FESTIVAL LINKS JEWISH GROUPS.Byline: Kevin F. Sherry Daily News Staff Writer A few thousand Conejo Valley The Conejo Valley is a region spanning both Southeastern Ventura County and Northwest Los Angeles County in Southern California, United States. It was discovered in 1542 by Spanish explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, and eventually became part of the Rancho El Conejo land grant by residents gathered Sunday to sing, dance and celebrate the arrival of Hanukkah. The second annual Conejo Valley Community Hanukkah Festival, held at the Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. Community Center, is a way for the different Jewish congregations and organizations to join under one roof in anticipation of Hanukkah, which will begin Tuesday at sundown. ``It's really bringing our community together,'' said volunteer Harriet Sarto of Newbury Park. ``This is like all the temples in the Conejo. It's a real family event for us.'' A Hanukkah boutique featured dozens of tables that offered all varieties of crafts and treats. Shoppers looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. gifts could choose from a wide range of products. The center's stage offered an art haven for children interested in designing Hanukkah place mats or painting menorahs. Colorful designs took shape as fingers became encrusted en·crust also in·crust tr.v. en·crust·ed, en·crust·ing, en·crusts 1. To cover or coat with or as if with a crust: with paint and sparkles. ``It's a lot of fun,'' Sarto said. ``I love helping out, giving back to the community.'' The craft tables offered an alternative to mainstream stores, which typically have just a small selection of Hanukkah gifts, Sarto said. ``You come here and you can find some really nice things,'' she said. ``It's nice to pick up last-minute gifts.'' Thousand Oaks resident Leslie Shapiro sold earrings and pendants made from fragments of glass she has collected from various beaches. The glass was rubbed smooth by the surf, and Shapiro said she sought a creative way to recycle it. ``I was just fascinated with the touch and the way it looked,'' she said. The craft boutique helped expose newer vendors to more traditional shoppers, she said. ``This has a little bit of everything,'' Shapiro said. At one table, Judy Solomon and Rachael Gordon of West Hills sold kits on how to create a homemade tallit. The decorative cloth, which is presented to a child at a bar mitzvah Bar Mitzvah (bärmĭts`və) [Aramaic,=son of the Commandment], Jewish ceremony in which the young male is initiated into the religious community, according to tradition at the age of 13 years and a day. , used to be purchased completed in stores, Solo said. But the growing trend is for families to create their own for their children. ``People are getting more into arts and crafts arts and crafts, term for that general field of applied design in which hand fabrication is dominant. The term was coined in England in the late 19th cent. as a label for the then-current movement directed toward the revivifying of the decorative arts. , and they want to make it more special,'' Gordon said. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos PHOTO (1) The Smith family - Andy, left, Levi, 2, Ellen and Micah, 5, paint a menorah menorah Multibranched candelabra used by Jews during the festival of Hanukkah. It holds nine candles (or has nine receptacles for oil). Eight of the candles stand for the eight days of Hanukkah—one is lit the first day, two the second, and so on. at the Conejo Valley Community Hanukkah Festival. (2) Bruce Bennett Bruce Bennett (May 19 1906 - February 24 2007) was an American actor and Olympic silver medalist shot putter. During the 1930s, he went by his real name of Herman Brix. of Agoura Hills helps his daughter, Lisa, 4, design her own Hanukkah wrapping paper at the festival. Evan Yee/Daily News |
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