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MORNING STAR ZENDO

50 Glenwood Ave. Apt 408, Jersey City, NJ  07306

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September 20, 2025

Dear Friends and Members of the Morning Star Community,

I was visited recently by a young couple and their pre-school daughter. When I said that their daughter was most beautiful, they smiled and nodded in agreement, but then they added that children are also very expensive.

So, too, I thought, Zen practice has its beauty but it demands long hours of patient zazen. Then there is dana which urges us to be generous even when we have already given much.

Morning Star contributes to others from what you give—to those working in hospitals, with immigrants, with underserved children and women, and others unable to care for themselves. Roshi Cuca Montecel, our beloved teacher who died this year, instituted this practice of Revenue Sharing for Morning Star to modestly contribute to 501(c)3 organizations serving those in need.

Morning Star Treasurer Sensei Amy Yee continues keeping track of every penny donated to Morning Star and how it is spent.

Enjoy and experience the Jewish holidays, the autumn equinox, and the living and dying of all things.

Thank you for your generosity,

Roshi