Temple field trip

I attended a wonderful conference the past few days called the URJ Shallat Rabbinic Transition Program and Retreat.  It was for rabbis and temple presidents, and focused on all the myriad changes and transitions that a temple goes through during a time of rabbinic and congregational shift.

It was fabulous.

But it was in Chicago.

Brrr!

5 degrees, people.  5 degrees.  With wind chill it was below zero.

In the freezing tundra.

The night before the conference officially started, we snuck out to Giordano's for deep dish stuffed pizza.  SO. GOOD.  And when we called the hotel to ask if they had mini-fridges, we didn't... but the hotel brought them to the rooms for us!  I had cold pizza for breakfast the next two days. Perfection.

In the meantime, back at the homestead, Xander attended a youth group event: a wildlife show!