Dear Kol Rinah Family,
Mazal tov to Vera Shmuylovich on her bat mitzvah last Shabbat! Mazal tov also to her parents Leo Shmuylovich and Ilana Rosman, her younger siblings Rose and Liza, her grandparents Andy and Nancy Rosman, and Vera's aunt, our member Daniele Rosman.
I'll be away this weekend at a family simcha out of town. Rabbi Jessica Shafrin will be speaking Shabbat morning for Heirloom Shabbat:
Do you have a cherished wearable family heirloom? This is your chance to wear a grandparent's or parent's beloved jewelry, clothing, or accessory (a ring or bracelet, earrings, necklace, tie, scarf, handkerchief, or something else). Do you have an heirloom siddur or tallit? Bring it!
Join us for Heirloom Shabbat as we celebrate our ancestors by wearing and using these precious treasures. It’s for fun and to honor their memory. There will be a special drash by Rabbi Jessica Shafrin.
Between Heirloom Shabbat, and being away, I've not needed to think about what I would say this Shabbat if I were giving a sermon, a week after hearing the news of the death of six hostages, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23; Ori Danino, 25; Eden Yerushalmi, 24; Almog Sarusi, 27; Carmel Gat, 39; and Alexander Lobanov, 33.
I think though the words that I needed to hear was this podcast from Yehuda Kurtzer. Maybe it will be what you need to hear too.
Tonight, Karen Kern and Will Soll will be here leading Kabbalat Shabbat services, starting at 6pm. Candle lighting is at 7:05pm.
Tomorrow morning, services begin at 9am. In addition to Heirloom Shabbat, Cyndee Levy will lead Torah Talk at 10:10am, and Karen Kern will lead Tot Shabbat at 10:45am. Kiddush will follow services.
Shabbat ends at 8:01pm.
All of our High Holiday information is now online here. If you know people who are not members who are planning to come to services, please have them fill out the guest registration form, so that we can welcome them smoothly and have nametags for them!
One question I and the Ritual Committee have for all of you is about services for several Friday nights over the course of the holiday season. There are three times this holiday season when a holiday ends and goes straight into Shabbat, as happens with Rosh Hashanah, the beginning of Sukkot, as well as Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah this year. Those holidays are Wednesday night, Thursday and Friday, and go seamlessly into Shabbat.
Those Friday nights (this year, it's 10/4, 10/18, and 10/25), we do not sing a full Kabbalat Shabbat, but only a very abbreviated Kabbalat Shabbat. In the recent past years, for those kinds of services, amidst many other holiday and Shabbat services, we have not had many people attend.
This year, we are not currently planning to hold those services. However, if there is a critical mass (i.e. a minyan!) of people who would like to come, we will certainly have them. If you would like to come to any of those Friday night services, please email me, and we will add them back to the calendar if we get enough interest.
We also need lots of help in all ways on the holidays. If you would like to participate or help in any way, you can always just email me and I'll forward your interest to the appropriate folks.
There's much coming up over the coming weeks. Verein is having two sessions on Reb Zalman Schachter-Shalomi on Sunday afternoons 9/15 and 9/22 at 4pm in person and on Zoom. I'll also be teaching about Reb Zalman on Teshuva at 7:30pm on Wednesday, 9/25 in person.
Our Grief Havurah with Rabbi Jessica Shafrin meets again on Wednesday, September 18 at 6:30pm.
And mark your calendars for Saturday, September 21, when JTS Rabbinical Student Ariel Ya'akov Dunat will join us for a JTS Student Ambassador Shabbat.
Sunday, September 29 will be Sababa, a festival of Jewish arts and culture, taking place this year on the Millstone Campus of the J and Jewish Federation. Many organizations, including Kol Rinah, will have tables there, and we could really use some volunteers to help. Sign up here to volunteer, and thank you!
The St. Louis Jewish Community coming together for an a commemoration of October 7 on October 7, 2024 at 7pm. Registration and more info are here.
For more and collected Israel information, see this page on our website, as well as the Jewish Federation of St. Louis's Israel Resources page.
Every Shabbat and festival morning, we are still reciting a prayer for the State of Israel, a prayer for Israel Defense Forces soldiers, and a prayer for hostages, who have now been in captivity 336 days.
May the one who makes peace in the heavens make peace over us, and over all Israel, and over all who dwell in the world.
Shabbat shalom,
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 at 7am (8am on national holidays) and is not on Zoom)
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, for the stream, as well as for additional instructions:
https://www.kolrinahstl.org/kr-streaming
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Phone: 314-727-1747