CONGREGATION AM HAYAM HOLDS REGULARLY SCHEDULED SERVICES EVERY FIRST
AND THIRD FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT 8 PM, AS WELL AS THE FOLLOWING
SHABBAT MORNING AT 10 AM. THESE SERVICES ARE HELD IN OUR NEW FACILITY
LOCATED AT 4839 MARKET STREET, UNIT "C", IN VENTURA.
NEEDLESS TO SAY ALL SERVICES ARE FOLLOWED BY A DELICIOUS KIDDUSH, AND
ON QUITE A FEW SHABBAT MORNINGS ONE OF OUR FAMILIES CELEBRATES AN
OCCASION BY SPONSORING THE "MOTHER OF ALL KIDDUSHIM". WHO SAYS THERE IS
NO FREE LUNCH!THE COMPLETE SCHEDULE IS PUBLISHED IN OUR MONTHLY MIGDALOR.
Congregation Am HaYam welcomes Rabbi J.B. Sacks as its spiritual leader.
SAVE THE DATES !!
Sunday June 2 Progressive Brunch 10:00 - 2:30 PM
Friday June 21 Installation of new Board of Directors During Services
We need each and every one of you to work hard to bring prospective members to our Open Houses.
Sunday July 7 3:00-4:30 PM at the home of Fil Barton
Tuesday July 23 7:00-8:30 PM at the home of Arnold and Brenda Rich
Sunday August 4 3:00-4:30 PM at the home of Amnon and Janice Aharon-Ezer
Sunday August 18 10-11:30 AM at Congregation Am HaYam
MIGDALOR IS THE NAME OF THE CONGREGATION AM HAYAM NEWSLETTER.
THIS HEBREW WORD MEANS LIGHTHOUSE, OR MORE LITERALLY TRANSLATED,
LIGHT TOWER. MIGDALOR IS PUBLISHED MONTHLY.
MIGDALOR IS ON-LINE AND YOU CAN READ IT HERE AND NOW.
Read our Rabbi's message. Read our President's message.
See the complete calendar for this month, including dates for services, committee meetings,
special events and more.
You are one CLICK away from this month's MIGDALOR
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CLICK HERE TO CONTACT THE EDITOR BY E-MAIL
Everyone is most welcome to join us at 10:30 AM and at 7:30 PM at CAH where we will discuss the weekly Torah Portion
and the various holidays through the words of various commentators, the Talmud and the Midrash.
EVERYTHING YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT CONGREGATION AM HAYAMIF YOU EVER LIVED IN LOS ANGELES YOU KNOW THE PLACE IS CROWDED. IF YOU EVER LIVED IN THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY OF LOS ANGELES YOU KNOW IT IS CROWDED AND VERY HOT IN THE SUMMER. MANY OF OUR CURRENT MEMBERS LIVED THERE FOR A LONG TIME. TO GET AWAY FROM IT ALL THEY DISCOVERED VENTURA COUNTY, FIRST AS WEEKEND VISITORS, THEN AS OWNERS OF SECOND HOMES. EVENTUALLY, MANY OF US MOVED HERE PERMANENTLY. HOWEVER,IF YOU NEVER LIVED IN LOS ANGELES, AND WHEREVER YOU LIVE NOW, WE WELCOME YOU.IN 1996 SIX FAMILIES, WHO HAD KNOWN EACH OTHER FOR SOME TIME, SOME FROM HAVING BEEN RESIDENTS OF THE SAME NEIGHBORHOODS, DECIDED THAT THE TIME HAD COME TO START A JEWISH CONGREGATION. THEIR FORMER AFFILIATION HAD BEEN "CONSERVATIVE". SO THEY DECIDED TO FORM A CONSERVATIVE CONGREGATION. THE NAME OF THE CONGREGATION IS APPROPRIATE TO THE PLEASANT COASTAL LOCATION: AM HAYAM IS HEBREW FOR "PEOPLE OF THE SEA". IT IS PRONOUNCED " AMM HAH YAMM".
TODAY THE CONGREGATION HAS GROWN TO CLOSE TO 100 FAMILY AND
INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS.  CONGREGATION AM HAYAM IS A DUES-PAYING MEMBER OF THE UNITED SYNAGOGUE OF CONSERVATIVE JUDAISM, THE UMBRELLA ORGANIZATION OF CLOSE TO 1000 NORTH AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE SYNAGOGUES. AS SUCH WE PARTICIPATE IN REGIONAL AND NATIONAL AFFAIRS OF THE CONSERVATIVE MOVEMENT. ADDITIONALLY THE LARGE USCJ STAFF HEADQUARTERED IN NEW YORK STANDS READY WITH PERSONAL AND PRINTED HELPFUL INFORMATION. Back to the Table of Contents A HOME FOR OUR CONGREGATIONON AUGUST 17, 2003, 19 Av 5763 WE MOVED INTO OUR NEW SYNAGOGUE FACILITY AT4839 MARKET STREET, UNIT "C", VENTURA. FOR MORE INFORMATION AND PICTURES CLICK HERE. Back to the Table of Contents E-MAIL TO CONGREGATION AM HAYAM OFFICERSCONGREGATION AM HAYAM IS AN "ELECTRIFIED", 21ST CENTURY CONGREGATION. MOST OF US COMMUNICATE BY E-MAIL EXTENSIVELY. WITH ONE CLICK YOU CAN SEND E-MAIL TO OUR RABBI OR ONE OF OUR OFFICERS. Back to the Table of Contents  BUY YOUR ISRAEL TREE CERTIFICATES RIGHT HERE!CAH has purchased trees in bulk from the Jewish National Fund (JNF) This will give us the oppportunity to support Israel and also benefit our congregation. A tree is $15.00 payable by check to CAH. A portion is allocated to JNF and a portion to CAH. Help support Israel and your congregation by purchasing trees for a myriad of occasions. Order online right here NOW.Back to the Table of Contents MEMORIAL WALLWe have placed a Memorial Tablet in our Synagogue thanks to a generous donation of Brenda and Arnie Rich in memory of their beloved son, Dean Rich.For every name on a plaque a Yahrzeit notice will be sent on the appropriate date, a light will be lit by the plaque, and our Rabbi will read the name before Kaddish is recited. Additionally the light will be lit at Yizkor services at Pesach, Shavuot,Yom Kippur and Succot. BUY YOUR SCRIP RIGHT HERE!BUYING SCRIP IS A WONDERFUL WAY TO SUPPORT OUR CONGREGATION AT ABSOLUTELY NO EXTRA COST TO YOU.ORDER IT HERE, GO TO THE MERCHANT, DO YOUR PURCHASING, AND CAH RECEIVES UP TO 20% REBATES. PLACE YOUR ORDER NOW. Back to the Table of Contents ABOUT WESTERN VENTURA COUNTY
MOST OF YOU PROBABLY HEARD OF THE 1938 MOVIE "SHANGRI-LA", BUT YOU MAY
NOT HAVE SEEN IT. IT IS THE STORY OF A WONDERFUL LAND WHERE EVERYBODY
IS HAPPY AND NOBODY EVER GETS OLDER. WHAT FEW PEOPLE KNOW IS THE
FACT THAT THE FEATURE VIEW IN THE MOVIE DEPICTING THE LAND IS AN
ACTUAL SHOT FILMED IN WESTERN VENTURA COUNTY. ASK US AND WE WILL TELL
YOU WHERE TO FIND IT. WELL,WESTERN VENTURA COUNTY MAY BECOME YOUR SHANGRI-LA.
Back to the Table of Contents THE REAL JEWISH NEWSIF YOU WANT THE REAL JEWISH NEWS, NOT PREDIGESTED BY OUR AMERICAN MEDIA, THE INFORMATION IS ONLY ONE CLICK AWAY.
Back to the Table of Contents OTHER ORGANIZATIONS OF INTERESTFOR YOUR INFORMATION HERE ARE OTHER WEB SITES WHICH YOU CAN ACCESS WITH A CLICK:New Web Site on the HolocaustCheck out the popular Spanish web site on the Holocaust. This is a very good site by Annette Halpern, high school educator, that explains the Holocaust to the Latino community.
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