Articles about Rabbi Barclay

Rabbi Michael Barclay

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 ...