Fri. night Zoo Minyan - Feb. 5

Happy Tu BiShvat! Hope you enjoy some fruits and nuts and have a good, satisfying spiritual experience for this holiday of nature and cycles. And spring may be just around the corner (--though it looks like we might get snow tomorrow!)

***** Next week is Fri night Zoo Minyan *****

We'll have spirited songful Davening and delicious dinner (catered entrees from Sienna's). We'll meet in: Plan A - Mt. Pleasant, Backup plan - Woodley Park -- stay tuned for next week's email. We're seeking davenning leaders, and there's always room for davenning treats, special niggunim, etc., just write back to Fridays@ZooMinyan.org to volunteer (or even to host.)

Please make a donation toward dinner and/or bring a potluck contribution (veggie/dairy) -- details below.


The Details:
Next Friday night, Feb. 5
Shmoozing plus set-up: 6:00pm
Rockin' Kabbalat Shabbat -- 6:30pm sharp!
Followed by Ma'ariv, dinner, singing, drashing, more shmoozing....

At the home of (TBD - we'll get back to you)

For directions, check your Zoo mail next week, or email info@ZooMinyan.org.

ABOUT DINNER (it's not just a pot-luck!)

We will have main courses from Siena's! Kosher, lots of dairy plus at least one non-dairy option, all veggie, and all yummy! Vegetable lasagna, eggplant parmesan -- send in your requests

For shabbat dinner, the community provides some hearty entrees. You can:

1. Contribute to the kitty to help pay for the entree AND / OR
   
2. Bring a side dish, salad, or desert as a dairy / veggie pot-luck contribution.
   

Don't worry about whether your kitchen is kosher (or “kosher enough”), everyone gets to contribute. But please be prepared to explain what's in your dish, to help people avoid allergy or kashrut issues.

If you're worried about whether you'll be able to eat at Zoo Minyan, there is always a critical mass of pot-luck contributions with a heksher or cooked in someone's heksher-only kitchen. There are always hekshered challot and grape juice, plus the entree is hekshered. And you'll get to know people as you ask who brought which dish.

Questions? Ideas? Want to help? Need the address or directions? Write back to Fridays@ZooMinyan.org.

Shabbos is coming!

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For more FRIDAY NIGHT INFO, get all the details here. And for all the upcoming Friday night dates (through March) & Shabbat Morning dates (through May), check the Zoo Minyan Google calendar (yep, it's there, just to your left, top of the page).