Dear Friends,
Our kehillah began its weekday Morning Minyan on Sukkos, and Baruch Hashem we have not missed Tefillah BeTzibbur even once since we began this effort. Now, nearly eight months later, the Morning Minyan -- and the Torah study (mishnayos and halachah) which follow -- are not an experiment; they are part of our Shul, and provide a daily morning vehicle for our communal avodas Hashem.
We as a kehillah owe a great debt of gratitude to those who have devoted themselves so completely to our Minyan, and the fact that anyone who has attended the Minyan knows well the identity of these devoted souls is a testament to the vitality of these masmidim and the great degree to which our Shul depends upon them. Yet, as the very fundamental of a Minyan suggests, they cannot do it alone. These past two weeks, we have veered dangerously close to missing Tefllah BeTzibbur, and we have watched many mornings as Hashem has sent us an unexpected tenth (or eighth, ninth and tenth) man.
The time has come for you to make a serious effort to support this Minyan. If you are an occasional attendee, please try to come more often. If you are attending a later Minyan, see if you can do what many of us do, and rearrange your schedule to support your kehillah and your friends. If you are missing Tefillah BeTzibbur, then this is an opportunity to maximize your achievement: come to a minyan, help your friends and solidify the minyan, and perhaps even stay to learn a bit or grab a cup of coffee and breakfast. If you are a married woman, see if you can encourage your husband to attend. Inconvenience is not an obstacle in the face of determination.
There is no other Minyan in the neighborhood that will appreciate you more than we will. . . Mondays and Thursdays @ 6:50 a.m., other weekdays @ 7:00 a.m.
We need you.
Thank you.
PC
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Rabbi Pinchas Chatzinoff
Congregation Tifereth Zvi
516-661-0675
