This past week, almost every day and evening, our beautiful Chabad Center looked and felt just the way it should: vibrant, enlightening, and full of people from the community enjoying and sharing educational and spiritual events.
On Sunday, following the second reading of the Megillah, sounds of Purim filled the air with joy and laughter as almost 200 people, many of them children, joined the fun and revelry. This was followed on Monday by our much-anticipated Mikvah dedication and ribbon-cutting. What a night! Team Sally Aaron, the Elias Brothers and Yitzchak families were out in full force -- even the rain held off as we met to honor this hard-working group and tour the stunning new state-of-the art facility made possible by their devoted efforts. Following the ceremony we enjoyed a social hour and an extremely interesting guest speaker, Shimona Tzukernik, who left us wishing for 'more'.
The Mikvah reminds us that water is such an important and essential part of our bodies and our lives. A great percentage of our bodies is composed of water, and we are constantly rehydrating and replacing it, using it to cleanse and purify and connect spiritually. In fact, water is so integral to our lives that we are barely conscious of how often we use it as we drink, wash our hands, and cleanse objects around us.
The Alex and Carol Glassman Chabad Community Center, just like rejuvenating and purifying water itself, is so much a part of our lives and is bringing us much-needed nourishment and replenishment for body and soul with its dynamic, enriching events. Let us all take a few moments consciously to appreciate this great blessing in our presence and to continue to plan to provide for its sustenance well into the future.
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