Nov 13, 2025 | Temple Event
Gathering in Gratitude • 2025
Gather in gratitude for a meaningful Interfaith Thanksgiving Service in Thousand Oaks on Sunday, November 23, 2025, hosted by Temple Adat Elohim and the Conejo Valley Interfaith Association. Together, we’ll celebrate gratitude, hope, and unity through uplifting readings, prayers, and music.
Interfaith Thanksgiving Service features:
- Interfaith Choir with singers from many faith traditions
- Temple Adat Elohim Symphony, our community orchestra
- A world–premiere performance of a brand-new musical piece
- Interfaith clergy and speakers sharing messages of thanks and connection
- Pie & Community — stay for pie, conversation, and community after the service
- Special Offering: “The Prayers of the People in Four Directions” — presented by The First Women Gather Around the Fire of Los Angeles, a Native American women’s group, bringing depth, authenticity, and shared humanity to this year’s service.
🥫 We also invite you to bring canned food donations for Manna Conejo Valley Food Bank, helping local families celebrate with nourishment and dignity.
Parking Information:
- Temple Adat Elohim – 2420 E Hillcrest Dr, Thousand Oaks
If the temple parking lot fills, please use one of the overflow lots listed below. A free shuttle will run continuously to and from Temple Adat Elohim.
- Conejo Valley Church of Christ – 2525 E Hillcrest Dr, Thousand Oaks
- Ascension Lutheran Church – 1600 E Hillcrest Dr, Thousand Oaks
🙏 We look forward to welcoming you to this meaningful Interfaith Thanksgiving Service.
For more about upcoming services and events at Temple Adat Elohim, visit our Events page.
Oct 28, 2025 | Havurah
A Havurah is a small group of temple partners who gather to celebrate Jewish life, share experiences, and build lasting friendships. Together, you might celebrate holidays, share dinners, enjoy concerts and plays, and more.
🙌 Groups are now forming for:
- Women ages 60+
- Couples ages 65-75
- Families with young children
🔗 Click here to find out more about TAE Havurot.
🔗 Click here to submit an interest form.
Questions? Please email our volunteer Havurot coordinator, Cheryl Landsberg, at CherylLandsberg@gmail.com.
Oct 21, 2025 | Temple Event, Uncategorized
🎬 Through Children’s Eyes: Exclusive Premiere Screening
This is more than a film screening—it’s a call to remember, to reflect, and to honor the enduring power of art and memory. Join us, and bear witness Through Children’s Eyes.
Experience the power of the film — watch the trailer. 👇.
🎥 Sunday, November 9, 2025
🕓 4:00 PM
📍 Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, Scherr Forum Theater
Join us for the premiere of Through Children’s Eyes—a moving documentary concert that brings to life the poetry and drawings of children imprisoned in the Terezin (Theresienstadt) concentration camp.
Set to an original score by Cantor David Shukiar and filmed on location in Terezin and the historic Attic Theatre, this film is a tribute to the creativity, resilience, and spirit of young lives lost too soon.
✨ Stay after the screening for a behind-the-scenes conversation with: ✨
- Cantor David Shukiar, Composer
- Mark Saltzman, Librettist
- Steven Shapiro, Executive Producer
Experience an in-depth discussion exploring the extraordinary journey behind the film, from the emotional path that led them to Terezin, to the unexpected miracles that opened doors once thought closed, and the deeply personal process of transforming children’s words and drawings into music.
This behind-the-scenes conversation offers a rare glimpse into a project born of remembrance, reverence, and hope.
👉 Learn more about the film
🎟️ How to Order Tickets:
🌟 Box Office ($33, no fees)
- Cost: $33, no fees
- By phone: 805‑449‑2787
- Hours: Open Tuesday–Sunday, 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
🌟 Ticketmaster
Pictured from left to right: Mark Saltzman, Librettist, Phedon Papamichael, Director, and David Shukiar, Composer
Pictured from left to right: Harry Patranamis, Director, and David Shukiar, Composer
Oct 14, 2025 | Temple Event
Shop, Savor, and Celebrate!
🗓️ Sunday, December 7, 2025
⌚ 9:00 AM-1:00 PM
📍 Social Hall
Don’t miss out on our holiday boutique filled with vendors offering an incredible variety of unique and festive items, including jewelry, baked goods, resin art, Mahjong sets, gifts, children’s books, and plenty more surprises.
PLUS:
- 🍦 Mr. Softee Ice Cream: Stop by and enjoy your favorite ice cream treat!
- 🛍️ TAE Gift Shop: Don’t forget to stop by and find the perfect gifts for everyone on your list and maybe a little something for yourself!
- 🎟️ Raffle Fun: Don’t miss your opportunity to win fantastic prizes donated by our generous vendors!
Interested in being a vendor?
Limited spaces available. Registration is $50 and includes a table, tablecloth, and chairs. Please email Joni Berger at JoniBerger@icloud.com or Lynne West at LWest@bbsvc.org.
Oct 9, 2025 | Seniors Event, Temple Event
Event Details
- 🗓️ Wednesday, November 12, 2025
- 🕙 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
- 🤝 In partnership with Hillcrest Royale
🎶 Music performance by Bob Ryman.
🕎 Explore how “Jews Won the Battle of December Holiday Music” with Rabbi Diamond.
🍴 Enjoy light refreshments.
👉 This event is FREE. Please RSVP so we can plan for seating and refreshments.
🔗 Click here to RSVP >>
About Bob Ryman:
Bob Ryman was born in Houston, Texas, into a musical family. He began violin lessons at the age of eight, studying with Joseph Gallo, the concertmaster of the Houston Symphony. While in high school, his family moved to Hollywood, Florida. At the age of fifteen, Bob was performing with the Hollywood Philharmonic.
Bob graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in Radio, Television, and Film. While in Austin, Bob expanded his technique on the violin, learning folk and country fiddling, jazz, and Broadway show tunes. He also began composing original music for the fiddle. Bob Ryman has been a headline violinist/entertainer, performing on all the major cruise lines, as well as in Las Vegas and Atlantic City.
He has been teaching violin and viola for over 10 years in the Conejo Valley. He performs with the Moorpark Symphony Orchestra and the Topanga Symphony and is a member of the American String Teachers Association. With his vast experience and diverse musical styles, he is uniquely able to bring out the best in all his students.
Bob Ryman plays favorites from Bluegrass to Broadway, from Country to Classics. He takes his audience on a musical journey with showstoppers such as The Orange Blossom
Special, The Hot Canary, The Devil Went Down to Georgia, and The Flight of the Bumblebee. His repertoire includes music from the Hungarian Gypsy Czardas and selections from Fiddler on the Roof.
Save the Dates for Future Gatherings:
- December 10, No Program
- January 14, Party 🎉
- February 11, Tatjana, a One-Woman Show, in partnership with Sunrise Senior Living
- March 11, in partnership with Oakmont, Agoura HillsQuestions?
Click here to contact Bobbie Eckstein or Marilyn Lippel.
Sep 9, 2025 | Temple Event, Upcoming Temple Event
A theatrical presentation of Holocaust literature & contemporary reflections on antisemitism.
🕯️TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2025
🕕 6:30 PM
📍 Temple Adat Elohim
Please RSVP by Sunday, November 2, 2025. RSVP here >>
👉 Those who attend Religious School on Tuesday evenings will attend this production with their classes. We’d love for parents to join us as well!
👉 If you have any questions, please call the Temple office at (805) 407-7101.
About Never Forget
Stories that must be told. Voices that must be heard.
Written and compiled by local Agoura Hills eighth grader, Charlie Seigel, Never Forget brings Holocaust stories to life through moving monologues and scenes from Holocaust literature, paired with reflections on antisemitism today.
What makes this performance so powerful is that the stories are told through the voices of children who lived through the Holocaust, brought to life by Jewish young actors, including our very own TAE partner and 2024 bat mitzvah, 14-year-old Madelyn Friedman!
Featuring: Isabella Campbell, Madelyn Friedman, Olivia Liff, and Charlie Seigel
From bat mitzvah project to stories never forgotten.
Never Forget began as Charlie Seigel’s bat mitzvah project for her Calabasas synagogue, with the hope of creating something deeply personal and meaningful. She brought in three friends who attend school in the Conejo Valley: middle school students Olivia and Isabella, and TAE partner and high school student Madelyn.
All four young actresses have been accomplished on stages across the Conejo Valley, and while they have all been part of much larger productions, this one is the most impactful.
Inspired by her great-grandparents, Abram and Ester Dancygier (both Holocaust survivors), and committed to ensuring their stories and those of many others are never forgotten, Charlie created this powerful stage production that has gone on to support Holocaust education, specifically giving back to the Holocaust Museum L.A. during the first run of Never Forget in May 2025.
Powerful performance. Meaningful Q&A.
This 40-minute performance, followed by a brief Q&A, invites us to remember, to reflect, and to confront antisemitism in a way that inspires dialogue, connection, and hope for the future.
Click here to learn more about this production.
