During these challenging times, City of Seal Beach staff is hard at work ensuring the essential services of the community continue to fully operate. And the city is committed to keeping in touch with its residents, albeit virtually at this time, to answer questions. They can be related to COVID-19 or any thing else related to its services and resources. The goal is to provide you a response within

Rabbi Eric Dangott will stream Friday night services at 6:30 on Sept. 11 on The Congregation Sholom of Leisure World Facebook page. To join, select the “Rooms” tab, then click on “Jewish Activities” and “Join to Restart.” On Sept 12, Selichot services will take place at 7 p.m. with Cantor Marla Barugel. Call Ruth Herman at 430-3107 for a tallit or Carol Levine at 505-3622 for a prayer book.

Beit HaLev is now conducting services on Zoom. Anyone interested in joining the Beit HaLev Zoom community for services and Hebrew lessons, contact the rabbi at (562) 715-0888 for access and instructions on how to use Zoom. Beit HaLev is continuing to livestream on Facebook and YouTube as well. To attend, go to Rabbi Galit Shirah’s website at galityomtov. com, Facebook.com/galityomtov or YouTube.com

By Johan Dodge Reverend This Sunday I will be speaking on strength as Paul understands and teaches it to the Christians in Rome during his lifetime. True Christian strength isn’t impossible for us to obtain, but it does often require that we make changes in how we conduct ourselves. This is a time of tremendous change for so many of us and our first inclination is to hold fast to what we

By Norma Ballinger LW contributor The Psalms are poems or songs of praise, worship, thankfulness and repentance, and each of them is complete by itself. They also show a variety of feelings, emotions, attitudes and interests. Looking at Psalms 111, 112, 113, I find that each one has a unique theme: Psalm 111 teaches we can be aware of God for who he really is (being in awe of him). We should

By Lisa Rotchford Reverend The heat of the summer bears down in earnest on Southern California every September and we all seek shelter and refreshment. This year we have the extra task of staying cool while sheltering from a viral pandemic. We join with our biblical ancestors who faced many challenges of their own, when they too faced the desert heat and challenges of many kinds. King David writes

By Rolland Coburn Pastor We Christians sing, “Open my eyes that I may see.” Perhaps you as a Christian have noticed how the Bible’s promises mean a lot to you, but not to someone who is not a Christian. This difference is because God gives the Holy Spirit’s illumination only to believers, making what the Bible says plain and meaningful to you. Here is what God has done for us: “It

By Jim Greer LW contributor The inspiration behind the ‘Come Follow Me’ curriculum is that it is a universal, scriptural study guide that familiarizes everyone with the savior and his teachings. September’s study includes the book of Third Nephi containing the record of Christ’s visit to the Americas following his resurrection. This portion of the Book of Mormon is perhaps the most inspiring

By Brian Harmon LW contributor The Republican Club will be raffling off a glass framed, collectible photo of a western style jail house in Bodie State Park in Bridgeport, California, a gold mining town founded in 1876. The picture is valued at approximately $350. The donor of the photo, Jim M. Yoshioka, said, “The photo represents ‘law and order,’ one of the themes of the 2020 Republican