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    Hanukkah Celebration Includes Music
    Rabbi Michael Barclay
    • Dec 6, 2018

    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 ...
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    Interfaith service continues prayers for Tree of Life
    Rabbi Michael Barclay
    • Nov 8, 2018

    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...
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    Temple hosts talk on anti-Semitism
    Rabbi Michael Barclay
    • Aug 2, 2018

    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 .....
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    Jazz musicians help temple celebrate July 4
    Rabbi Michael Barclay
    • Jul 5, 2018

    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 ...
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    Day of Atonement approaches
    Rabbi Michael Barclay
    • Sep 28, 2017

    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 ...
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    Rabbi share insights in Rosh Hashanah sermons
    Rabbi Michael Barclay
    • Sep 28, 2017

    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 ...
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    Westlake Village Rabbi bets the Temple on change
    Rabbi Michael Barclay
    • Sep 15, 2017

    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 ....
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    Is It Too Expensive to Be Jewish, and an Alternative Temple Business Model
    Rabbi Michael Barclay
    • Jul 30, 2017

    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 ...
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    Will synagogue’s move to a no-dues model work?
    Rabbi Michael Barclay
    • Sep 14, 2016

    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 ...
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