This Bat Mitzvah seems to have a gremlin. As you recall, neither of our congregational rabbis were available to perform the service, so we were going to go with a dear family friend, Rabbi John Sherwood. John performed our wedding ceremony, and did the naming ceremony for our daughter.
We just got a call from Rabbi Sherwood’s wife. John is in the CCU at a hospital in Ventura County. First and foremost, we’re concerned that he is OK. Prayers for his recovery are appreciated. But his wife also indicated that he will not be recovered sufficiently to do the Bat Mitzvah (I’m not going to even think about the other side of that “if”).
So, another change of plans. The wife of our caterer was also a rabbinic intern, and just received her ordination. She was doing the evening service already. We just called her, and she’ll be glad to do the service for us.
So, we continue to part of the driver training film that is this adventure. However, I’m nervous about the next curve in the road.
