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:

1. "I pledge to come (or find a replacement) on the day(s) I choose."
2. "I pledge to come on time."
3. "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