From the monthly archives:

July 2009

You Never Know What Your Gonna Get at Eastside Torah Center

July 29, 2009 by Rochie Farkash
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The laundry is piling up,we haven’t swam or heard music in over a week, and no meat dinners either (seriously, how much pasta can one eat). Tisha B’Av (the ninth day in the Hebrew month of Av) is imminent and we have begun  mourning the loss of our beloved Temple. Yes, this does put a [...]

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Date Day on the Kirkland Water Front

July 24, 2009 by Rochie Farkash
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One afternoon a week cell phones get turned off, everyday conversation is suspended, and my husband and I come together to achieve a higher purpose, that of learning Torah! How did this come about you might ask, and perhaps why? Don’t the two of you learn enough already? Aren’t there classes every week that the [...]

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Saying Goodbye at ETC

July 19, 2009 by admin
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It occurred to me this morning, as the men of our community joined hands while singing and dancing to”Heivenu Shalom Alichem“  that even saying goodbye can unite a community! And with close to fourteen years of community building under our belts, saying good bye  to cherished community members is not high on the list of our favorite things [...]

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Gefilte Fish in Bellevue?

July 15, 2009 by Rochie Farkash
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My grandmother’s gefilte fish is simply heavenly! There is no other word to describe that first bite of her succulent home made rolls, redolent with diced onion and fresh black pepper. Her gefilte fish is so good, that my husband once overheard two men in a synagogue in Jerusalem discussing Mrs. Weiss and her amazing gefilte fish “It is worth going to [...]

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Parshah Class: Matot-Massei

July 15, 2009 by admin
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Parshah Matot-Massei – Numbers 30:2-36:13  is the Torah Reading for Week of July 12-18, 2009 – Tammuz 20-26 5769

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Sending Our Kids to Jewish Schools: Pros and more Pros

July 14, 2009 by admin
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Should you send your children to Jewish elementary, middle or high school? Sipping an herbal iced tea with Mrs. Farkash at the Starbucks on 148th and Main in Bellevue, our conversation meandered to what is probably one of the biggest decisions Jewish parents in our Eastside community will make. The choice between public school and [...]

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