<strong>Jewish High Holy Days commence, SCV to celebrate</strong>
Rabbi Mark Balzer, Rob Hershenson, Joyce Shulman and Lee Shulman stand infront of the congregation during Temple Beth Ami's Rosh Hashanah service. Michele Lutes/The Signal

Jewish High Holy Days commence, SCV to celebrate

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, began on Friday, marking a start for a cascade of Jewish holidays and celebrations called the High Holy Days.   Temple Beth Ami and the…

SCV celebrates Purim in Newhall Park
Rabbi Choni Marozov, left, wearing a costume, reads the Megilliah as children and parents make crafts during the Purim Festival held at Newhall Park in Newhall on Friday, 022621. Dan Watson/The Signal

SCV celebrates Purim in Newhall Park

Socially distanced families gathered in Newhall Park on Friday to celebrate Purim, the Jewish holiday that marks the liberation of the Israelites from Persian rule.  “Over the last year, we’ve…

Congregation Beth Shalom holds tribute dinner for rabbi, wife
Randie and Rabbi Ron Hauss still plan to be part of the Congregation Beth Shalom community, only in a more limited role. Ryan Mancini/The Signal

Congregation Beth Shalom holds tribute dinner for rabbi, wife

Congregation Beth Shalom gave Rabbi Ron Hauss and his wife Randie a warm “thank you” as their respective retirements were celebrated with a tribute gala on Sunday. “Randie and I…

A day to fogive: SCV Jewish congregations gather to celebrate the start of Yom Kippur
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

A day to fogive: SCV Jewish congregations gather to celebrate the start of Yom Kippur

Jewish congregations gathered Tuesday to begin the celebration of Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year in the Jewish religion.

Starting anew: Members of Temple Beth Ami gather to celebrate start of Rosh Hashanah
Wendy Hersh shows young members of Temple Beth Ami an old Torah at the temple's Rosh Hashanah celebration. Michele Lutes/The Signal

Starting anew: Members of Temple Beth Ami gather to celebrate start of Rosh Hashanah

Members of Temple Beth Ami gathered along the Santa Clara River on Monday to “throw away” their sins and get a fresh start on the Jewish New Year as part of the temple’s Rosh Hashanah celebration.

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