FIREPIT MINYAN

As I write this, I hear an intriguing soundcheck wafting toward me from the ACL grounds. That very venue is so close to this house that I urge anyone coming to Shabbat tonight from the north to come South on Lamar instead of hoping to drive through Zilker Park on Barton Springs.

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The Firepit Minyan, formed in autumn 2007, is a small community of Jews, many in South Austin, who meet for a Friday evening service, dinner, and Torah study every three weeks or so. We celebrate Shabbat outdoors, lighting a bonfire in place of the Shabbat candles when it’s not too hot. (When it’s hot, we [...]