The center of life in every shul is its minyan. Without a place to daven, three times a day, a shul is nothing more than an outreach center or a social club. As members of a shul we need to show our commitment to those who need a minyan to say Kaddish, and to Hashem, to Whom we must ask and thank for all that we have.
We are not asking for a pledge of dollars, but of time. Consider which days you can accept as “your days.” This means you agree to come to minyan, Shacharis and/or Mincha/Maariv, on those days, and if for whatever reason you are unable to make the minyan, you will find a replacement. A list of minyan-aires with phone numbers will be made available.
Three things I ask everyone to remember when choosing days:
- “I pledge to come (or find a replacement) on the day(s) I choose.”
- “I pledge to come on time.”
- “I pledge to come with smile” :-)
Of course everyone is encouraged to come more often than just the pledged days, and since davening to Hashem is one of the most rewarding things one can do, I suspect that most will. However, if we can at least keep to our pledges it will go a long way toward building Congregation Toras Chaim into a vibrant center of Jewish life in Far North Dallas.
Thank you for your support of our shul.
Rabbi Yaakov Rich