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UPCOMING SHABBAT SERVICES February 24-25, 2017 | 29 Sh’vat 5777
Candle Lighting5:27 p.m.
Havdalah6:24 p.m.
W e recall in reverence those who have been gathered unto their people
YAHRZEITS
Comfort and strength to those who mourn
Aliza AdlerCelia AustinLeonard "Lenny" AustinNathan BenjaminShirley R. BermanShirley BernsteinRose Vogel BlonskyNorma BrecherMildred ChavinEva CohnFannie CrownSabina DavisBonnie DoreIrene DvorakZofia DymantLewis EdelsonEffie EpsteinMorris S. FaiermanHarvey FederRichard FellerRubin FensterManuel 'Manny' FredgantRose FreedRuth I. GelbHelen GelfandRose GeyserMarilyn GoldflamMorris GoodmanHoward GreinetzToba GreinetzLawrence HallAnn HawkinAdolph HechtHaya HellerErvin Gidal HoenigHerbert Hyman
James M. KahnHannah KarosenBruno KatzDaisy KatzinHeshe M. KatzmanSaeed Moshe KahenianJoyce KirschMildred KishnerMartin KleinLouise KopelowHoward KramerDavid KrantzBetty KritzMarvin KronowitzMichael LawrenceSidney LeeEugene LeeMartin M. LeeSamuel LeibsohnNettie LeighMiriam LernerDavid LevichMarilyn Epstein LevineArnold LevineSylvia LevineCharlotte LichtmanLaurayne LiebermanLouis LipshutzLeonard MarkRoma MedovoiHerman MilbergGeorge J. MintzerFlorence MollenSara PalacheFrances PaleyAbraham PathmanDorothy Pearlman
Sid PembicerAida 'Bobby' PerlsteinSamuel RegenTillie ReitnerMark ResnikRachel ReyterManuel RiceSophia RivinLillian RosenBrian Seth RosenbergMartin RosenfeldPearl Barbara RowenMaude SaidCy SaltzmanSidney SchechetFran SchecterEva SchlesingerAnna ShapiroAbbott J. SherSalim ShirySidney Henry SilkSylvia SlatkinHerman R. SlatkinCelia SperlingPauline SpornFlorence StillmanBernard StillmanJehuda TristerMargarete WarsavskySidney WeinhouseFaye WeinstockYitzhok WeintrobMinnie G. WeissElaine WeissmanNorma Estelle WolfowitzMarianne WollsteinYetta Zimmerman
22-28 SH’VAT 5777
15739 Ventura Boulevard | Encino, CA 91436(818) 788-6000 | vbs.org | [email protected]
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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 Lighting5:21 p.m.
Havdalah6:18 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.
Note: Minyan begins at 7:30 a.m.on Monday, February 20, 2017.
Interested in becoming a member of VBS?Contact Membership Coordinator
Natasha Benzaken818.530.4008 • [email protected]
VBS LEADERSHIP
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24EREV SHABBAT MINYAN 5:00 p.m. in Winer ChapelSHABBAT FARBRENGEN7:30 p.m. in Sher-Lopaty Chapel “LA-LA-LA LAND” A Celebration of our Cantors with Special Guest Cantor Alberto Mizrahi See page 2 for more information
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25Torah Portion: Mishpatim | Exodus 21:1 - 24:18 | Page: 456
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
OPENING PRAYERS9:30 a.m. in Niznick SanctuarySHABBAT MORNING SERVICE9:45 a.m. in Niznick SanctuaryRabbi Ed Feinstein officiates at the B’nai Mitzvah of Elijah Darvish and Aaron Baker
LIBRARY MINYAN9:30 a.m. in Bernstein Balcony Seminar RoomD'var Torah Rabbi Bruce Skolnick
TOT SHABBAT10:00 a.m. in Sher-Lopaty ChapelKIDS MINYAN10:30 a.m. in Winer ChapelSHABBAT SHIUR - “Origins and Development of Jewish Music: The Best Voices of the 20th Century”1:00 p.m. in Winer Chapel with Guest Speaker Cantor Alberto Mizrahi See page 2 for more information
VIVA VBS7:00 p.m. in Malkin-Burdorf Hall
February 17-18, 2017 22 SH’VAT 5777
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17EREV SHABBAT MINYAN 5:00 p.m. in Winer Chapel
RIMONIM SHABBAT
6:00 p.m. Snack & Shmooze6:30 p.m. Shabbat Service in Sher-Lopaty Chapel
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18Torah Portion: Yitro | Exodus 18:1 - 20:23 | Page: 432
TORAH STUDY
9:00 a.m. in Sher-Lopaty Chapel with Rabbi Ed Feinstein
OPENING PRAYERS & SHABBAT MORNING
10:00 a.m. in Sher-Lopaty Chapel with Rabbi Noah Farkas
MEDITATION MINYAN
10:30 a.m. in Winer Chapel
SHABBAT SHIUR
12:30 p.m. in Winer Chapel with Rabbi Noah Farkas
“Israel and Kenya: A 50-Year Relationship”
MINCHA SERVICE
4:00 p.m. in Sher-Lopaty ChapelRabbi Joshua Hoffman officiates at the Bat Mitzvah of Sydney Luchs
FRIDAY EVENING SHABBAT SERVICE
June 2017Family & First-timers and Bar/Bat Mitzvah Trip to Israel
June 26 - July 9, 2017 with Rabbi Joshua Hoffman
Visit vbs.org/israel for more information
GUARDIANS
SHUSHAN OF
SSSSuper RabbiEd Feinstein
10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Purim Carnival
5:30 p.m. Early Childhood Service (Sher-Lopaty Chapel) Celebrate with VBS Rabbis and friends. Toddler, ECC and Kindergarten-aged children welcome.
6:00 p.m. Full Purim Service and Traditional Megillah Reading Led by Ritual Director Yossi Dresner (Winer Chapel)
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, 2017
8:30 a.m. Minyan Megillah Reading (Winer Chapel)
Sunday,March 12, 2017
GAMES • RIDES • BOUNCE HOUSES
BUNGEE JUMP • DUNK TANK
KIDDY TRAIN • ARCADE
PHOTO BOOTH • PETTING ZOO
FACE PAINTING • 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 upin yourfavorite
superherocostume!
Thursday, February 23 at 6:30 p.m.Pizza, Poker, Drinks and a lot of fun • Open to everyone
over 21 • Cost: $50/per person • RSVP online: vbsbrotherhood.com or email [email protected]
Visit vbs.org/college for more information
IsraelSince the6-Day War
Hosted by Rabbi Ed Feinstein
VBS COLLEGE OF JEWISH STUDIES
Wednesday, February 22 • 7:00 p.m.“Tomorrow’s Zionism”
Guest Speakers Sivan Zakai, Ph.D.Director of Israel Education Initiatives at the Graduate Center for Jewish Educationof American Jewish University, Rabbi Aaron Lerner, UCLA Hillel and Leeav Nagola and Yael Zoken, External and Internal Vice Presidents of Bruins for Israel at UCLA
The VBS College is made possible by grants from theLill & Jess Beim Family Keruv Fund and the Harold M. Schulweis Institute
INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING AT VBS OR IN THE GREATER L.A. COMMUNITY?
Learn more at vbs.org/volunteer or contact Natasha Benzaken
at 818.530.4008 or email [email protected].
LA-LA-LA LAND
Guest Cantor Alberto MizrahiFRIDAY, FEBRUARY 247:30 p.m. Special Shabbat Farbrengen Service and Musical Program
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 259:00 a.m. Torah Study9:00 a.m. Shacharit led by former members of the Chazzanut class 9:45 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service, Musaf led by Cantor Mizrahi1:00 p.m. Shabbat Shiur - “ Origins and Development of Jewish Music: The Best Voices of the 20th Century” with Cantor Mizrahi
A Celebration of our CantorsPhil Baron and Herschel Fox
Meditation: Tuesday, February 21 - 7:00 p.m.
Speaker Series: Thursday, March 2 - 7:00 p.m. What is Climate Change and What is its Impact on Israel? Speakers Sharon Markenson and Davia Rivka.
Salad Day: Tuesday, March 14 - 12:00 p.m. One Woman Show with Marilyn Lazik
vbs.org/sisterhood | [email protected] | (818) 530-4087
VBS SISTERHOOD
A PLACE FOR WOMEN OF ALL AGES AND STAGES
CSUN JEWISH STUDIES PROGRAM FILM SERIES Sunday, February 19 at 10:00 a.m. at Laemmle Town Center"Keep Quiet" - A documentary set in contemporary Hungary. Followed by Q & A. Laemmle Town Center 5, 17200 Ventura Blvd., Encino. Call 818.677.4724 or email [email protected].
YIDDISH SING ALONG Sunday, February 26 from 2:00-4:00 p.m. “Oy, a Nakht a Sheyne!” Songs of Love featuring Cindy Paley, Menachem Mirski and Isaac Sadigursky. $15 at the door. Songsheets and refreshments provided. RSVP to [email protected].
VBS HAZAK Monday, February 27 from 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. 10:00 a.m. Choice of Morning Classes: Ted Carmely presents The First Ghetto in the World – The Jews of Italy; or Jason Friedman, CFP, CRPC, presents How to Protect Yourself in a Rising Interest Rate Environment. 11:15 a.m. Lecture: Simon Goodman presents The Orpheus Clock – The Search for my Family’s Art Treasures Stolen by the Nazis. 12:45 p.m. Afternoon Classes: Torah Portion of the Week with Rabbi Ed Feinstein; Mah Jongg; or Great Decisions. Visit vbs.org/hazak or call 818.788.6000 for info.
ADULT ISRAELI DANCE CLASSES Monday, February 27 in Glaser Hall beginning at 7:15 p.m.Visit vbs.org/dance or contact Susan North Gilboa: [email protected].
STRENGTH, WELLNESS AND HOPE: THE INNER LIFE OF MENMonday, February 27 from 7:30-9:00 p.m. A 3-part series for men 50+. Everything is changing--my job, my family, my body, my football teams... We need to get centered, to find ourselves again. Join long-time VBS member and group facilitator, Harvey Keenan, for a guided conversation that will renew our spirits. Upcoming dates: March 6, 13. For info contact 818.480.1800 or [email protected].
YIDDISH SPEAKERS’ CLUB Tuesday, February 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.
MAURICE AMADO FOUNDATION LECTURE IN JEWISH ETHICSWednesday, March 1 at 7:30 p.m.“Everyday Redemption: Performances of Hope” with Professor Moses Pava, Dean of Yeshiva University. Free and open to the public. Co-sponsored by CSUN Jewish Studies Interdisciplinary Program. RSVP to 818.677.4724 or email [email protected].
SHALOM HARTMAN INSTITUTE Sunday, March 5 from 4:00-6:00 p.m. at Temple Beth Am“The Ethics of Living in a Shared Society” with speaker Elana Stein Hain, Director of Leadership Education at Shalom Hartman Institute of North America. Free for VBS members; $20 non-members. Post-lecture dinner and discussion from 6:00-8:00 p.m. by RSVP only at additional cost. See shalomhartman.org/LAcollaborative.
VBS BOOK CLUB Tuesday, March 7 at 7:30 p.m. Discussing What Makes Sammy Run by Budd Schulberg. Contact Phyllis Beim for more info: (818) 905-5113 or [email protected]. See the complete reading list at vbs.org/bookclub.
The Jewish Music Commission of Los Angelesand Valley Beth Shalom are honored once again to present
Tickets: $15 at the door.For more information, call 818.788.6000.
in a recital of classic and modern masterpieces, with music by
MOZART | SIBELIUS | HARBERG | FRANCK
MARTINCHALIFOUR
Sunday, February 19, 20172:30 p.m. at Valley Beth Shalom[ [
STEVENVANHAUWAERT
InternationallyAcclaimed Pianist
FRIDAY EVENING SHABBAT SERVICE
6:00 p.m. Snack & Schmooze
6:30 p.m. Shabbat Service
7:45 p.m. Dinner Fee. Registration required by Wednesday, March 1.
RIMONIM SHABBAT SERVICE AND DINNER
RSVP online at vbs.org/rimonimdinner or contact
Janet Djalilmand at 818.530.4009 or [email protected].
Friday, March 10
Join Hazak, Sisterhood, Brotherhood and Connectfor a soulful and musical Shabbat service of meditation,
song and dance followed by a catered dinner.