More Upcoming Events
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01 Dec
Erev Shabbat on Zoom
Friday | 7:00 pm -
02 Dec
Shabbat Services on Zoom
Saturday | 10:00 am -
05 Dec
Speaker- Rabbi Moshe Druin, a recognized sofer/scribe
Tuesday | 4:00 pm -
06 Dec
Ometz Lev/Strengthening Our Hearts – A Weekly Zoom Meetup
Wednesday | 3:00 pm
Rabbi's Words
Rabbi Sacks’ October 19 (third) Letter Regarding Israel
October 19, 2023 Posted By: Rabbi Sacks Community Israel attacksDear Am HaYam family, I returned home last Sunday from a family simcha, and was under the weather. I am still recovering, but wanted to send you another note before Shabbat (It is Thursday, 10/19). I understand the Israel Solidarity Gathering that was hosted at Temple Beth Torah, and which...
Rabbi Sacks’ October 11 (second) Letter Regarding Israel
October 11, 2023 Posted By: Rabbi Sacks Community Israel attacksDear Am HaYam family, I wanted to follow-up my initial response to last Saturday’s brutal attacks on Israel. As you know the attacks came not only on Shabbat, but on the holy day of Sh’mini Atzeret and Simchat Torah. At the time of writing this (Wednesday evening) more than 1,200...
What’s New?
Tuesday, December 5 at 4 p.m. on Zoom Rabbi Moshe Druin, a recognized sofer/scribe, came to Am HaYam this past summer. He will be speaking with us via Zoom about the provenance and scribal culture of our Sifrei Torah (Torah scrolls). In addition, he will speak about the work of scribes, as well as the importance of maintaining our Torah scrolls. This kicks of our Torah Maintenance Fund Raising Campaign– Click for more info.
Celebrate Chanukah with Congregation Am HaYam
Tuesday, December 12 (6th night)–7 p.m. start of Rabbi Sacks’ class on “The American Jewish Experience through Our Music”
Thursday, December 7 & 14 (1st and 8th night)–7 p.m. start of Fran Lande’s class on “Mussar: Deepening Our Character”
Friday, December 15–7:30 p.m. and Saturday, December 16–10 a.m. (live and live streamed) we celebrate the holiday season at services with Chanukah songs, prayers, readings, and delicious treats!
New Classes at Congregation Am HaYam
Rabbi J.B. Sack’s new class on “Jewish Life through Music” Click here for full info.
Fran Lande’s new class “Mussar: Deepening Our Character” Click here for full info
Ometz Lev/Strengthening Our Hearts – A Weekly Zoom Meetup
Wednesdays, 3- 3:30 p.m.
Join members of Congregation Am HaVam and Temple Beth Torah in Ventura and Congregation Beth Shalom in Palm Desert, for a weekly time to share prayers, concerns, readings and connect over Israel.
Facilitated by Rabbis J.B. Sacks, Lisa Hochberg-Miller & Dr. Cliff Wilcox, TBT Director of Education
Emails will be sent out with link. Click here and fill out form to join email list.
Recent Sermons
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Sh’mini Atzeret: Universality, Now Particularity
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Sukkot: Everything is Breath
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Swaddled by G!d
on September 29, 2023 -
Yom Kippur: The Power of Postcards
on September 25, 2023


