Shabbat with Friends Blog

Dear Friends, I would like to update you on Minyan Midbar, an initiative to foster an independent Shabbat minyan in New Mexico. Minyan Midbar resumed meeting on Friday evening, November 6, with a Kabbalat Shabbat service followed by a Shabbat dinner. We also offered an early Shabbat program for young families. Attendance was strong throughout the evening. Minyan co-founder Rabbi Jack Shlachter, pictured above, joined me and shared a thoughtful and inspiring D'var Torah. A