Morning Update (Mourning?)

Our "sleepy suburb" has, thankfully, been pretty sheltered from the brunt of war. Until yesterday. Sunday afternoon an Iranian missile that the NY Times estimates was carrying HALF A TON of explosives crashed into a residential neighborhood in the older part of our city, about a 10-12 minute drive from where we live. The missile made a direct hit on a neighborhood bomb shelter. As of now, 9 people are confirmed dead. 11 are still missing. 40 are wounded, some critically.....Gd help us....

We don't have friends in the neighborhood that was hit, but friends about a five minute walk away all had extensive damage to their houses, including windows blown in, but, thankfully, they are all unhurt.

We appreciate that so many of you reached out to make sure we were okay. I will continue to try to write daily blog posts (probably easier just to check the blog site rather than waiting for the emails to be sent out 24 hours later) and post Whatsapp status updates.

We have just started the Fast of Esther. May we have the ability to channel our inner Queen Esther and may Hashem listen to our pleas for permanent peace, safety and security.