20 Shevat, 5779 SHABBATON - vbs.org · Flower Arranging and Wine presented by VBS Adult Jewish Life Thursday, February 28 • 7:30-9:30 PM Learn how to design a stunning ˛oral bouquet

RABBI EDWARD M. FEINSTEINRABBI HAROLD M. SCHULWEIS [z”l]RABBI JOSHUA HOFFMANRABBI NOAH ZVI FARKASRABBI AVI TAFFCANTOR PHIL BARONCANTOR HERSCHEL FOX

VBS LEADERSHIP DAVID SPIEGEL PresidentMATTHEW WEINTRAUB Executive DirectorYOSSI DRESNER Ritual DirectorRABBI DEBORAH SCHULDENFREI Head of VBS Day SchoolABBY ANDIMAN MARS ECC DirectorKERI LOVENTHAL ECLC DirectorAMI MONSON Dir. of Youth Engagement

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January 25-26, 2019 | 20 Shevat, 5779UPCOMING SHABBAT SERVICES

SHABBATONSHABBATONJanuary 18-19, 2019 13 Shevat, 5779

FRIDAY, JANUARY 18EREV SHABBAT MINYAN 5:00 PM Winer ChapelSHABBAT SHIRA 7:30 PM Nava Tehila hosted by Cantor Phil Baron Sher-Lopaty Chapel

SATURDAY, JANUARY 19Torah Portion Beshalach: Exodus 13:17 - 17:16 | Page 399

TORAH STUDY 9:00 AM Rabbi Ed Feinstein Winer ChapelOPENING PRAYERS 9:30 AM Sher-Lopaty ChapelSHABBAT MORNING SERVICE 9:45 AM Rabbi Noah Farkas Sher-Lopaty Chapel

MEDITATION MINYAN 10:30 AM Winer ChapelPARSHA DISCUSSION 12:30 PM Zicklin Lieberman Youth Center

Candle Lighting4:52 p.m.Havdalah5:50 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 becominga member of VBS?

Contact Membership Coordinator Natasha Benzaken

Phone 818.530.4008Email [email protected]

FRIDAY, JANUARY 25EREV SHABBAT MINYAN 5:00 PM Winer ChapelT’MARIM SEPHARDIC SHABBAT 6:00 PM Mezze Main Hallway 6:30 PM Shabbat Service Sher-Lopaty Chapel ECLC SHABBAT SERVICE AND DINNER 6:15 PM Burdorf Hall

SATURDAY, JANUARY 26Torah Portion Yitro: Exodus 18:1 - 20:23 | Page 432TORAH STUDY 9:00 AM Rabbi Ed Feinstein Winer ChapelTEEN TORAH STUDY 9:00 AM Rabbi Avi Ta� Zicklin Lieberman Youth CenterITFC SHABBAT EXPERIENCE CLASS 9:00 AM Infant-Toddler & Family Center GymLIBRARY MINYAN 9:30 AM D’var Torah Steve Grad Bernstein Balcony Seminar RoomOPENING PRAYERS 9:30 AM Sher-Lopaty ChapelSHABBAT MORNING SERVICE 9:45 AM Rabbi Noah Farkas o�ciates at the Bar Mitzvah of Daniel Baker Niznick SanctuaryTOT SHABBAT 10:00 AM We celebrate the Mandelbaum Family Baby Naming Burdorf HallKIDS MINYAN 11:00 AM Winer ChapelPARSHA DISCUSSION 12:30 PM Zicklin Lieberman Youth CenterVBS CONNECT WITH WINE EVENT 6:30 PM Sher-Lopaty Chapel

13-19 Shevat, 5779

Comfort and strength to those who mourn

Rose Arono�Lillian BarrRuth Baum

Raymond BenavidezKatie Bercutt

J. Marvin BerksonFenia BerlmanHarold Berman

Markus BernsteinEva Biri

Augusta BlausteinHarry Bloch

Ada BronsonRenee Carasso

Albert ChapmanArthur Clapick

Abe CohenIrving J. Cohen

Lillian DiamondHarry Solomon Dubin

Bob ElliottBrett Andrew Feig

Sam FeinbergAaron ‘Archie’ Finkel

Lorraine FirstSarah Fish

Stanley FrazenAlan Cary Fried

Roberta 'Bobbie' Friedman

Sam GehrmanLouis GershensonSylvia Glasband

Jack GlaserHyman Glassman

Kol GlattFannie GluskinNace Goldman

Barry GruberEmanuel GylerDora HamburgCharlotte Hecht

Tikvah HendelKhalil Hersel

David Elias IsraeliParvaneh Rachel

KahenianLorraine Solomon Kaitz

Toby KanovskyAudrey KanterJeanette KellerGoldie KornfeldMaurice Kramer

Gustie KritzerAnna Lever

Victoria LevinSol Levin

Betsy LevineAbraham Morris

LewineEsther Lipkin

Leonard LorberJerry Machlis

Bernice MandelMax Manilo�

Bella MarkmanDavid Markovitz

Marion Ruth MarshallTillie Miller

Renaldo MonacoArmando Simca

MonacoSam O�say

William OrensteinGabriel OrlandOscar L. ParisEdwin ParksIrvin Pollock

Gerald PopickRose Rakow

Robert Ratno�Gabriel Ratno�Morris Reiner

Jack Rosen

Lena RosenbergHenry Rosenberg

Naomi Mihal Rosenthal

Leonard RothnerCharles Rotholz

Reuben S. Rubaum M.D.Sheldon Akfred Rubin

Leon RubinJosef Samel

Anita Aaron SamelsonFay SchachterBarbara Schill

Edward SchulmanAlan SchwartzEthel Schwartz

Harry SegilShifra Seldin

Janet ShabanzadehLester B. ShaftonShirley SladnickEverett Solomon

Aaron StarrCecelia Stein

Nathan StollerLillian Strauss

Tannie ThompsonSam Tobey

Kimiyo TornoeMolly Weinsheink

Nathan E. WeinsteinSam WeisbaumIrving L. Weishar

Sidney M. WeismanBlanche E. WeissJack WeitzmanHarold White

Emmanuel WildauerLillian Wol�

Yueh-Mei WuMorris J. Yanes

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

YAHRZEITS Candle Lighting4:58 p.m.Havdalah5:57 p.m.

VBS honors our volunteers for theirmany hours of service to the synagogue.We will be celebrating those who have given of themselves and have distinguished VBS with their commitment and concern. Kiddush lunch will be served immediately following services.

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WINE TASTING • ITALIAN dinner CATERED BYLA KOSHER • LIVE ENTERTAINMENT • havdalah

with rabbi feinstein and cantor baron

presents

Couvert: $40/person

SATURday, January 26 • 6:30 pm

Questions? Email [email protected]

RSVP at vbs.org/vbs-connect

Ages 45-60ish

JANUARY 23Reverend Canon Dr. Julian P. BullHeadmaster, Campbell Hall School

JANUARY 30Rabbi Jason Weiner Cedars Sinai Medical Center

FEBRUARY 6Rabbi Susan GoldbergWilshire Blvd Temple

FEBRUARY 13Rabbi Naomi LeviNashuva

FEBRUARY 20Rabbi Elie SpitzB'nai Israel, Tustin

WEDNESDAYEVENINGS

7:00-9:00 PM

What difference does God make in a human life?We pose this question to a distinguished group

of rabbis, thinkers and scholars.

“Conversations with God”

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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

Watch College videos online at vbs.org/watchcollege

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Free and opento the

community

Hosted byRabbi EdFeinstein

FRIDAY, JANUARY 18EREV SHABBAT MINYAN 5:00 PM Winer ChapelSHABBAT SHIRA 7:30 PM Nava Tehila hosted by Cantor Phil Baron Sher-Lopaty Chapel

SATURDAY, JANUARY 19Torah Portion Beshalach: Exodus 13:17 - 17:16 | Page 399

TORAH STUDY 9:00 AM Rabbi Ed Feinstein Winer ChapelOPENING PRAYERS 9:30 AM Sher-Lopaty ChapelSHABBAT MORNING SERVICE 9:45 AM Rabbi Noah Farkas Sher-Lopaty Chapel

MEDITATION MINYAN 10:30 AM Winer ChapelPARSHA DISCUSSION 12:30 PM Zicklin Lieberman Youth Center

VBS Member Spotlight

We are proud to highlight our members who committheir time and resources to helping VBS thrive.

Ari and Simonne �nd the VBS community warm and welcoming. “We just love all of the people we’ve met. And the rabbis and cantors are always accessible. They even know most people byname, which is amazing in a synagogue the size of VBS. Everything we’ve found here shows that we made the right decision to be a part of this community,” they concluded.

Read more at vbs.org/member-spotlight

Ari and Simonne Moss

Led by Artist-in-Residence Asher Levy and

Cantor Phil Baron

SEPHARDIC SHABBAT SERVICE

תמרים

Join us to experience the beauty and the magic of the Jewish musical traditions of Turkey, Iran, Spain, Morocco, Syria, Egypt, Iraq, Greece and Yemen

FRIDAYEVENINGJANUARY 25

Imagine the sound of a sunset breeze rustling through a palm tree,the quiet of the desert landscape, the sweetness of a date and the

hypnotic Mediterranean melodies that would welcome theShabbat Queen in Sephardic lands

6:00-6:30 PM Mezze6:30-7:45 PM Sephardic Shabbat Service

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Rolling enrollmentspring session

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14-30 Months

SISTERHOOD vbs.org/sisterhood

Family Shabbat ExperienceSaturday, January 26 • 9:00 AM • Free class followed by Tot Shabbat Service. vbs.org/itfcFeb 23 • Mar 23 • Apr 27 • May 25 • Jun 22Strength, Wellness and Hope: The Inner Life of Men (Ages 50+)Mondays • 7:00 PM with facilitator Harvey Keenan. Newcomers welcome! vbs.org/swhJan 28 • Feb 4,11,25 • Mar 4,11,18,25 • Apr 1,8,15Adult Israeli Dance Classes Mondays • 7:15 PM with instructor Susan North Gilboa. Fee. vbs.org/danceJan 28 • Feb 11,25 • Mar 4,11,18,25 • Apr 1,8,15 • May 6,13,20 VBS Hazak: Lifelong Education & Enrichment for Seniors vbs.org/hazakMonday, January 28 • 9:30 AM Feb 2,11,25 • Mar 4,18 • Apr 1,15 • May 6,20 Yiddish Speakers ClubTuesday, January 29 • 7:30 PM For info: Menashe Bernstein • 818.784.2100Feb 26 • Mar 26 • Apr 30 • May 28 • Jun 25Traveling Through the Texts Talmud Class with Rabbi Noah FarkasTuesday, February 5 • 7:30 PM Feb 19 • Mar 19 • Apr 2,16 • May 7,21 • Jun 18VBS Book ClubTuesday, February 5 • 7:30 PMMar 5 • Apr 2 • May 7 • Jun 4,18 vbs.org/bookclub Lunch and Learnwith Rabbi Ed Feinstein Wednesday, February 6 • 12:00-1:30 PMFeb 20 • Mar 6,20 • Apr 3,17 • May 1,15 • Jun 5

A Conversation with International President Margie Miller: Sisterhood Past, Present and into the FutureThursday, January 24 • 7:00 PM Free Event6th Annual N’Shama Minyan RetreatFriday-Saturday, February 8-9 at Brandeis Bardin Institute in Simi ValleyFor info: 818.222.0192 vbs.org/NShamaRetreatTea and TorahTuesday, February 12 • 7:30 PM Mar 12 • Apr 9 • May 14 • Jun 11Brunch and Tour of “Notorious RBG”Exhibit at the SkirballTuesday, February 1910:00 AMRSVP at vbs.org/RBGMyra’s Knitting MavensWednesday, February 2010:00 AM-12:00 PM Third Wednesday of each month

ONGOING PROGRAMMING

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Tu B’Shvat Event Wednesday, January 23 • 3:30-5:00 PM “A Tree is Nice” with PJ Library in the Boudai Innovation Lab. Geared towards children ages 2-7.Big Ideas for Israel’s Democratic Future and its Role in the Middle East Tuesday, January 29 • 7:00 PM Forum hosted by Rabbi Ed Feinstein and co-moderated with Professor David Myers of UCLA. Guests include Dr. Assaf David, Academic Director of the Forum For Regional Thinking and Elizabeth Tsurkov, Education for Peace in Iraq Center, and Research Fellow at the Forum for Regional Thinking. Co-Sponsored by The New Israel Fund (NIF).Sixth Annual Maurice Amado Lecture in Jewish Ethics Thursday, February 7 • 7:30 PM "Immigration Justice and Injustice: Why Jews Should Care" Guest Speaker Allison Wolf, Ph.D., Professor of Philosophy, Simpson College. Open to the public.SAVE THE DATE! VBS Adult Jewish Life Bowling NightSaturday, February 23 • 8:00-10:00 PM Lucky Strike, 6801 Hollywood Blvd. Flower Arranging and Wine presented by VBS Adult Jewish LifeThursday, February 28 • 7:30-9:30 PM Learn how to design a stunning �oral bouquet arrangement for your Shabbat table with Caryl Gatus of TLC Designs. Reserve a table with your friends or Havurah and be seated together as a group. Fee. RSVP by February 15. vbs.org/�owers