The Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning, an international movement that has been empowering Jewish adults through the life-enhancing study of Jewish texts and ideas for over 40 years, has recognized its partners at Congregation B’nai B’rith in Santa Barbara with the 2024 Florence Melton Award. Read more » »

On Mitzvah Day, volunteers fill paper bags with food items or unhoused people in the community. Credit: Helene Glassman More than 200 community members turned out on a recent Sunday for Congregation B’nai B’rith’s (CBB) annual Mitzvah Day celebration Read more » »

Rabbi Maddy Anderson listens to a speaker during Tuesday’s event at Goleta Beach Park to call for the release of the more than 245 people being held hostage in Gaza. (Joshua Molina / Noozhawk photo) Ilan Ben-Yehuda took the microphone at Goleta Beach Park on Tuesday and said he has family members being held hostage in Gaza. Read more » »

Abraham Presser We are saddened to inform the community of the passing of Abraham Presser, a man of extraordinary determination, who passed away peacefully on Sept. 25, 2023 at the age of 79, surrounded by loved ones. He was born on Sept. 9, 1944, in Matanzas, Cuba, to Nuna and Raquel Presser. Read more » »

Rod Rolle Credit: Erika Urech Community members are invited to a reception to celebrate and recognize those who have supported Martin Luther King, Jr. Committee of Santa Barbara (MLKSB) — and to honor Rod Rolle, MLKSB’s official photographer. Read more » »

Eric Berg Deborah Samuel The Jewish Federation of Greater Santa Barbara, at its annual meeting on Jan. 19, welcomed a new slate of officers and three new members to its Board of Directors for 2023 including Jason Saltoun-Ebin, Deborah Samuel, and Michael Holland, with Eric Berg as president. Read more » »

The second annual Cheryl Diamond SB 5K Cancer Schlep: Breast, Ovarian & Prostate Cancer Run/Walk will kick off, rain or shine, 10 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 29 at Leadbetter Beach. All ages are welcome at this family friendly event. Read more » »

Posted on September 16, 2022 | 2: 33 p.m. Ed Begley Jr. Actor and environmental pioneer Ed Begley Jr., will talk about his personal journey as a sustainable-living activist, 9: 45 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 9, at Congregation B’nai B’rith, 1000 San Antonio Creek Road, Santa Barbara. Read more » »

Posted on February 4, 2022 | 6: 05 p.m. A new poetry award, inspired by poet Carol DeCanio Abeles, will recognize three Santa Barbara Country poets with cash awards. The prize is intended to encourage adult poets who have not yet published a full-length book of poems. Read more » »

Posted on January 14, 2022 | 11: 52 a.m. ZEMER: A Santa Barbara Jewish Music Festival, a week devoted to the wide range of Jewish music and music inspired by Jewish composers, will be held Feb. 22-27 at Congregation B’nai B’rith, 1000 San Antonio Creek Road, Santa Barbara. Read more » »