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What Am I Afraid Of?–Psalm 27 and the Use of the Month of Elul

August 29, 2022 Faith living Comments are off for this post

What Am I Afraid Of?–Psalm 27 and the Use of the Month of Elul  One of the ways that our tradition invites us to prepare for the High Holy Days is to recite and reflect upon Psalm 27 twice a day for the High Holy Day season, which leads into...

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Tishah B’Av to Rosh HaShanah: What Money Cannot Buy

August 1, 2022 Inspiration money-can't-buy Comments are off for this post

From the Rabbi’s Study   Tishah B’Av to Rosh HaShanah: What Money Cannot Buy Business people once met for dinner some years ago and began to discuss money. One successful and aggressive business mogul made the statement that money can buy everything. In fact, he wrote out a check for...

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Am Ha Yam in Hebrew means “People of the Sea.”

As the only Conservative community between Thousand Oaks and San Luis Obispo, we are voyagers on a spiritual sea joined together by our Jewish heritage and traditions and enriched by the diversity of our Jewish experiences. From wherever we have come, we share the blessings of community and the healing touch of friends and faith.  We are more than just another synagogue. We are family. Let us make this journey together.

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