We were honestly expecting between 10-15 people at our little Shabbaton- but over 25 showed up!!! Thats a big number for little Cairns! We started the event at 5:45 (20 minutes before shabbos) so we could put on Tefilin with all the men and so that the women could light Shabbat candles. Afterwards, after everyone had met each other we did a quick Maariv with our guest Chazan Zalmy Schneerson from Crown Heights, who came up especially for the Shabbaton! During the meal everyone got up and introduced themselves and also said something that had inspired them in the past week. The overall aura of the evening was very "Heimish", but it didn't seem like anybody minded in the least. The guests raved about the Shabbat meal along with many praises for Chabad of RARA and all that they do for them. We can confidently say that everyone there really enjoyed themselves.
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