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Parsha Class: Chayei Sarah

October 28, 2010 by admin
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Rabbi Mordechai Farkash discusses Parshah Chayei Sarah, this Week’s Torah Reading.

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Remembering Gabi and Rivkah

November 19, 2009 by Rochie Farkash
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It has been a year since the terror attacks in Mumbai, India. A year since we sat glued to our laptops for twenty-four hours straight, not believing that  this story could have anything but a triumphant ending. A year since the loss of our colleagues and fellow shluchim (emissaries of the Rebbe) Rabbi Gavriel and [...]

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Back to Real Life!

October 19, 2009 by Rochie Farkash
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Whew, what a month! Packed with guests, delicious meals (too delicious) and inspiration! Now where to? The house is being put back together, party-ware put away, shelves straightened out, and the children put to bed on time for the first time in weeks.

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Reflections on Rosh Hashana: Being Fully Present

September 22, 2009 by admin
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In his D’var the first day of Rosh Hashana at Eastside Torah Center, Rabbi Farkash raised a subject we can all relate to…because we are both the victim and the guilty one.  His question to us was this:  Are you being “fully present?”

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Up to My Elbows in Challah Dough

August 21, 2009 by Rochie Farkash
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“Mommy you’re so funny,” said my seven year old this Friday morning. “Do you do this every week?” This from my fourteen year old daughter. I was standing in the kitchen with a small piece of challah dough raised high in my right hand chanting ..

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Living it up in Bellevue and Redmond!

August 6, 2009 by admin
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I love living on the Eastside! Here is a little secret that only those of us living here know, you are literally within five miles of anything you might need.

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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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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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