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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


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


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 1, 20181 min read


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 4, 20182 min read


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 27, 20172 min read


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 27, 20171 min read


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 14, 20173 min read


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 29, 20174 min read


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 13, 20165 min read
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