Holocaust survivor, Anne Frank’s stepsister, visits the SCV
Rabbi Ron Hauss sits down with Holocaust survivor Eva Schloss, left to right, for a livestreamed interview at Chabad of SCV on Sunday, March 15, 2020. Courtesy

Holocaust survivor, Anne Frank’s stepsister, visits the SCV

Holocaust survivor Eva Schloss truly believes her life has been full of miracles, “which is one of the reasons why I'm still sitting here,” she said. Hundreds of Santa Clarita…

Local synagogue raises funds during annual Hanukkah campaign
Rabbi Choni Marozov lights a yahrzeit candle on the eve of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement at Chabad SCV in Newhall in 2018. Marozov said Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year in the Jewish religion, is "a day of forgiveness." Cory Rubin/ The Signal

Local synagogue raises funds during annual Hanukkah campaign

During the eight days of Hanukkah, every dollar that was donated to Chabad of Santa Clarita Valley was matched three times by six benefactors for their “end of the year”…

Chabad of SCV celebrates last days of Hanukkah with community Shabbat dinner
Adele Creme checks on the 160 potatoes latkes warming in the oven as she prepares the food for Shabbat dinner at Chabad of Santa Clarita Valley in Newhall on Friday, December 27, 2019. Dan Watson/The Signal

Chabad of SCV celebrates last days of Hanukkah with community Shabbat dinner

Chabad of Santa Clarita Valley hosted a community dinner to observe the weekly occurrence of Shabbat during the eight-day celebration of Hanukkah at the synagogue on Friday. The community dinner…

Chabad of SCV to have community dinner
Rabbi Choni Marozov with Chabad of Santa Clarita Valley, left and Rabbi Jay Siegel with Congregation Beth Shalom, right celebrate the beginning of Hanukkah in front of the giant menorah at the Westfield Valencia Town Center for the Chanukah family festival, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019. Gilbert Bernal\The Signal

Chabad of SCV to have community dinner

Chabad of SCV will be celebrating Shabbat with a community dinner on Friday beginning at 6 p.m. at the synagogue. The dinner will include traditional foods eaten during the celebration…

Menorah-lighting rings in Hanukkah
Children from the audience volunteered to sing traditional songs to help celebrate the start of Hanukkah at the Westfield Valencia Town Center for the Chanukah family festival, featuring children’s crafts, traditional Hanukkah music, hot latkes, dreidels, raffles and the giant menorah lighting by local rabbis, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019. Gilbert Bernal/The Signal

Menorah-lighting rings in Hanukkah

The Jewish community came together Sunday for the Chanukah Family Festival at the Westfield Valencia Town Center. “Hanukkah means dedication … and it's about rededicating ourselves to what I like…

Ring in the Hanukkah holiday with local events
Rabbi Choni Marozov lights the menorah at the celebration outside Valencia Town Center. People from SCV’s three major Jewish congregations attended the event. Ryan Painter/The Signal.

Ring in the Hanukkah holiday with local events

Known as the “Festival of Lights,” Hanukkah is celebrated with the lighting of the menorah, traditional foods and spiritual reflection. The eight-day celebration in the Jewish faith begins at sundown…

Magicians dazzle the audience to raise awareness for Parkinson’s disease
Magician Mark Brifman performs a magic trick at the second annual Conjuring for Cure at Chabad of SCV. Matt Fernandez/ The Signal

Magicians dazzle the audience to raise awareness for Parkinson’s disease

Ladies, gentlemen and children of all ages gathered around the stage at Chabad of Santa Clarita Valley on Sunday morning to be both awed by magic and support a charitable cause during the second annual Conjuring for a Cure event.

Chabad of SCV opens fundraiser to help ‘Youth Initiative’
Rabbi Choni Marozov lights a yahrzeit candle on the eve of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement at Chabad SCV in Newhall in 2018. Marozov said Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year in the Jewish religion, is "a day of forgiveness." Cory Rubin/ The Signal

Chabad of SCV opens fundraiser to help ‘Youth Initiative’

Chabad of SCV’s Rabbi Choni Marozov has made it his birthday wish to once again raise money for Chabad’s Jewish Youth Initiative. Ahead of Marzov’s 46th birthday on Sept. 3,…

Rabbi visits Santa Clarita to discuss anti-Semitism
Rabbi Yitzchak Wagner, the first German-born rabbi since the Holocaust, gave a presentation to the Chabad of SCV in Newhall on Tuesday. Emily Alvarenga/The Signal

Rabbi visits Santa Clarita to discuss anti-Semitism

Rabbi Yitzchak Wagner made a stop at the Chabad of Santa Clarita Valley on Tuesday during his tour of the United States to speak about Jewish life in Germany. Wagner…

Jewish community celebrates Purim at Hart Park
Hundreds gather at the Purim Carnival hosted by Temple Beth Ami at Hart Park in Newhall Sunday morning. Cory Rubin/The Signal

Jewish community celebrates Purim at Hart Park

Three of Santa Clarita’s synagogues brought the third annual Purim carnival to William S. Hart Regional Park for celebration and fun on Sunday. “All three synagogues are getting together for…

Westfield Valencia Town Center to hold its Menorah lighting ceremony on Dec. 2
Rabbi Choni Marozov lights the menorah at the celebration outside Valencia Town Center on Sunday evening. People from SCV’s three major Jewish congregations attended the event. Ryan Painter/The Signal.

Westfield Valencia Town Center to hold its Menorah lighting ceremony on Dec. 2

A solitary candle will bring light to thousands of people in Santa Clarita’s Jewish community for the first night of Hanukkah at the Westfield Valencia Town Center on Sunday.

Community gathers to celebrate Chanukah
Abi Bowling (L), music director from Congregation Beth Shalom, directs the combined choirs of Temple Beth Ami and Congregation Beth Shalom during a Chanukah celebration at the Westfield Town Center. Photo Tom Cruze/For the Signal

Community gathers to celebrate Chanukah

Residents from across the Santa Clarita Valley gathered together Wednesday night to celebrate the fifth night of Chanukah at the Westfield Valencia Town Center. Members from Chabad of SCV, Congregation…

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