Feelin’ Funny: Mordechai Schmutter

My shul is moving.  To be fair, it’s been “moving” for about two years now.  But it’s actually moving as I’m writing this.  I’m supposed to be helping. 

Welcome back to our tutorial on how to start your own shul, which we began last week.  It takes more than a week to start your own shul, so if you’re losing patience with this topic, starting your own shul is probably not for you. 

Quick, how do you convince people to move to the town you’re living in?  I need to know, because they’re coming for Shabbos.

So you want to start a shul!  There are a lot of good reasons for wanting to start your own shul, including:

-Trying to start a new Jewish community out in the sticks.

Welcome back to “How Should I Know?” – the column that answers the questions that readers are itching to ask.

If you’re rolling your eyes at that line, you’re probably the parent of a teenager.  Or you’re a teenager.  If you are one, this is not the article for you.