From The Depths

by Rabbi NussbaumVOLUME 98 NUMBER 2October 23, 2020 CHESHVAN 5, 5781PARSHAS NOACHCandlelighting Time 5:50 PM          Noach was a great tzaddik and in his merit the world was able to

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Partnering

by Rabbi NussbaumVOLUME 98 NUMBER 1October 16, 2020 TISHREI 28, 5781PARSHAS BEREISHISCandlelighting Time 6:00 PM          We begin a new year with anticipation and concern that it will be safe,

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What’s ‘In’ It For Me?

by Rabbi NussbaumVOLUME 97 NUMBER 11October 2, 2020 TISHREI 14, 5781SPECIAL SUCCOS EDITIONCandlelighting Time 6:21 PM          The halacha obligates us to dwell in a succah which is not higher

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Walking the Tightrope

by Rabbi NussbaumVOLUME 92 NUMBER 10October 11, 2019  TISHREI 12, 5780PARSHAS HA’AZINUCandlelighting Time 6:09 PM          We are a nation always seeking balance. We just completed Yom Kippur, the holiest

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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