Temple Beth Torah, Ventura, California

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Simchat Torah Celebration

Tachlich at Marina Park

Raising the Sukkah

Torah School Fun in the Sukkah

Brotherhood Prepares Hanukkah Latkes

First Day of Torah School Breakfast

Seniors Hanukkah Luncheon

Jewish Community, Jewish Life,
Jewish Belonging

WELCOME! At Temple Beth Torah you’ll find ways to help motivate your Jewish journey; to help you grow from where you are to where you want to be. At TBT you’ll find a warm, down-to-earth, welcoming congregation.

We are egalitarian, Reform in ideology and practice. The doors of TBT are always open to you, and we would be delighted to welcome you into this Jewish community.

SHALOM!

Our Clergy and Professional Staff

We are truly blessed with dedicated, skilled, energetic Jewish Professionals helping you grow.

Marion Levin-Welch, MA

Director of Early Childhood Education

From the Union For Reform Judaism / Reform Movement

For Some of Us the Holidays Are Just…Hard

For Some of Us the Holidays Are Just…Hard jemerman November 18, 2024

Death and Mourning

As we head into the holiday season, I am acutely aware of how much different this year is going to be than previous ones. I will be celebrating without my mom for the first time. My mother died in January 2021, and I'm still dealing with the unexpected waves of grief that wash over me, sometimes out of nowhere. As I head into this first winter holiday season without her, I'm not quite sure I know what to expect, other than everything is going to be very different.

Enjoy A Crockpot Shabbat

Enjoy A Crockpot Shabbat jemerman November 18, 2024

Entree Recipes

As the weather begins to get chillier, many home cooks pull out their trusty slow cookers to create easy yet warm dishes. Slow cooking is nothing new. It hasn't had staying power with Jewish communities just because the resulting food is delicious; it also allowed observant Jews to keep Shabbat by kindling a fire before sundown on Friday and keeping food warm until Saturday afternoon.

The Cost of Free Land

The Cost of Free Land jemerman November 14, 2024

Secular Holidays

The author's Great-Great-Uncle Louie Sinykin posing with men in Dakota garb in South Dakota's Black Hills. Date unknown.

When I was a child growing up in the 1980s, the story I learned about Thanksgiving followed the classic script: it highlighted amity between the Pilgrims and their Indigenous neighbors. Due to this connection, the hunger of the European settlers was met with squash and turkey.

Ten Things We Say When We Talk About Antisemitism

Ten Things We Say When We Talk About Antisemitism sdolgov November 4, 2024

Antisemitism and Hate Crimes

URJ leaders have had thousands of conversations about antisemitism over the past years, especially after October 7th. The following list summarizes the ideas that arise most often in these discussions.

Simchat Torah Celebration

Tachlich at Marina Park

Raising the Sukkah

Torah School Fun in the Sukkah

Brotherhood Prepares Hanukkah Latkes

First Day of Torah School Breakfast

Seniors Hanukkah Luncheon

Jewish Community, Jewish Life,
Jewish Belonging

WELCOME! At Temple Beth Torah you’ll find ways to help motivate your Jewish journey; to help you grow from where you are to where you want to be. At TBT you’ll find a warm, down-to-earth, welcoming congregation.

We are egalitarian, Reform in ideology and practice. The doors of TBT are always open to you, and we would be delighted to welcome you into this Jewish community.

SHALOM!

LEARNING

CELEBRATING

ENGAGING

Our Clergy and Professional Staff

We are truly blessed with dedicated, skilled, energetic Jewish Professionals helping you grow.

Lisa Hochberg-Miller

Robin Faigin

Cliff Wilcox

Marion Levin-Welch, MA

From the Union For Reform Judaism / Reform Movement

For Some of Us the Holidays Are Just…Hard

Enjoy A Crockpot Shabbat

The Cost of Free Land

Ten Things We Say When We Talk About Antisemitism

Simchat Torah Celebration

Tachlich at Marina Park

Raising the Sukkah

Torah School Fun in the Sukkah

Brotherhood Prepares Hanukkah Latkes

First Day of Torah School Breakfast

Seniors Hanukkah Luncheon

Jewish Community, Jewish Life, Jewish Belonging

WELCOME! At Temple Beth Torah you’ll find ways to help motivate your Jewish journey; to help you grow from where you are to where you want to be. At TBT you’ll find a warm, down-to-earth, welcoming congregation.

We are egalitarian, Reform in ideology and practice. The doors of TBT are always open to you, and we would be delighted to welcome you into this Jewish community.

SHALOM!

LEARNING

CELEBRATING

ENGAGING

Our Clergy and Professional Staff

We are truly blessed with dedicated, skilled, energetic Jewish Professionals helping you grow.

From the Union For Reform Judaism / Reform Movement

Jewish Community, Jewish Life,
Jewish Belonging