[HANASHIR:15716] Re: need some help for fire victims.

[rysaa <rysaa...>]

Shalom Reva,

I am so sorry about what is going on there.  I can only imagine.  You are all 
is my prayers.

Renewal of Spirit CD from Debbie Friedman is wonderful, and it is available as 
a songbook.  

Be safe,

Risa

> 
> From: SRevab (at) aol(dot)com
> Date: 2003/10/28 Tue AM 10:17:40 EST
> To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org
> Subject: [HANASHIR:15714] need some help for fire victims.
> 
> Hi all. It's not often that i write in, but i need some help.  I'm in the 
> middle of the biggest fire storms ever to hit southern CA. The devastation 
> here 
> in our community is beyond belief. We already have many that have lost homes  
> in the jewish community as well as our own community, and they are not even 
> close to being put out. Last night the evacuations continued as more of my 
> friends moved out of their homes. They said that the fires in the mountains 
> are only 
> five percent contained, and with the winds and the destruction from the lack 
> of water( over a million dead trees in the mountains due to the beetles), 
> it's 
> just going up like tinder. Sadly, most of these fires are arson related. ( 
> one of my clients was a witness to two men throwing flares out in san 
> Bernardino....) On saturday night we evacuated the synagogue, took the 
> torahs, and ran 
> as we watched hot embers raining on our roof there. 
> We would love to do a healing service this friday night for the congregation. 
> Other than the Mishaberach, I don't know a ton of healing music, actually, I 
> don't know any.....     Does anyone out there have any ideas for a healing 
> service? i'd so much appreciate it. our spirits are so down out here. 
> thanks a bunch. 
> Reva bloom
> srevab (at) aol(dot)com
> 
> 

Risa Askin

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