By Jim Greer LW contributor The Guide to the Scriptures describes joy as “a condition of great happiness that results from righteous living.” Our testimony of the gospel reveals that joy is not a fleeting feeling or emotion. Instead, pure joy is a spiritual gift, a state of being, a becoming. That faithful sister was obviously filled with and radiated pure joy. The Book of Mormon prophet

Beit HaLev invites everyone to join its services on Zoom. Viewers can interact in real time with the rabbi and others. Anyone interested in joining the Beit HaLev Zoom community for services and Hebrew lessons, can 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 galitomtov.com,

Rabbi Karen Isenberg will stream Friday night services at 6:30 on Aug. 7 on the Congregation Sholom of Leisure World Facebook page. To join, select the “rooms” tab, then click on “Jewish Activities” and “Join to Restart.” Rabbi Axelrad will also be on Facebook for Saturday morning services at 9:30 on Aug. 8. On Aug. 9, Congregation Sholom will host an online game night run by Sandy

By Rolland Coburn Pastor Paul the apostle made a remarkable claim. He said, “I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances,” (Philippians 4:11). How is such contentment learned? Paul’s contemporaries, the Greek philosophers, claimed that a person must reduce or eliminate normal human desires, which of course are God-given. But the ancient Psalmist David gave another answer. “The

By Bruce Humes Pastor We will continue to look at the 119rd Psalm mentioned in last week’s issue. A psalm that clearly speaks of God’s word and the blessings received from listening to or heeding what he has to say to us. The psalmist begins in verse eight by asking the question, “How can a young man cleanse his way?” The young man is admitting that his ways need to be cleaned up,

By Lisa Rotchford Reverend A daily prayer known throughout the history of the Christian church is “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, mind, soul and strength.” It is known as the Shema from Deuteronomy in the Old Testament and Jesus’ Great Commandment from the New Testament (Deuteronomy 6:1-19; Mark 12:28-34, Matthew 22:34-40, and Luke 10:25-28). When we are challenged by an