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FRIDAY, MARCH 10 EREV SHABBAT MINYAN 5:00 p.m. in Winer Chapel RIMONIM SHABBAT 6:00 p.m. Snack & Shmooze 6:30 p.m. Shabbat Service in Sher-Lopaty Chapel 7:45 p.m. Catered Dinner Fee. Registration now closed. SATURDAY, MARCH 11 Torah Portion: T’tzavveh | Exodus 27:20-30:10 | Page: 503 TORAH STUDY 9:00 a.m. in Sher-Lopaty Chapel with Rabbi Ed Feinstein TEEN TORAH STUDY 9:00 a.m. in Zicklin Lieberman Youth Center with Rabbi Avi Taff LIBRARY MINYAN 9:30 a.m. in Bernstein Balcony Seminar Room OPENING PRAYERS & 10:00 a.m. in Sher-Lopaty Chapel SHABBAT MORNING with Rabbi Ed Feinstein TOT SHABBAT 10:00 a.m. in Burdorf Hall KIDS MINYAN 10:30 a.m. in Winer Chapel PARSHA DISCUSSION 12:30 p.m. in Zicklin Lieberman Youth Center PURIM SERVICE AND 5:00 p.m. in Winer Chapel with Yossi Dresner TRADITIONAL MEGILLAH READING EARLY CHILDHOOD 5:30 p.m. in Sher-Lopaty Chapel PURIM SERVICE PURIM CELEBRATION AND 7:00 p.m. in Niznick Sanctuary MEGILLAH READING Inside our Chumashim -- the Torah texts we read in synagogue -- is the greatest wisdom of the Jewish faith. But outside, the covers are falling off! Help us restore a Chumash. Your contribution of $36 will save a Chumash. To commemorate your kindness, a new, personalized bookplate will be affixed to the restored Chumash -- honoring, remembering, or celebrating those you choose. Save a Chumash today! Contact Orit Rappaport at (818) 530-4014 or email [email protected]. UPCOMING SHABBAT SERVICES March 17-18, 2017 | 20 Adar 5777 Candle Lighting 6:45 p.m. Havdalah 7:40 p.m. W e recall in reverence those who have been gathered unto their people YAHRZEITS Comfort and strength to those who mourn 13-19 ADAR, 5777 Eleanor Adler Esther Alvo Arthur Arzt Mary Beber Catherine Benbassat Messod Benhaim Shirley Celia Berk Leo S. Bernstein Ida Bloch Barbara Block Zina Brasky Murray Brasky Julius Braun Hyman Breslow Bertha Breuer Arthur Breuer Ben Brotman Harry Brown Edwin Brown Robert Carlson Eve Clapick David Cohen Samuel Cohen Raymond Danz Sophia Davis Cheryl Dressler Yona Faith Jeffrey Finn Harry Fordis Rose Foreman Samuel Benjamin Franklin Nathan Freedland Ethel Galaif Joseph Garin Jennie Geller Martin Sylvan Geller Elias Ghodsian Hyman Gittleman Israel Gold Barnett Goldberg Josephine Goldberger Hadassa Goldsmith Susan Gordon Judith Grant Paul Greenberg Isaac Gruber Gertrude Habush Ida Hachum Sarah Handleman Ethel Hankin Samuel L. Hodes Leona Jacobs Murray Kagle Irving Kalsman Lilly Katz Philip Kawin Norman Ketzlach David Klinger Harry Klitsner Sadie E. Kramer Sandra Kramer Zinaida Krayzman Rose Kronowitz Lawrence Edwin Kugler George Kukawka Norman Kunin David Kuris Irving Kwalwaser Dr. Sol Lasky Beryl R. Lee Philip M. Levine Rose Felsen Levine Jeanette Levy Barbara Levy Mark Levy Rose Lieberman Dora Majerovic Charles Meyer Malek Paul Mandelbaum Alter Markovitz Avrum Markovitz Ira Markovitz Selma Messinger Hermina Mezei Goldie Miller Isadore Miller Saul Minzer Franklin Morris Hezkia ben Moshe Lia Navi Joseph Herman Nevens Edward (Ed) Niznick Todd Norton Mildred Offsay Rebecca Ojena Sara Orlinoff David Ostro Sheldon Otis Minnie Patt Dorothy Paul Michael Peltin Alice Pennes Samuel Pepperman Mojshe Markovitz Pikkel Pearl Markovitz Pikkel Samuel Raban Viola Raban Birdie Fay Raff Ruth Riskind Binah Rosenbloom Shirley Rosenthal Emma Rothman Leo Rubin Anna Salvay Erika Samuels Betty Schall Sam Schermer Sophie Schneider Leo Schoen Fannie Schwartz Joseph Selan Mary Selan Murray Shell Paltiel Sherman Dorothy Ann Sherr Israel Shlishman Alice Coonado Smolkin Rive Snell Anna Solove Eugene J. Spira Gizella Spiro Ludwig Srog Judy Sterndale Miguel Syrquin Rebecca Titcher Adolph Weinshel Jessie Weishar Louis Wiener Joseph R. Wilk Frank Winer George Winston Shareelee Younesi Rochelle Zwerner 15739 Ventura Boulevard | Encino, CA 91436 818.788.6000 | vbs.org | [email protected] facebook.com/valleybethshalom INSTAGRAM @valleybethshalom Rabbi Edward M. Feinstein Rabbi Harold M. Schulweis [z”l] Rabbi Joshua Hoffman Rabbi Noah Zvi Farkas Rabbi Avi Taff Cantor Phil Baron Cantor Herschel Fox Yossi Dresner, Ritual Director Chris Hardin, Music Director Scott Howard, President Bart Pachino, Executive Director SHABBATON SHABBATON Candle Lighting 5:39 p.m. Havdalah 6:35 p.m. DAILY MINYAN IN WINER CHAPEL Monday - Friday 7:30 a.m. Sunday 8:30 a.m. Daily 5:00 p.m. Interested in becoming a member of VBS? Contact Membership Coordinator Natasha Benzaken 818.530.4008 • [email protected] VBS LEADERSHIP FRIDAY, MARCH 17 EREV SHABBAT MINYAN 6:00 p.m. in Winer Chapel SHABBAT FARBRENGEN SING-ALONG 8:00 p.m. in Sher-Lopaty Chapel See page 2 for details! SATURDAY, MARCH 18 Torah Portion: Ki Tissa | Exodus 30:11-34:35 | Page: 523 TORAH STUDY 9:00 a.m. in Winer Chapel with Rabbi Ed Feinstein OPENING PRAYERS 9:30 a.m. in Niznick Sanctuary SHABBAT MORNING SERVICE 9:45 a.m. in Niznick Sanctuary Rabbi Ed Feinstein officiates at the Bat Mitzvah of Julia Hartman MEDITATION MINYAN 10:30 a.m. in Winer Chapel SHABBAT SHIUR 12:30 p.m. in Winer Chapel “A Narrow Bridge” with Guest Speakers Joyce Gittlin and Janet B. Fattal writing together as J.J. Gesher March 10-11, 2017 13 Adar 5777 Erev Purim PLEASE NOTE Evening Minyan moves to 6:00 p.m. beginning Sunday, March 12 with Daylight Savings Time See page 2 for details!
Transcript of YAHRZEITS UPCOMING SHABBAT SERVICES … Hardin, Music Director Scott Howard, President Bart Pachino,...
FRIDAY, MARCH 10EREV SHABBAT MINYAN 5:00 p.m. in Winer Chapel
RIMONIM SHABBAT 6:00 p.m. Snack & Shmooze 6:30 p.m. Shabbat Service in Sher-Lopaty Chapel 7:45 p.m. Catered Dinner Fee. Registration now closed.
SATURDAY, MARCH 11Torah Portion: T’tzavveh | Exodus 27:20-30:10 | Page: 503
TORAH STUDY 9:00 a.m. in Sher-Lopaty Chapel with Rabbi Ed Feinstein
TEEN TORAH STUDY 9:00 a.m. in Zicklin Lieberman Youth Center with Rabbi Avi Taff
LIBRARY MINYAN 9:30 a.m. in Bernstein Balcony Seminar Room
OPENING PRAYERS & 10:00 a.m. in Sher-Lopaty Chapel SHABBAT MORNING with Rabbi Ed Feinstein
TOT SHABBAT 10:00 a.m. in Burdorf Hall
KIDS MINYAN 10:30 a.m. in Winer Chapel
PARSHA DISCUSSION 12:30 p.m. in Zicklin Lieberman Youth Center
PURIM SERVICE AND 5:00 p.m. in Winer Chapel with Yossi Dresner
TRADITIONAL MEGILLAH READING
EARLY CHILDHOOD 5:30 p.m. in Sher-Lopaty ChapelPURIM SERVICE
PURIM CELEBRATION AND 7:00 p.m. in Niznick SanctuaryMEGILLAH READING
Inside our Chumashim -- the Torah texts we read in synagogue -- is the greatest wisdom of the Jewish faith. But outside, the covers are falling off! Help us restore a Chumash. Your contribution of $36 will save a Chumash. To commemorate your kindness, a new, personalized bookplate will be affixed to the restored Chumash -- honoring, remembering, or celebrating those you choose. Save a Chumash today! Contact Orit Rappaport at (818) 530-4014 or email [email protected].
UPCOMING SHABBAT SERVICESMarch 17-18, 2017 | 20 Adar 5777
Candle Lighting6:45 p.m.
Havdalah7:40 p.m.
W e recall in reverence those who have been gathered unto their people
YAHRZEITS
Comfort and strength to those who mourn
13-19 ADAR, 5777
Eleanor AdlerEsther AlvoArthur ArztMary Beber
Catherine BenbassatMessod BenhaimShirley Celia BerkLeo S. Bernstein
Ida BlochBarbara Block
Zina BraskyMurray Brasky
Julius BraunHyman BreslowBertha BreuerArthur BreuerBen BrotmanHarry BrownEdwin Brown
Robert CarlsonEve Clapick
David CohenSamuel CohenRaymond Danz
Sophia DavisCheryl Dressler
Yona FaithJeffrey FinnHarry Fordis
Rose ForemanSamuel Benjamin
FranklinNathan Freedland
Ethel GalaifJoseph GarinJennie Geller
Martin Sylvan GellerElias Ghodsian
Hyman GittlemanIsrael Gold
Barnett GoldbergJosephine Goldberger
Hadassa GoldsmithSusan GordonJudith Grant
Paul GreenbergIsaac Gruber
Gertrude Habush
Ida HachumSarah Handleman
Ethel HankinSamuel L. Hodes
Leona JacobsMurray Kagle
Irving KalsmanLilly Katz
Philip KawinNorman Ketzlach
David KlingerHarry Klitsner
Sadie E. KramerSandra Kramer
Zinaida KrayzmanRose Kronowitz
Lawrence Edwin KuglerGeorge Kukawka
Norman KuninDavid Kuris
Irving KwalwaserDr. Sol LaskyBeryl R. Lee
Philip M. LevineRose Felsen Levine
Jeanette LevyBarbara Levy
Mark LevyRose LiebermanDora Majerovic
Charles Meyer MalekPaul Mandelbaum
Alter MarkovitzAvrum Markovitz
Ira MarkovitzSelma MessingerHermina Mezei
Goldie MillerIsadore MillerSaul Minzer
Franklin MorrisHezkia ben Moshe
Lia NaviJoseph Herman Nevens
Edward (Ed) NiznickTodd Norton
Mildred OffsayRebecca Ojena
Sara OrlinoffDavid Ostro
Sheldon OtisMinnie Patt
Dorothy PaulMichael PeltinAlice Pennes
Samuel PeppermanMojshe Markovitz Pikkel
Pearl Markovitz PikkelSamuel Raban
Viola RabanBirdie Fay RaffRuth Riskind
Binah RosenbloomShirley RosenthalEmma Rothman
Leo RubinAnna Salvay
Erika SamuelsBetty Schall
Sam SchermerSophie Schneider
Leo SchoenFannie Schwartz
Joseph SelanMary Selan
Murray ShellPaltiel Sherman
Dorothy Ann SherrIsrael Shlishman
Alice Coonado SmolkinRive Snell
Anna SoloveEugene J. Spira
Gizella SpiroLudwig Srog
Judy SterndaleMiguel SyrquinRebecca Titcher
Adolph WeinshelJessie WeisharLouis Wiener
Joseph R. WilkFrank Winer
George WinstonShareelee YounesiRochelle Zwerner
15739 Ventura Boulevard | Encino, CA 91436818.788.6000 | vbs.org | [email protected]
facebook.com/valleybethshalom
INSTAGRAM @valleybethshalom
Rabbi Edward M. FeinsteinRabbi Harold M. Schulweis [z”l]Rabbi Joshua HoffmanRabbi Noah Zvi FarkasRabbi Avi Taff
Cantor Phil BaronCantor Herschel FoxYossi Dresner, Ritual DirectorChris Hardin, Music DirectorScott Howard, President Bart Pachino, Executive Director
S H A B B A T O NS H A B B AT O N
Candle Lighting5:39 p.m.
Havdalah6:35 p.m.
D A I LY M I N YA NI N W I N E R C H A P E L
Monday - Friday7:30 a.m.
Sunday8:30 a.m.
Daily5:00 p.m.
Interested in becoming a member of VBS?Contact Membership Coordinator
Natasha Benzaken818.530.4008 • [email protected]
VBS LEADERSHIP
FRIDAY, MARCH 17EREV SHABBAT MINYAN 6:00 p.m. in Winer ChapelSHABBAT FARBRENGEN SING-ALONG8:00 p.m. in Sher-Lopaty Chapel See page 2 for details!
SATURDAY, MARCH 18Torah Portion: Ki Tissa | Exodus 30:11-34:35 | Page: 523
TORAH STUDY 9:00 a.m. in Winer Chapel with Rabbi Ed Feinstein
OPENING PRAYERS9:30 a.m. in Niznick SanctuarySHABBAT MORNING SERVICE 9:45 a.m. in Niznick Sanctuary
Rabbi Ed Feinstein officiates at theBat Mitzvah of Julia Hartman
MEDITATION MINYAN10:30 a.m. in Winer ChapelSHABBAT SHIUR12:30 p.m. in Winer Chapel
“A Narrow Bridge” with Guest SpeakersJoyce Gittlin and Janet B. Fattalwriting together as J.J. Gesher
March 10-11, 2017 13 Adar 5777
ErevPurim
PLEASE NOTEEvening Minyan moves to 6:00 p.m.
beginning Sunday, March 12with Daylight Savings Time
See page 2for details!
SEPHARDIC SHABBAT SERVICEתמרים
5:30-6:30 p.m. Artists’ Reception and Mezze
“The Universe Appears to Dance” featuring the works of Joyce Dallal,
Asher Shasho Levy, Soraya Sarah Nazarian, Avi Roth and Lidia Shaddow
6:30-7:45 p.m. Sephardic Shabbat Service
FRIDAY, MARCH 31
Led by Artist-in-Residence Asher Levy and Cantor Phil Baron
vbs.org/tmarim
GUARDIANS
SHUSHAN OF
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Super RabbiEd Feinstein
10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Purim Carnival
5:00 p.m. Full Purim Service and Traditional Megillah Reading (Winer Chapel) Led by Ritual Director Yossi Dresner
5:30 p.m. Early Childhood Service (Sher-Lopaty Chapel) Celebrate with VBS Rabbis and friends Toddler, ECC and Kindergarten-aged children welcome
7:00 p.m. Purim Celebration and Megillah Reading (Niznick Sanctuary) The Megillah comes to life in a magical SUPERHERO way! All ages welcome
Saturday, March 11
8:30 a.m. Minyan Megillah Reading (Winer Chapel)
Sunday, March 12
GAMES • RIDES • FOOD TRUCKS • AND SO MUCH MORE!
vbs.org/purimvbs.org/purim
Money raised benefits the VBS Israel Programs and Summer Camp Financial Aid Fund. To become a Purim Carnival sponsor or to purchase pre-sale tickets,
contact the Youth Dept. at 818.530.4025 or email [email protected].
Dress up inyour favorite superherocostume!
Step Right Up and Volunteer!Step Right Up and Volunteer!Manage attractions like the VELCRO WALL, ARCADE, CONCESSIONS, and more!
Only one hour of your time is needed. Sign up online today at vbs.org/purim.
SALAD DAY - Tuesday, March 14 at 12:00 p.m. Marilyn Lazik presents Sholem Aleichem’s The Storyteller. Registration required at vbs.org/salad-day.
A WOMEN’S CELEBRATION OF PASSOVER - Wednesday, March 29 at 6:00 p.m. Come Taste the Deliciously Spiced Dishes from the Persian World. Expereince ancient flavors and traditions from one of the oldest Jewish communities in the world, integrating fruits, nuts and spices. Registration required by Friday, March 24 at vbs.org/sisterhoodwomenseder.
vbs.org/sisterhood | [email protected] | (818) 530-4087
VBS SISTERHOOD
A PLACE FOR WOMEN OF ALL AGES AND STAGES
Adult Israeli Dance Classes Monday, March 13 in Glaser Hall beginning at 7:15 p.m.Visit vbs.org/dance or contact Susan North Gilboa: [email protected].
Free Parent Workshop Tuesday, March 14 from 7:00-9:00 p.m.Is Your Teen a “Screenager”? Parenting in the Digital Age. Offered by The Jewish Federation of Greater LA’s Jewish Teen Initiative (LAJTI) Focus on Teen Wellness. Reservations required. Visit JewishLA.org/Screenagers or call Alixandra Liiv at 323.761.8048.
VBS Homelessness Task Force Monday, March 13 from 7:00-8:30 p.m.Join our Social Justice Advocacy Team. RSVP to Brooke Wirtschafter at [email protected] or call 818.530.4035.
Lunch and Learn Wednesday, March 15 from 12:00-1:30 p.m.Lecture and discussion with Rabbi Ed Feinstein. Bring your own dairy lunch. Coffee and tea provided.
Partners in Peace: An Israeli-Palestinian Dialogue Sunday, March 19 at 5:15 p.m. at Leo Baeck Temple 1300 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles. A local Palestinian-Israeli Initiative for Understanding, Non-Violence, and Transformation. Speakers Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger and Ali Abu Awwad. For more information call 310.476.2861 or visit friendsofroots.net.
VBS Hazak Monday, March 20 from 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. 10:00 a.m. Choice of Morning Classes: Dr. Gil Graff, Executive Director, Builders of Jewish Education, presents Visions of Zion - Contemporary Echoes of Earlier Dreams; or Sergio Barer presents The Inspiration of Classical Music. 11:15 a.m. Lecture: Burt Sigal presents Cyber Security. 12:45 p.m. Afternoon Classes: Torah Portion of the Week with Rabbi Joshua Hoffman; Mah Jongg; or Great Decisions. Visit vbs.org/hazak or call 818.788.6000 for info.
Fighting Hate, Teaching Tolerance, Seeking Justice Monday, March 27 from 7:00-10:00 p.m. at Temple Isaiah10345 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles. Presenter Joseph J. Levin, Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) Co-Founder. For more information and to RSVP, visit at templeisaiah.com.
Yiddish Speakers’ Club Tuesday, March 28 at 7:30 p.m. Come to speak and listen to Yiddish. Last Tuesday of the month. For info, call Menashe Bernstein at 818.784.2100.
MOSES: An Oratorio by Sergio Barer Sunday, April 2 at 4:00 p.m. at Wilshire Boulevard Temple3663 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles. VBS Member Sergio Barer presents a work for choir soloists and orchesta written with help from Rabbi Ed Feinstein and Cantor Phil Baron. Presented by the San Fernando Valley Master Chorale and Artistic Director Charlie Kim. $18 general admission. For more information visit sfvmc.com.
VBS Book Club Tuesday, April 4 at 7:30 p.m. Discussing Israel Is Real by Rich Cohen. Contact Phyllis Beim for more info at 818.905-5113 or [email protected]. See the complete reading list at vbs.org/bookclub.
BLOWIN’ IN THE WIND: The Jewish Voice in American Folk Music
FRIDAY, MARCH 178:00 p.m. Service8:15 p.m. Sing-AlongOneg Reception Follows
Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Carole KingPhil Ochs, Peter Yarrow, Leonard Cohen
Featuring the music of
TheThe JewishJe Voiceoice
RIDAY MARCHPART IIPART II
Hosted by Cantor Phil Baronand Rabbi Ed Feinstein
Guest Artists:Cindy Paley Aboody,
Mike Sirota and Ed Labowitz
FAMILY & FIRST-TIMERS and Bar/Bat Mitzvah TRIP TO ISRAEL Registration Deadline Approaching!Relive the history of our people in the places where it all happened:
June 26 - July 9, 2017 with Rabbi Joshua HoffmanKotel/Western Wall • Jerusalem • Masada • Dead Sea • Tel Aviv • Golan HeightsSefat • Lake Kinneret • Jordan River • Mediterranean Sea • Ceasarea • Yad Vashem Visit vbs.org/israel for more information
June 2017
Learn more at vbs.org/volunteer or
contact Natasha Benzaken at 818.530.4008 | [email protected]
INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING AT VBSOR IN THE GREATER L.A. COMMUNITY?
N'ShamaMinyan
N'ShamaMinyan
N’Shama Minyan welcomes
The Jewish Women’s Theater presenting
“Exile: Kisses on Both Cheeks”(Stories of Sephardic Jewish immigrants)
Friday Evening,
March 24 at 7:30 p.m.
Led by Rabbi Nina Bieber Feinsteinwith Cindy Paley Aboody, Cantorial Soloist
For more info contact Karen Schwartzman at 818.349.1491
Sunday, April 30 from 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Pan Pacific Park, Los Angeles
Register as a team captain, join an existing team or walk as an individual. Support the VBS Rabbi Harold M Schulweis [z"l] Walk Team by making an online donation at LA.WalktoEndGenocide.org. For info contact 818.501.1836 or [email protected].
