Hard To Make Plans

I have to get organized to go down to the Tel Shiloh this morning for women's Rosh Chodesh (beginning of Jewish month of Kislev) prayers. I have my list of "singles" to pray for and the usual Refuah Shleimah, complete recovery, but now there are serious worries about the young Chabad couple in Mumbai.

The public is being asked to pray for Gavriel Noach ben Freida Bluma and Rivka bas Yehudis, Aryeh Leibish ben Elta Nechama Maltshi and Ben Tzion ben Elka, as well as "anyone else affected by the tragedy."

Also, yesterday, I heard that Pnina bat Sofia Slata isn't doing well and also needs prayers. And Chana bat Nechama Ester is splitting her days between radiation and sitting shiva.

And even though we're now in the winter month of Kislev, the earth is dry and parched. G-d is punishing us by withholding the rain. We must repent.