Shabbat Gathering: Oops!

Brian D. Johnson - 24 May 2024

Dear Chevrei, as is our custom, we will gather tonight at 5.45p ct to welcome Shabbat. These are the coordinates:

Zoom
Meeting ID: 883 8469 4181
Password: 822665
Phone: +1 312 626 6799

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Here we go.

This is not the newsletter I intended to write.

As everyone knows first hand, the storm this week was a bad one. My home was without electricity for two days and, therefore, I didn’t have a chance to pull together my thoughts on counting the omer, Lag b’Omer, or anything at all for that matter. Sorry.

We have a simcha!

Meytal Zimbauer will be welcomed into our community tomorrow. Please come and show your support.

And may it be for all of us a blessing.

See you tonight!
Gut Shabbes!

All my love,
brian.

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