After being away for a couple of weeks, I slept in my own bed last night. And it was the best night's sleep I've had since before I left. Dorothy had it right: there's no place like home.
The Israelites' wanderings are nearing their end as we finish the book of Numbers this Shabbat; they are homeward bound. And yet as we anticipate (dread?) Tisha b'Av, the 9th of Av, commemorating the destruction of the Temple, on July 26-27, we reckon with the beginning of Jewish homelessness, aka diaspora.
In what ways for you is home a place of comfort, of safety? And how or when has home not been a simple place for you?
I'll be sharing more remarks on home in my sermon tomorrow morning.
This evening, we'll gather in the South Shelter of Shaw Park at 6pm for an abbreviated Kabbalat Shabbat. We'll bring the challah and grape juice. Feel free to bring a picnic dinner.
Candle lighting is at 8:08pm.
Tomorrow morning services are at 9am, and Tot Shabbat is at 10:45am, and kiddush will follow services.
Mincha, seudah shleesheet, maariv and havdalah will all start at 7:10pm, and Shabbat ends at 9:10pm. We're doing this once a month for now, so come join us this week!!!
Shabbat shalom and see you in at the park and at 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)
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)
Friday nights and Shabbat mornings
Fridays, 6pm in the chapel (no streaming) (at Shaw Park South Shelter 7/14 and 8/4)
Saturdays, 9:00am (9:30am when we are doing our musical Kol Chadash service)
Click the link below, for the stream, as well as for additional instructions: https://www.kolrinahstl.org/kr-streaming
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Phone: 314-727-1747