Service Schedule
Service Schedule First Saturday of the Month- LIVE First and Third Friday of the Month- Zoom Second Saturday of the Month- Talkin Torah Zoom Second and Fourth Friday of the Month- LIVE with potluck
David’s Corner – August 31, 2021
Netzavim (Deut. 29:9 – 30:20) The parasha represents a shift in tone on the part of HaShem. In the last parasha, Ki Tavo, the approach is one of tough love. It discusses blessings and curses, with a heavy emphasis on the latter. Netzavim begins with the whole community entering officially into the covenant with HaShem. […]
Passover 2022
Passover 2022 It was a major success. Forty eight people attended – 30 non-members and 18 members. Food was fantastic and a lot of it. Everyone raved about the food and the evening. The room looked really, really nice (white tablecloths with a blue one over and white napkins), service great—the gentleman in charge […]
David’s Corner- April 12, 2021
Tazria-Metzorah (Leviticus 12:1 – 15:33) In this double portion of Tazria-Metzorah concerning impurity, the priest has a most important role. It is he who must discern if various skin eruptions on a person’s clothing or flesh warrant that person being made to separate him or herself from the community until the eruption has disappeared. It […]
David’s Corner – March 15, 2021
Va-Yikra. (Leviticus 1:1- 5:26) “It is a burnt offering, a gift, of pleasing odor to the Lord.” (Lev. 1:13) I have always found this verse quite weird. Does HaShem really like the smell of burnt meat? Maimonides thought not. He believed HaShem did not necessarily appreciate animal sacrifice, or else people might assume they were […]
Torah Study
“Talkin’ Torah Together!” Led by Mel Goldberg The weekly Torah portion is the starting point for FASCINATING discussions. No preparation is necessary, and no Torah knowledge is required. The leader summarizes the portion and from there EVERYBODY has something to say! What makes a cubit relevant? How does the part about Hebrews wandering in the desert give you a Midnight […]
David’s Corner – February 1, 2021
Yitro (Exodus 18:1 – 20:23) Why does Jethro have a full chapter devoted to him when the big story of the parasha is the giving of the ten commandments? Perhaps the story of Jethro is not so small. There are really at least five reasons Jethro demonstrates that he is the ideal father-in-law. First, […]
David’s Corner – January 18, 2021
Bo (Exodus 10:1 -13:16) The pharaoh knows it is time to let go, but he still won’t. HaShem, we are told, has hardened his heart. And look at what that has cost him after 10 plagues. Not only has it caused the death of his first born, but the first born of all his people […]
Interim Presidents Message-November 2020
Susana Greenberg In November the weather usually gets cooler Lakeside and US citizens start thinking about Thanksgiving. This November US citizens are thinking about the election and are praying mightily for a new president. This November our celebrating Thanksgiving will be quite different as everything has been different for the last eight months. This December […]
The Treasurer’s Two Cents
It has been wonderful to see many of you as you renew your membership for 2020 – 2021. To date, 48 of you have renewed, we are still waiting for about 24 more of you. As you know, we need all of you to keep an active, fulfilling Jewish community, which is available to all […]