Video Transcript
I want to take a moment to thank you and to appreciate and let you know how much I appreciate the community that you've built together with us with Fraida and I here in Harford County. Harford County is a diverse county there's Jews and non-Jews alike who've gotten involved with Harford Chabad and with the Jewish community.
It doesn't happen on its own. Each and every one of you, whether it's attending or getting involved or supporting financially or learning or having a coffee or finding another person who's not connected, what you're doing when you do that is you're building a community. You're giving someone a place where they know that they're welcome, a place where they know that they are cared for, where they're wanted.
Some Jews express their Judaism by coming to shul every Shabbat, and others maybe it's once a year, maybe it's by wearing a Jewish star necklace, maybe it's by lighting a menorah, maybe it's going to a Seder. There's non-Jews who support the Jewish people and make sure that every time something happens they reach out, they make sure that they've offered some help. Some have offered security, some have offered to join classes to learn and study about Judaism.
Regardless of where you are in the community, I want to take a moment to thank you and to share with you how much it's appreciated. We can't be a community alone; we are a community only by virtue of each and every one of you. A community is not each individual alone; it's when the individuals come together for a joint purpose.
Yes, I'm doing this video on the slab of the future Harford Haven, which will be a synagogue. It'll be a home for Jewish life and it'll be a place where the community can gather and can celebrate and can be conscious of how amazing it is every piece that they do, every little action that they take and how that can positively impact the community.
So thank you for being part of the community, thank you for caring, and thank you for including us in your life. Much appreciated, and we will see you soon. As always, if there's ever anything that we can do, whether us or a fellow community member, please don't hesitate to reach out.