Moving On Up To The Shul Side...
So the Ritual Committee at my synagogue (the folks who help put together programs, events, holiday things, and welcome new members to the synagogue) has asked me to become a member of their group!
YES!!!
I am FINALLY going to be on an active path at my shul :) I was so honored that they would even think of me! I still don't know Hebrew yet (planning on trying to change that once I have the funds) and I hate feeling useless and not helpful there.
I really wanted to be a more active part of things and this is a way to do it. They meet once, sometimes twice a month and help get things grooving in terms of things like Pesach seders, New Member Celebrations, special Onegs, Purim festivals, etc. This is TOTALLY up my alley: it's spirtiually grounded, it's tikkun olam for the shul, it's working with other congregants on doing Jewish...I'll learn more, I'll meet more people, and I'll start being a more active Jew.
This could not have surprised me more, nor gotten me so happy :) I really, really NEEDED this pick-me-up. I've been feeling kind of down, sluggish, and dead-ended lately in terms of extracurricular life stuff. I need to get out of the house more, I need to socialize more, and I need to be a more active Jew.
Praise to you Hashem! You always know what I need! :)