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.
Well Deserved
by Rabbi Nussbaum VOLUME 96 NUMBER 5June 19, 2020Sivan 27, 5780PARSHAS SHELACH Candlelighting Time 8:13 PM The parsha of the spies that were sent to Eretz Yisroel is complex, very
The Jewish Garden
“וינחהו בגן־עדן לעבדה ולשמרה…and G-d placed him in the garden of Eden, to till it and tend it.” — Genesis 2:15 It is the start of summer – for many
Viewing the Future Through the Past
by Rabbi Nussbaum VOLUME 96 NUMBER 4June 12, 2020Sivan 20, 5780PARSHAS BEHA’ALOSCHA Candlelighting Time 8:11 PM A crisis occurs in the nation. The people are demanding meat and the situation
The Continuum
by Rabbi Nussbaum VOLUME 96 NUMBER 10June 5, 2020Sivan 13, 5780PARSHAS NASSO Candlelighting Time 8:06 PM Last week we enjoyed a wonderful encounter with Hashem as we endeavored to delve