Recreating
by Rabbi NussbaumVOLUME 97 NUMBER 9September 18, 2020 ELUL 29, 5780SPECIAL ROSH HASHANAH EDITIONCandlelighting Time 6:46 PM As we approach the Day of Judgment it is important that we
Have You Joined?
by Rabbi NussbaumVOLUME 97 NUMBER 8September 11, 2020ELUL 22, 5780PARSHAS NITZAVIM-VAYELECHCandlelighting Time 6:58 PM The Torah expresses concern that perhaps out of the hundreds of thousands of our nation
Supremely Important
by Rabbi NussbaumVOLUME 9 NUMBER 7September 4, 2020 ELUL 15, 5780PARSHAS KI SAVOCandlelighting Time 7:07 PM We are commanded to bring the first fruits of the season to the
Our Cloud Mentality
VOLUME 97 NUMBER 6August 28, 2020ELUL 8, 5780PARSHAS KI SEITZEICandlelighting Time 7:18 PM The nation of Amalek has been a thorn in our side since our very inception. It’s valuable
Can we be consoled?
by Rabbi Nussbaum VOLUME 97 NUMBER 2July 31, 2020Av 10, 5780PARSHAS VA’ESCHANAN Candlelighting Time 7:56 PM We emerge from the darkness of Tisha B’av in to the light of Shabbos
Nutritional Insights
by Sara Wolfe I grew up in a home that was acutely aware of eating healthy foods. I was raised completely vegan until my preteen years. It was a family
The Abyss of Distrust
by Rabbi Nussbaum VOLUME 97 NUMBER 1July 24, 2020Av 3, 5780PARSHAS DEVARIM Candlelighting Time 8:02 PM This is Shabbos Chazon, the Shabbos preceding Tisha B’av. We ‘relive’ the destruction of
Easy come, easy go!
by Rabbi Nussbaum VOLUME 96 NUMBER 9July 17, 2020Tamuz 25, 5780PARSHAS MATTOS-MASEI Candlelighting Time 8:08 PM The nation was poised to enter into Israel and the tribes of Reuven and
It’s No Laughing Matter
by Rabbi Nussbaum VOLUME 96 NUMBER 8July 10, 2020Tamuz 18, 5780PARSHAS PINCHAS Candlelighting Time 8:12 PM There’s an old Yiddish adage that states a person plans and Hashem laughs. It’s
What are we doing here?
OUR COMMUNITY Ages: 15% Generation Z 25% Millennials 23% Gen X 30% Baby Boomers 7% Greatest Generation Geography – our constituents come from: Hilltop/Lowry/Washington-Virginia Village Sloan’s Lake, Downtown, Highlands Wash
Is Bigger Better?
by Rabbi Nussbaum VOLUME 96 NUMBER 7July 3, 2020Tamuz 11, 5780PARSHAS CHUKAS-BALAK Candlelighting Time 8:13 PM The dialogue between Bilaam and Hashem is somewhat puzzling. Initially when Balak sent messengers
Isn’t it Priceless?
by Rabbi Nussbaum VOLUME 96 NUMBER 6June 26, 2020Tamuz 4, 5780PARSHAS KORACH Candlelighting Time 9:35 PM The tribe of Levi replaced the people in their service in the Beis Hamikdash.