TEMPLE NER SIMCHA

TNS Logo - Large.jpg
  • Home

  • High Holidays 2022

  • About

  • Calendar

  • Mission

  • Community

  • Education

    • Religious School
    • Adult Education
  • Sumer Events

    • A Solo Oud Concert with Yuval Ron
    • Rabbi Elijah Schochet
  • Worship

  • Rabbi's Teachings

  • Give

  • Contact

  • More

    Use tab to navigate through the menu items.
    • All Posts
    • Torah Talk
    • Articles
    • Rabbi Messages
    Search
    Behar: Resting for Success
    Michael Barclay
    • May 20

    Behar: Resting for Success

    This week’s Torah portion of Behar (Lev. 25:1-26:2) focuses almost entirely on the importance of the Sabbath.
    0 comments
    Emor: Ethical Leadership Through Service
    Michael Barclay
    • May 13

    Emor: Ethical Leadership Through Service

    This week’s commentary is dedicated to the memory of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai...
    0 comments
    Pekudei: Eternal Change Through Physical Shifts
    Michael Barclay
    • Mar 4

    Pekudei: Eternal Change Through Physical Shifts

    In this final reading in the Book of Exodus, there are two important biblical concepts that are as important today as they were over 3000...
    0 comments
    Vayakhel: Building a Holy Community on Individual Effort
    Michael Barclay
    • Feb 25

    Vayakhel: Building a Holy Community on Individual Effort

    “Do not regard anyone with contempt, and do not reject anything, for there is no man who does not have his hour and nothing which does...
    0 comments
    Terumah: How To Give a Gift
    Michael Barclay
    • Feb 4

    Terumah: How To Give a Gift

    The first two lines of this Torah reading teach a valuable lesson we all need to remember in personal relationships: how to give a gift.
    0 comments
    Mishpatim: Surrendering to Our True Selves
    Michael Barclay
    • Jan 28

    Mishpatim: Surrendering to Our True Selves

    In the “Ahavat Olam” prayer chanted before the recitation of the Shema, we thank God for “laws and statutes” (chukim u’mishpatim).
    0 comments
    Yitro:  The Ultimate Wedding
    Michael Barclay
    • Jan 21

    Yitro: The Ultimate Wedding

    “I am my Beloved’s, and my Beloved is mine” ---Song of Songs 6:3 For months and sometimes even years we prepare for our wedding day.
    0 comments
    Bo: Divine Partnership
    Michael Barclay
    • Jan 7

    Bo: Divine Partnership

    The story in this week’s portion is as recognizable as any in the entire Torah. Discussed at the Passover seder, it begins with Moses....
    0 comments
    Vayera: The Blessings of Hospitality
    Michael Barclay
    • Oct 22, 2021

    Vayera: The Blessings of Hospitality

    This week’s Torah portion of Vayera (Gen. 18:1-22:24) has one of the most important teachings found in Judaism, or any authentic faith .....
    0 comments
    Lech L’cha:  The Power and Importance of Circumcision
    Michael Barclay
    • Oct 14, 2021

    Lech L’cha: The Power and Importance of Circumcision

    This week’s reading of Parsha Lech L’cha (Gen. 12:1-17:27) relates the beginning of God’s dialogue with Avraham ....
    0 comments
    Vayelech - Strength & Courage in the Face of Loss
    Michael Barclay
    • Sep 10, 2021

    Vayelech - Strength & Courage in the Face of Loss

    This commentary is written in memory of those who died twenty years ago on 9/11/2001, and in faith for a time of peace for us and those ....
    0 comments
    Matot/Masei - Our Word is Our Bond
    Michael Barclay
    • Jul 9, 2021

    Matot/Masei - Our Word is Our Bond

    Although there are 54 Torah portions, there are only 50 or 51 Shabbats per year, and that doesn’t count those Shabbats that have special...
    0 comments
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • YouTube

    (818) 851-0030

    ​

    5737 Kanan Rd #176

    Agoura Hills, CA 91301

    ​

    info@nersimcha.org

    ©2022 by Temple Ner Simcha