Validation of the approach...

It's not a big secret that our approach to inviting people for Sabbath meals rubs some people the wrong way. (Both online and offline comments.)

Of course, when our worldview is reinforced by someone who likes it, we put excessive weight on that comment (while, of course, discounting the negative feedback :-)

At lunch, yesterday, Gail told us:

"I hate making the challah and dessert for meals, so your insistence on
making a substantive contribution to the meal works perfectly for me!"

Thanks for the external validation, Gail!