We started our Easter celebration with a sunrise service at the Dummerston Church - an actual in-person service on the steps of the church, at 6:30a.m. About 16 of us. We were masked and distanced, but it was nice to actually be with people. Shawn had a portable player and while Cat Stevens was singing Morning Has Broken, the sun peeked over the hill. I brought ski poles to have something to lean on but they had a chair available.
We went home and had a bite to eat, and participated in the Guilford Zoom service at 10a.m. Unfortunately, the live stream link was faulty and kept freezing up and skipping. We'll be able to watch it later, but were glad we had had the early morning experience.
After Guilford, I had Torah Study - that was very interesting. The portion was Leviticus 9-11, which includes the story of Aaron's sons, Nadab and Elihu, who are killed by God on the spot when they do something in the priestly ritual they weren't told to do. This seems unnecessarily cruel, and to add insult to injury, God forbids their father, Aaron, to grieve. Needless to say, this led to a lot of discussion. Rabbi Ahuvah deals with these difficulties very well - she offers many perspectives to consider, but doesn't 'preach."
After Torah Study, we hopped in the car and zipped down to Katie and Savanna's. We had snacks sitting in the sun on the deck - very pleasant - and then came in for dinner - ham, scalloped potatoes and asparagus. We're all vaccinated except Brendon but we stayed distant. Here'sthe set-up:
A good Easter Day!
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