prospect of being stuck in a strange city for Shabbat should be stressful, but a well-oiled machine of Shabbat hospitality, honed through generations, and passed on from parent to child, means that a stranded Sabbath-observant traveler can almost always find a place for a Shabbat meal, no matter what city, what state, or how close to Shabbos a person gets stuck. Denver is no exception. Among the many people here who host out-of-towners for Shabbat meals, three are Raacheli Fried, Jody and Matt Walles and Rikki Wedgle. Each operates out of a different institution, each of which runs what’s known as a chesed committee. These are the people who may provide meals for the unwell, the mourner, the newborn mother, or may provide lodging for […]
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