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Hanukkah Celebration Includes Music
Temple Ner Simcha and the Stonehaus at Westlake Village Inn will host the annual Community Hanukkah Celebration at 6 p.m. Fri., Dec. 7 ...
Rabbi Michael Barclay
Dec 6, 20181 min read
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Interfaith service continues prayers for Tree of Life
At a vigil Sunday night honoring the victims of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, Rabbi Michael Barclay said the appropriate response to...
Rabbi Michael Barclay
Nov 8, 20182 min read
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Temple hosts talk on anti-Semitism
Temple Ner Simcha will host a public lecture and discussion titled “Anti-Semitism: A History of Hate” at 5:30 p.m. Sun., Aug. 5 in a .....
Rabbi Michael Barclay
Aug 2, 20181 min read
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Jazz musicians help temple celebrate July 4
In honor of America’s birthday, Temple Ner Simcha will host a “Jewish Jazzy July Shabbat Under the Stars” service at 7 p.m. Fri., July 6 ...
Rabbi Michael Barclay
Jul 5, 20182 min read
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Day of Atonement approaches
STEPPING INTO A SPIRITUAL REALITY—Yom Kippur is the peak of the High Holy Day season, says Rabbi Michael Barclay of Temple Ner Simcha, a ...
Rabbi Michael Barclay
Sep 28, 20172 min read
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Rabbi share insights in Rosh Hashanah sermons
God’s love is so overwhelming, so awesome. If we can just for a moment realize at a deep emotional level that every aspect of life has ...
Rabbi Michael Barclay
Sep 28, 20171 min read
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Westlake Village Rabbi bets the Temple on change
For Rabbi Michael Barclay, a leap of faith and a high-stakes gamble are one in the same.
As the Jewish High Holy Days approach, the ....
Rabbi Michael Barclay
Sep 15, 20173 min read
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Is It Too Expensive to Be Jewish, and an Alternative Temple Business Model
Temple Ner Simcha, in Westlake Village, took an even bolder step last year, going to a no-dues model, “because it’s the righteous and ...
Rabbi Michael Barclay
Jul 30, 20174 min read
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Will synagogue’s move to a no-dues model work?
Temple Ner Simcha, a 3-year-old congregation in Westlake Village with about 100 member families as of May, announced this summer that it ...
Rabbi Michael Barclay
Sep 14, 20165 min read
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