Printed fromChabadVentura.com
  • High Holiday Services 2026Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur in Ventura LEARN MORE & RESERVE
  • Sukkos & Simchat TorahCelebrate the joy of the season at Chabad of Ventura VIEW EVENTS
  • COMMUNITY SHABBAT Reserve Here!
  • Planned GivingHelp ensure a bright future for Judaism in our community. Leave an eternal legacy to the Jewish community. Remember Chabad in your will. Read More
Learning & Inspiration
  • Yizkor of the Child Who Would Rather Not RememberIn the same way others live in space, Jews live in time. It’s all here, all at once. Read More
  • Take the Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah True or False QuizWhat does this day even commemorate, and how do we celebrate? Read More
Daily Quote
The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together, and a little child shall lead them. And the cow and the bear shall feed, their young ones shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. And the suckling child shall play on the hole of the cobra, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the viper's nest. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of G-d, as the waters cover the sea
From Isaiah's prophesy on Moshiach, read on the 8th day of Passover
Weekly Magazine
Water shows up in all sorts of places in Jewish life, from holiday traditions to everyday practices.
There is something genuinely restorative about being unguardedly, uncomplicatedly happy in public. And this is the night the Jewish calendar sets aside for exactly that.
In the same way others live in space, Jews live in time. It’s all here, all at once.
What does this day even commemorate, and how do we celebrate?
Learn how the verse Torah Tzivah in the last Torah portion, which describes Torah as an unforsaken inheritance, conveys the theme of Simchat Torah. Understanding the level of joy on Pesach, Shavuot and Sukkot, together with the advantage of Teshuvah, sheds light on the joy of Simchat Torah.
Read more »
Latest Photos
Programs
High Holidays: Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur

Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur

Lifecycle Events

From birth to death in Jewish tradition and practice

Daily Study

Visit daily with our Daily Study portal