able to share some fan favorite tunes with all of you!
We will meet at the South Shelter, right near the new playground and where we held our Lag Ba'Omer program. You are welcome to bring dinner and come early or stay late to meet up with friends, play in the park, and enjoy the start of Shabbat together!
-- Mazal tov to Georgia Zev and Delaney Holden, as well as Joel Portman and Alicia Bach and their families on their upcoming weddings! We are looking forward to honoring your s'machot this coming Shabbat!
We also have many other exciting ways to connect this Shabbat!
We will be having Torah Talk both at noon today over Zoom, as well as on Shabbat morning at 10:15 in the Community Hall. I will be talking about the fascinating ritual of the "leaning of hands," or s'micha, which elects the Levitical priests in Parashat B'ha'alotecha, as well as rabbis throughout the modern age.
We will be having regular Kabbalat Shabbat services this evening in our Chapel starting at 6:00pm sharp, and would love to have your voices join with ours in sacred song!
This Shabbat morning we will be meeting at 9:00 am in the main sanctuary. We will not be meeting for services on Shabbat afternoon for mincha/ma'ariv.
Kol tuv,
Rabbi Shafrin
-- 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
Morning Minyan on Zoom 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 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:
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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Phone: 314-727-1747