<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…

Holocaust survivor, author speaks at Temple Beth Ami
Holocaust survivor and Author Margot Webb speaks to the crowd about her new book, “Tears in the Eyes of My Enemy,” during the Yom Ha'Shoah Holocaust Remembrance Day event at Temple Beth Ami in Newhall, Calif., on Thursday, April 28, 2022. Chris Torres/The Signal

Holocaust survivor, author speaks at Temple Beth Ami

She said she’d seen those faces before. Ukrainian women and children, who were running away from Russian soldiers, had a look she’d once seen in Germany as a little girl…

Hebrew school goes virtual for Temple Beth Ami
Temple Beth Ami is hosting a free virtual Hebrew school program. Courtesy

Hebrew school goes virtual for Temple Beth Ami

In an effort to continue providing students in the Santa Clarita Valley with educational resources, Temple Beth Ami is offering a free Hebrew school program with an innovative hybrid model.…

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…

Saugus High shooting survivor speaks at Shabbat
Saugus student Zoe Jacobs listens to Rabbi Mark Blazer as she prepares to recount her experience during the shooting at Saugus High School Thursday at Temple Beth Ami Friday night. Cory Rubin

Saugus High shooting survivor speaks at Shabbat

“‘I felt something, and I didn’t know what it was, but now I’m bleeding,’”  Zoe Jacobs, a survivor of the Saugus High shooting, recalled a wounded victim telling her right…

Families gather as Passover enters second night
Rabbi Mark Blazer told the Passover story to an audience of families and friends for the second Seder on Saturday. Ryan Mancini/The Signal

Families gather as Passover enters second night

As music and laughs filled adjoining hallways, families and friends from Temple Beth Ami celebrated the second night of Passover with a Seder at Santa Clarita United Methodist Church on…

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.

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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