Rabbi Edward M. FeinsteinRabbi Harold M. Schulweis [z”l]

Rabbi Joshua Ho�manRabbi Noah Zvi Farkas

Rabbi Avi Ta�Cantor Phil Baron

Cantor Herschel Fox

Yossi Dresner, Ritual DirectorChris Hardin, Music Director

Scott Howard, President Bart Pachino, Executive Director

Sheva Locke, Head of VBS Day SchoolKeri Loventhal, ECLC Director

Abby Andiman Mars, ECC DirectorAmi Monson, Dir. of Youth Engagement

V B S L E A D E R S H I P

Comfort and strength to those who mourn

Janice Arano�Murray Aronson

Roslyn BaimRoz Barak

Myke BarashRaye Bayer

Irma Clarice Green Bazar

Jacob BercuttHarry Berliner

Shirley BermanSarah Bernstein

Herman BlumenfeldHarry BordenHarry Borkin

George BraunMel Breuer

Shane Gold BurwickDavid CarassoMarco Cohen

Benjamin DauerNathan DeitschBella DeutschEdwin Drucker

Esther DubersteinHelen EdelsteinJerry FeigelmanPhillip FeldmanLena FeldmanHerbert Flatto

Miriam A. FleishmanSam Gardenswartz

Ruth GellerJack Gertz

Eleanor GlassmanEarl Glick

Libby GordonMorty Gottlieb

Samson GradingerWalter GreenbaumMilton Greenberg

Judith GuthShlomo Halpern

David HellerNorman Huberman

Bernard IsacsonBarbara IsraelHarold IversMax Kagan

Esther KanterEdith Kantor

Toby Weisstein KassanRosa KatzBryan Kerl

Morrie KingstonAnne Klein

Solomon KleinmanBenjamin Klempfner

Jerry KoranLouis KornblauRita KornblauSarah Kramer

Deborah KrojanskyMorris Labinger

Shirley LadinGertrude Lampert

Herbert LeibEdith Levin

Ethel LevineNathan LevyEsther Lichtig

Bertha LiebermanMorris LitvakCharles LossRose MatlinJack Matzkin

Nathan MeislerEdmond Meyer

Betty MidlerEsther Miller

Bernard MinkowHelen Morris

Ann MossShirley MotzkinRobert Moyse

Morris NewmanKhodadad Manzour

OlhaghNathan OzenBarry Palache

Joseph PavalonJoseph Perlmutter

Jacob PeselNathan Pion

Susan RosenbaumHarry RothschildMyrna Rothschild

David Israel SamuelsAlick Satnick

Ivan J. SchoenfeldArthur H. Schryer

Miriam Nachimson Schryer

Larry SchwartzEdith Shell

Ann ShenkmanIrving Sigal

Samuel SlaytonArnold SpellmanJohn H. Stanley

Molly SteinKen Stein

Eva SteinmanMollie Mintz Sussman

Ethel VinickHarry Wang

Harold WeinbergAnnette C. Weiner

Norman WeinhouseJulius Weisstein

Henry WolfeRosalind YakerEdward YellinHarry Zebker

W e recall in reverence those who have been gathered unto their people

26 TEVET - 3 SHEVAT, 5778

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Candle Lighting4:53 p.m.Havdalah5:51 p.m.

January 19-20, 2018 | 4 Shevat, 5778UPCOMING SHABBAT SERVICES

FRIDAY, JANUARY 19EREV SHABBAT MINYAN 5:00 p.m. in Winer Chapel

MLK REDEMPTION SHABBAT FARBRENGEN 7:30 p.m. in Niznick Sanctuary

SATURDAY, JANUARY 20Torah Portion: Bo: Exodus 10:1 - 13:16 | Page: 374

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 o�ciates at the Bar Mitzvah of Joshua KohansedghMEDITATION MINYAN 10:30 a.m. in Winer Chapel

PARSHA DISCUSSION 12:30 p.m. in Zicklin Lieberman Youth Center

MINCHA SERVICE 5:00 p.m. in Sher-Lopaty Chapel

Rabbi Avi Ta� o�ciates at the B’nai Mitzvah of Enessa and Emanual Epstein

Interested in becominga member of VBS?

Contact Membership Coordinator Natasha Benzaken Phone 818.530.4008

Email nbenzaken@vbs.org

Candle Lighting4:46 p.m.Havdalah5:45 p.m.

SHABBATONSHABBATONJanuary 12-13, 2018 26 Tevet, 5778

FRIDAY, JANUARY 12EREV 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

SATURDAY, JANUARY 13Torah Portion: Va-era: Exodus 6:2 - 9:35 | Page: 351

TORAH STUDY 9:00 a.m. in Winer Chapel with Rabbi Ed Feinstein

LIBRARY MINYAN 9:30 a.m. in Bernstein Balcony Seminar Room D’var Torah Rabbi Dr. Bruce Skolnick

OPENING PRAYERS 9:30 a.m. in Niznick Sanctuary

SHABBAT MORNING SERVICE 9:45 a.m. in Niznick Sanctuary

Rabbi Avi Ta� o�ciates at the Bat Mitzvah of Tahlia Margulies

TOT SHABBAT 10:00 a.m. in Burdorf Hall

KIDS MINYAN 11:00 a.m. in Winer Chapel

PARSHA DISCUSSION 12:30 p.m. in Zicklin Lieberman Youth Center

MINCHA SERVICE 4:00 p.m. in Sher-Lopaty Chapel

Rabbi Noah Farkas o�ciates at the Bat Mitzvah of Lindsay Leibovitch

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.

FRIDAY EVENING SHABBAT SERVICE

VBS SISTERHOOD

A PLACE FOR WOMEN OF ALL AGES AND STAGES

Knitting Needles/Myra’s Knitting Mavens Wednesday, January 17 • 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Knit, crochet and kibbitz for a good cause - sending handmade caps to IDF soldiers in Israel and to veterans through Operation Gratitude, as well as baby blankets to newborns and cancer patients in local and Israeli hospitals. Renamed in honor of beloved member Myra Shapiro, this group formerly known as "Knitting Needles" is now called "Myra's Knitting Mavens" in Myra's memory. Yarn donations and open skeins gratefully accepted as well as du�el bags to send our donations in (any size or color; no wheels. vbs.org/sisterhood-tikkun-olam

Speaker Series Thursday, January 25 • 7:30 p.m. Guest Speaker Rabbi Naomi Levy, author of the new book, Einstein and the Rabbi.

Sisterhood’s Salad Day Tuesday, January 30 • 12:00 p.m. Annual Tu B’Shvat Seder celebrating Israel’s 70th birthday. Led by VBS Day School Director of Judaic Studies, Tamar Ra�. Featuring music by Cantor Phil Baron. vbs.org/salad-day

N’Shama Minyan Friday, February 2 • 7:30 p.m. Special guests Jewish Women’s Theatre presenting The Accidental Activist. Karen Schwartzman • 818.349.1491

Tea & Torah Tuesday, February 6 • 7:30 p.m. Explore Torah and the modern Jewish experience with Rabbi Feinstein.

Myra’sKnitting Mavens

vbsds.org/admissions818.788.2199

GRADES K-6TUESDAY

JANUARY 23

FOR PROSPECTIVE PARENTS

OPEN HOUSE

UPCOMING CLASSES, PROGRAMS & MORE...

Meditation Opportunities @ VBSExperience the interplay between contemporary spirituality and the ancient rituals of our liturgy as we explore Jewish prayer through meditation. Quiet the mind while opening up the soul to acknowledge the possibility of holiness in every day. You need no prior experience to participate; all are welcome. Led by Cantor Phil Baron. 818.530.4058 vbs.org/meditation

Shabbat-on-Tuesdays 10:30 a.m. Weekly on TuesdaysMeditation Minyan 10:30 a.m. Monthly, 3rd ShabbatSisterhood Jewish Mediation 7:00 p.m. Monthly

Join us for our next session Wednesday, January 17

"The Real Rambam: The Many Faces of Moises Maimonides"Guest Speaker Professor Deena Arono�, University of California, Berkeley

WEDNESDAYEVENINGS7:00-9:00 PMat Valley Beth Shalom

Upcoming Dates and Speakers:JANUARY 24Professor Sarah Abrevaya Stein, UCLA JANUARY 31 Rabbi Ed Feinstein, Ph.D., Valley Beth Shalom

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The VBS College of Jewish Studies is made possible by grants from theLill & Jess Beim Family Keruv Fund and the Harold M. Schulweis Institute

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Lech L’chaThe Jewish Journey

through History

MLK RedemptionShabbat

SHABBAT FARBRENGEN

THE SACREDPRAISE CHORALE

FaithfulCentralBibleChurchChoir

FeaturingDr. Dee and the

FRIDAYJANUARY 197:30 PMHosted by Rabbi Ed Feinstein withCantor Herschel Fox, Shira Fox, Rabbi Mark Borovitz and the Beit T’Shuvah Choir

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Hebrew Classes Monday, January 15 • 9:30-11:30 a.m. Intermediate 3 Hebrew presented in partnership with the AJU. VBS Members receive a 10% discount using code HebrewVBS. Registration required. aju.edu/hebrew 310.440.1572

Adult Israeli Dancing Monday, January 15 • 7:15 p.m. Susan North Gilboa brings you a unique way of encountering the history and culture of Israel while learning Israeli folk dances. vbs.org/dance

VBS Hazak Monday, January 22 • 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Lifelong education and enrichment for mature Jews, ages 55+. Classes and Lectures: Stephanie Holloway will discuss Common Consumer Scams Targeting Older Adults. New ways scammers are targeting older adults - learn how to prevent theft and what to do if someone steals your identify. Susan Freudenheim, Executive Director of Jewish World Watch, presents Jewish World Watch Is Still Watching. JWW envisions a world that does not stand idly by while civilian populations are being attacked simply because of who they are-a world without genocide and mass atrocities. Rabbi Devin Maimon Villarreal: FROM CONVERSO TO THE RABBINATE Torah Portion of the Week with Rabbi Ed Feinstein; Mah Jongg with Carol Gray; VBS Oracle with Marv Leon; Great Decisions 2018 with Al Wilen and Steve Krantz: "The Waning of Pax Americana." vbs.org/hazak

Strength, Wellness and Hope: The Inner Life of Men (For Men 50+) Spring Session begins Monday, January 22 • 7:00-9:00 p.m. Group facilitator and long time VBS member Harvey Keenan guides conversation to renew our spirits. harveykeenan1@gmail.com 818.480.1800

Lunch & Learn Wednesday, January 17 • 12:00-1:30 p.m. Lecture and discussion with Rabbi Ed Feinstein. Bring your own dairy lunch. Co�ee and tea provided.

Yiddish Speakers’ Club Tuesday, January 30 • 7:30 p.m. Come to speak and listen to Yiddish. Last Tuesday of the month. Menashe Bernstein • 310.440.1572

VBS Book Club Tuesday, February 6 • 7:30 p.m. We will discuss My Glorious Brothers by author Howard Fast. vbs.org/bookclub Phyllis Beim • 818.905.5113

An Evening with Larry Elder Monday, February 26 • 7:30 p.m. • Presented by the Jewish Republican Alliance Best-selling author and radio talk-show host on today’ most provocative issues. Fee for admission. Online registration: JewishRepublicanAlliance.org

FRIDAY NIGHT

SERVICE

January 26

JAZZ

Written by VBS music director Chris Hardin, this exciting new musical service features

the Chris Hardin Trio,Cantor Phil Baron,the VBS Choir, and

vocal ensemble,the Hi-Ho's

SHABBAT SHIRA

Friday, January 26 8:00 PM

Register now to be one of the 8,000 volunteers needed to conduct the annual LA Homeless Count. Indicate Valley Beth Shalom as your deployment site when registering online. For questions contact:Ben Cutter, Social Action Coordinator 818.530.4035 • email bcutter@vbs.org

Tuesday, January 237:00-10:00 p.m.at VBS