Rabbi Dov Gartenberg
Rabbi Dov is a Jewish community innovator. He is the founder of Shabbat with Friends NM. an organization promoting hosted Shabbat gatherings around New Mexico that bring people together to share the delights of the Sabbath day.
שַׁמַּאי אוֹמֵר, עֲשֵׂה תוֹרָתְךָ קֶבַע. אֱמֹר מְעַט וַעֲשֵׂה הַרְבֵּה, וֶהֱוֵי מְקַבֵּל אֶת כָּל הָאָדָם בְּסֵבֶר פָּנִים יָפוֹת.
"Shammai used to say: make your Torah study regular, speak little, but do much; and receive all people with a pleasing countenance."
— Pirkei Avot 1:15
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