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May 26, 2010

Valley Sprouts a Rainbow of Fro-Yo

Menchie’s got its start with a sweet tooth. When Danna and Adam Caldwell went out on one of their first dates, Adam took her to get self-serve frozen yogurt at his favorite neighborhood haunt. After indulging their sugar craving, Danna expressed shock that there were not more places to make personalized frozen yogurt creations.\n

Coasting Through Summer

Malibu, Oxnard, Santa Barbara\n\nVisit California’s largest strawberry producer and enjoy what this coastal city has to offer. Besides housing two naval bases — Port Hueneme and Point Mugu Naval Air Station — Oxnard is known for Channel Islands Harbor and Silver Strand Beach. Rent a b

Swimming to save others

Trying to balance b’nai mitzvah study with schoolwork can feel overwhelming for some students. Throw in a mitzvah project, and it can seem downright daunting.\n\nBut for Dayna Samuels, a student at Temple Beth Torah in Ventura, deciding how to help people was simple.

How To Jew

Shabbat is a day of rest in Judaism. In Genesis, God created the heavens and Earth in six days and rested upon the seventh. This practice, which is both a joyous and a restrictive occasion, can be observed in a very wide range of ways.\n

Kosher made Convenient

For decades, Jewish families have called West Hills and its environs home, flocking to its quiet West Valley neighborhoods, which feature nearby synagogues, day schools and an active Jewish Community Center (JCC). But something was missing: a kosher market.

Where a Love of Judaism Is Deeply Rooted

“God said to Adam, ‘See my works how good and praiseworthy they are? And all that I have created I made for you. Be mindful then that you do not spoil and destroy My world — for if you do spoil it, there is no one after you to repair it.’ ”\n\n— Kohelet Rabbah 7:13

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