Shabbos Parshas Mishpatim

With the best ski conditions this winter, our shabbos davening was up against great competition; B”H the minyan won! Our friends parked their skis for a few hours, to join us for shabbos davening, and even stayed for lunch. Once inside, no one seemed to be in a rush.

We had a very special Torah reading this week, when the reading was shared by 7 of our guests. As the Rabbi explained, this week we added the Parsha of the Shekel, whereby each Jew was commanded to give a half a shekel, (and not a whole). Many lessons are derived from this commandment. A Jew is always a half, and we need one another to be complete. Well, the Torah reading could not have happened without the wonderful unity we felt. Each contributed to make the whole that it was. Thanks to our wonderful visitors for the amazing experience.  

We really enjoyed getting to know one another during our leisurely Kiddush. We had people from Tosh, Washington, California, Toronto, Florida and or course, Montreal. We all agreed that this diverse group made it so interesting and exciting.

Early Sunday morning, we joined together for a special Rosh Chodesh Adar davening. Although, we missed the first run as a result, it does not compete with the Mitzvah of putting on Tefillin and davening together. We really appreciate the effort involved in joining the minyan so early in the morning.

We enjoyed the best skiing conditions. It was great to ski together and meet on the slopes.

Have a wonderful week and a very safe trip home.