Minnie AdelmanSaul Baer AppelPearl AppelBernice BaronLena BarronJudd Leonard
BeckoffFrances Nudell BergSadie BermanSchindel BobrowIrving Aaron BrooksIsrael BrotmanSimcha BurkvitchVictor ButnikRobert ChavezJoseph CohenWilliam CohenRussell CohnJo CurtisDr. Philip DitchikHarry DrasinMarvin EisenmanHelen EngelMordechai FederDorothy FeinbergIrene FeldmanCharlotte FrankBernard FreemanBessie FriedmanAlbert Fuhrman
Berta GalesHyman GanzweigSelma GersonMoses Eli GindiEsther GottliebHenry GrobsteinMichael GruberJoseph GruberSarah HaasDennis HobbsMorton KanterBaruch KaushanskyHerman (Zvi)
KlempfnerDavid KnoxAnna KordunerDavid KubaschkaFrances KurisLillian LanznerMeir MarokoKarel MarusakAnna MethAudrey MillerGrace MinsterKhanomjan
MohebanBessie MoskowitzDaryoush NehourayLessie Jane NewmanDevora Opochinsky
David F. OrelIrene F. ParisTeshura PeckWilliam PinskyAbraham PoliskyTillie RichterAbraham RobertsSarah RosenkrantzDr. Louis RosnerBenjamin RothmanLarry ScharfKatie SchlosbergMiriam SchwartzHarry ScolnickJudith ShaftonWolfe SherwoodSidney ShlenkerSidney SiegelEzra Edward SlonimRaymond SlotkinEva SmallAlbert SpiegelDiane StellAnna StitmanHarry StollDavid SussmanJerome S. VaronLuba WenguerCraig ZeitmanMollie Zinn
YA H R Z E I T S - 15-21 NisaN, 5776
W e recall in reverence those who have been gathered unto their people
Comfort and strength to those who mourn
UpcomIng pESAcH And SHAbbAT SERvIcES April 29-30, 2016 | 22 Nissan, 5776
Candle Lighting 7:12 p.m.
Havdalah 8:10 p.m.
v b S L E A d E R S H I pRabbi Edward M. FeinsteinRabbi Harold M. Schulweis [z”l]Rabbi Joshua HoffmanRabbi Noah Zvi FarkasRabbi Avi TaffCantor Herschel Fox
Cantor Phil BaronYossi Dresner, Ritual Dir.Chris Hardin, Music Dir.Nancy Sher Cohen, President Bart Pachino, Exec. Dir.
THURSdAY, ApRIL 21Search for Leaven in the Evening
FRIdAY, ApRIL 22Service: 7:30 a.m. in Winer Chapel
Siyyum Bechorim led by rabbi ed Feinstein___________________________________BUrN cHAMeTZ: Before 10:00 a.m.___________________________________
eArly MiNyAN Service: 5:00 p.m. in Winer Chapel ___________________________________
FirST SeDer in the evening
SATURdAY, ApRIL 231st day of pesach Torah portion: bo | Exodus 12:21-51 | page: 385
TorAH STUDy: 9:00 a.m. in Niznick Sanctuary with rabbi ed Feinstein
liBrAry MiNyAN: 9:30 a.m. in Bernstein Balcony Seminar
SHABBAT MorNiNg : 9:45 a.m. in Niznick Sanctuaryrabbi ed Feinstein officiates
ToT SHABBAT: 10:00 a.m. in Burdorf HallSinging and praying for the family with Julie lockman
Supported by the Linda & Harvey Kulber Family Endowment Fund___________________________________eArly MiNyAN Service: 5:00 p.m. in Winer Chapel ___________________________________
SecoND SeDer in the evening - Pesach Candle Lighting Time: 8:10 p.m.vBS coNgregATioNAl pASSover SecoND SeDer: 6:00 p.m. in Sher-LopatyLed by Rabbi Jay Levy. Reservations required
SUndAY, ApRIL 242ND DAy peSAcH Service: 9:30 a.m. in Sher-Lopaty, rabbi Noah Farkas officiates
S H A b b AT o nS H A b b A T o nApril 22-23, 2016 15 Nissan, 5776
Monday-Thursday 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Friday: 9:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
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d A I LY S E R v I c E S IN WINER BETH MIDRASH
monday-Friday 7:30 a.m.
Sunday 8:30 a.m. Daily 6:00 p.m.
o n Friday, April 22 and S aturday, April 23, minyan
will be held at 5:00 p.m.
THURSdAY, ApRIL 28Pesach Candle Lighting Time: 7:17 p.m.________________________________
FRIdAY, ApRIL 297TH DAy peSAcH Service: 9:30 a.m. in Sher-Lopaty
rabbi Joshua Hoffman officiates
Shabbat and Pesach Candle Lighting Time: 7:18 p.m.________________________________
SATURdAY, ApRIL 30 8th day of pesach Torah portion: R’eih | deuteronomy:15:1-16:12 | page:1074
opeNiNg prAyerS: 9:20 a.m. in Niznick Sanctuary
SHABBAT MorNiNg: 9:45 a.m. in Niznick Sanctuaryrabbi ed Feinstein officiates - YIZKOR
pArSHA DiScUSSioN: 12:15 p.m. in Bernstein Balcony Seminar
Candle Lighting 7:18 p.m.
Havdalah 8:17 p.m.
A d U LT b ’ n o T m I T Z v A H c L A S S o F 2 0 1 6Sherry AngelAna BarerAbigail ChiltonJill CutlerMarlene DrasinHelen FaganSusan Frydrych
Lynne GrossForough Navi
NatanianDolly NorrisMarsha PottashClaire ShapiroAngelica Silverman
U p c o m I n g p R o g R A m S A T v A L L E Y b E T H S H A L o m
Kosher food available. RSVP online at www.vbsbrotherhood.com or e-mail Jason Stern at [email protected]
vbS congREgATIonAL AnnUAL mEETIngTues., April 26, 6:00-7:00 p.m. - Topics on the agenda for this meeting include: Remarks
from President Nancy Sher Cohen Report of the Nominating Committee, including slate of executive Committee of the Board of Directors election of members of the Board of Directors
and Board of Trustees Rabbinic commentsLight refreshments will be served
ISRAELI dAncEmon., May 2, 7:15 p.m. “Beginners.” 8:00 p.m.
“Intermediates.” For more info, contact Susan North gilboa at [email protected]
book cLUbTues., May 3, 7:30 p.m. Spirited monthly group
discussions. This month: How Sweet It Is by Thane rosenbaum. For a list of our books, visit: vbs.
org/bookclub
vbS HAZAkmon., May 9, 10:00 a.m. - 12:15 noon Orchestra of
Exiles: Movie Screening, produced and directed by academy award Nominated Josh Aronson. 12:45 p.m. activities: Learning with the Rabbis and Cantors, mah Jongg, and other activities.
For more information, contact 530-4096 or visit vbs.org/Hazak
ongoIng pRogRAmS
HolocAUST MeMoriAl ServiceRemember and Honor | Special Speaker: mike (miki) popik
Sunday, May 1 | 3:30 p.m. | at vBSNo fee. For more info, call: 456-8527 or visit www.maticenter.com
vBS SiSTerHooD JewiSH MeDiTATioN — wednesday, April 27, 7:00 p.m. with Dr. Toni parker and cantor Baron.
men welcome. Upcoming, may 19 TeA AND TorAH — Tuesday, May 3, 7:30 p.m. with rabbi ed Feinstein
BYOm (Bring Your Own mug), we provide the tea and noshes. Upcoming, June 1 at VBS BUNco NigHT — Monday, May 9, 7:30 p.m. No experience needed. Fee. Desserts and drinks SiSTerHooD SpeAkerS SerieS: Maestro Gianni Toso, Italian Glass Artist — wednesday, may 18
at 7:00 p.m. MAy TikkUN olAM proJecT — Special one just for mother’s Day. We’re collecting: diapers, wipes,
new stuffed animals, formula, baby food, bottles, baby clothing for Baby2Baby organizationRSVP REquIRED FOR ALL SISTERHOOD PROGRAMS — visit: vbs.org/Sisterhood | E-mail: [email protected] | call: 530-4087
SoSUA: MAke A BeTTer worlD SiMply HUMAN Limited Seating: Call 677-4724 or e-mail: [email protected] to reserve a seat
CSUN Jewish Studies interdisciplinary Program presents a Double-Feature, two films complementing each otherSunday, may 1 | 10:00 a.m.
at laemmle’s Town center 5 [address: 17200 Ventura Blvd., encino 91316]
THE vALLEY bETH SHALom JEwISH wRITERS RoUndTAbLE presents our 5th Annual Short play Festival, 6 Ten-Minute comedies and Dramas inspired by
Thursday, May 12 | 7:30 p.m. | at vBS Yom HA'ATZmAUTHopE — HATIkvAH
in all its permutations
Hosted and Moderated by Rabbi Ed Feinstein Produced by Michael Halperin
FREE ADMISSION AND OPEN TO THE ENTIRE COMMuNITY
vbS goLd gALA pARTY
5:30 p.m. - champagne welcome 6:00 p.m. Honoree Tribute celebration
7:00 p.m. - gold gala partyCoCktails · Dinner · silent auCtion
DanCing · Dessert
RSVP online by may 4 to vbs.org/goldgala
10:30 a.m. - brunch and program 12:30 p.m. - Self-guided Tour
at the Huntington Library, art Collection and Botanical Gardens. minimum Gift: $2500
an epic Special for enrolled eCC Families and First Time Benefactors: $1800
RSVP to Marlene edenzon, Development Coordinator by Mon., April 25
Honoring Nancy Sher cohen, VBS President andMichele warner, Early Childhood Center Director
Sunday, may 1 | benefactor Event Sunday, may 15 | gold gala party
leT THere Be wATerIsrael’s Solution for a Water-Starved World
Tuesday, May 3, 7:00 p.m. Featuring NY Times Bestselling Author, Seth M. Siegel
Co-Sponsored by The American Technion SocietySixty percent of israel is desert, yet the country has been jumping ahead
of the water innovation curve for decades while the rest of the world is in crisis. Let There Be Water, Seth m. Siegel’s eye-opening new book,
illustrates how israel has turned water from a burden to an opportunity and become an example for other countries to follow. Technion scientists
and alumni have played a key role in this success story.
H o p e F o r A B e T T e r To M o r r o w: A Legacy of Service to Our Country
Saturday, May 28 | veterans from vBSé Shabbat Services - 10:00 a.m. é Lunch - 12:00 noon
Guest Speakers: congressman Tony cardenas, Sargent First class roscoe w. Frazier, Jr.Hear first-hand accouts from veterans about their experiences. For more info, please contact
Harvey keenan at 480-1800 . military garb welcome. all Veterans will be recognized during services