my name is rabbi lauren holtzblatt. what is your name? [laughter] this is rabbi aaron alexander. we are aut

my name is rabbi lauren holtzblatt. what is your name? [laughter] we are absolutely thrilled to have you here tonight. [applause]

my name is rabbi lauren holtzblatt. what is your name? [laughter] this is rabbi aaron alexander. we are absolutely thrilled to have you here tonight. [laughter] [applause] >> we primarily measure our increasing growth not by how many people walked through the doors, but by the capacity and openness of our hearts. our hearts has four chambers. four core practices that obligate us. we are loving kindness in which we take care of each other at every stage in life. we are justice in which we are obligated to redefine the very 'we' of who is in this world. these walls may protect us but mostly they're meant to come down so there can be all of us. we are prayer. we pray like our life depends on it and we work first fiercely is -- as if our prayers do not matter. lastly, we are sacred text. we never stop plumbing their depths of it wisdom that continues to and the middle. -- ancient wisdom which continues to animate life. rabbi holtzblatt: you don't have to be a member to join us. just come. join us for meditation and prayer, come and have a conversation and coffee. we actually have goo