UPCOMING SHABBAT SERVICES September 16-17, 2016 | 14 Elul, 5776

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16EREV SHABBAT MINYAN 6:00 p.m. in Winer ChapelECC COMMUNITY SHABBAT 5:30 p.m. in Sher-Lopaty Chapel

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17Torah Portion: Ki Tetzei | Deuteronomy 21:10 - 25:19 | Page: 1112

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

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

SHABBAT MORNING 9:45 a.m. in Niznick Sanctuary Rabbi Ed Feinstein officiatesat the Bat Mitzvah of

Hannah Fishman

MEDITATION MINYAN 10:30 a.m. in Winer Chapel

SHABBAT SHIUR 12:30 p.m. in Winer Chapel

VBS POLICY FORUM

“AMERICA’S PLACE IN THE WORLD - PART II” with Guest Speaker Congressman Adam Schiff, Member, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

MINCHA SERVICES 1:00 p.m. in Sher-Lopaty Chapel Rabbi Noah Farkas officiates

at the Bar Mitzvah of Daniel Armin

Candle Lighting6:39 p.m.

Havdalah7:33 p.m.

7 - 13 ELUL, 5776

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

YAHRZEITS

Comfort and strength to those who mourn

Jeannette Albert

Ralph Alpert

Max Applebaum

Betty Aron

Hanina Benhaim

Bernhard Bornstein

Martin Bousel

Louis Braver

Lillian Brill

Fanny Brotman

Gerald Bubis

Sidney Caplan

Evelyn Charon

David G. Clark

Minnie Cohen

Murray Cohen

Jane Cohn

Martha 'Micki'

Feldman

Lillian Freid

Moshe Fuks

Ann Gerbert

Molly Gershkowitz

Sydney Gevirtz

Charles Globreman

Leon Goldberg

Alexander Goldstein

Paul Golub

David Greben

Betty Green

Albert Gregg

William Herskovitz

Marcus Hirsch

Hannah Hoffenberg

Saul Horwitz

Julius Jacobson

Isaac Jaime

Joel Kahn

Norma Kalman

Yetta Kassan

Robert L. Katzin

Alex Kessler

Lois Knee

Pearl Koran

Cheryl Joy Kramer

Bunny Lank

David Lazar

Gene Lemmon

Sam Lesser

Shirley Levine

Jerome Levine

Beatrice Levine

Blanche Maurer

Hanna Mendel

Steve Mermelstein

Stephanie Miller

Don Motzkin

Meyer Neistat

Frances Noble

Nicholas Petrakis

Dr. Louis Praver

Arthur Pressman

Norton Racine

Isadore Reese

Jack Reiss

Nathan Robin

Leon Rosenbaum

Ida Rosenstein

David Salvay

Charles Scalir

Esther Schreiber

Irwin Serber

David Ezra Shamash

Martin Siegel

Sara Simovitch

Melvin Smith

Norton Sussman

Julia Wotman

Estelle Wythe

Elizabeth Zax

Tina Zerkel

Nathan Zukerberg

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Rabbi Edward M. FeinsteinRabbi Harold M. Schulweis [z”l]Rabbi Joshua HoffmanRabbi Noah Zvi FarkasRabbi Avi Taff

Cantor Herschel FoxCantor Phil BaronYossi 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

September 9-10, 2016 7 Elul, 5776

Candle Lighting6:49 p.m.

Havdalah7:43 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.

Daily6:00 p.m.

Interested in becoming a member of VBS?Contact our Membership CoordinatorNatasha Benzaken at (818) 530-4008

or email nbenzaken@vbs.org

VBS LEADERSHIP

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9EREV SHABBAT MINYAN 6:00 p.m. in Winer ChapelRIMONIM SERVICE Sher-Lopaty Chapel 6:00 p.m. Snack & Shmooze 6:30 p.m. ServiceVBS COMMUNITY 7:45 p.m. in Malkin HallSHABBAT DINNER Pre-registration required.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10Torah Portion: Shof’tim | Deuteronomy 16:18 - 21:9 | Page: 1088

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

TEEN TORAH STUDY 9:00 a.m. in Sher-Lopaty Chapel with Rabbi Avi Taff

LIBRARY MINYAN 9:30 a.m. in Bernstein Balcony Seminar Room - Darshan Eric GoldmanOPENING PRAYERS 9:20 a.m. in Niznick Sanctuary led by Eliyah SternSHABBAT MORNING 9:45 a.m. in Niznick Sanctuary Rabbi Noah Farkas officiates at the Bat Mitzvah of Eliyah SternTOT SHABBAT 10:00 a.m. in Sher-Lopaty ChapelKID’S MINYAN 10:30 a.m. in Winer Chapel PARSHA DISCUSSION 12:00 p.m. in Winer Chapel MINCHA SERVICES 5:00 p.m. in Sher-Lopaty Chapel Rabbi Joshua Hoffman officiates at the Bar Mitzvah of Joseph Bender

UPCOMING EVENTS AND PROGRAMS AT VALLEY BETH SHALOM

VBS HAZAK Monday, September 12 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

10:00 a.m. Choice of Steve Kohn's Opera series featuring Verde's Macbeth; and The Secret Life of a Valley Wife from Carpool to Under-cover Mole by Allyson Rowen Taylor, co-founder of StandWithUs.

11:15 a.m. Lecture by Malkah Schulweis on Perceptions of Masculinity in the Five Books of the Torah.

12:45 p.m. Choice of Torah Portion of the Week with Rabbi Ed Feinstein; Mah Jongg learning and supervised play with Carol Gray; or VBS ORACLE supervised by Marv Leon (pre-registration required).

For more information visit vbs.org/hazak or call (818) 788-6000.

ADULT ISRAELI DANCE CLASSES Beginning Monday, September 12Celebrate on Monday nights with Susan North Gilboa. A unique way of encountering the history and culture of Israel while learning Israeli folk dances. More information online at vbs.org/dance or contact Susan North GIlboa at sngilboa@vbs.org.

MELTON CLASSES Beginning Thursday, September 15Interactive classes designed for adults at all levels of knowledge. Contact Melton Director, Pamela Rooks at (818) 854-7685 or email prooks@stsonline.org.

LUNCH AND LEARN Wednesday, September 21 from 12:00 to 1:30 p.m.Lecture and discussion with Rabbi Ed Feinstein. Bring your own dairy lunch. Coffee and tea provided.

YIDDISH SPEAKERS’ CLUB Tuesday, September 27 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.

VBS CONGREGATIONAL CHOIR New members welcome as we prepare for 2016 High Holiday services. Contact Music Director, Chris Hardin, at chardin@vbs.org or leave a message at (818) 384-1410 or visit vbs.org/choir.

ADULT B'NAI MITZVAH PREP CLASS Tuesdays 6:30-8:30 p.m. or Thursdays 9:00-11:00 a.m. Prepare for becoming an adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah with VBS Ritual Director Yossi Dresner. Call (818) 530-4012 for more information.

ADULT EDUCATION - MODERN HEBREW CLASSES Mondays 9:30-11:45 a.m. October 31 through December 19Presented in partnership with the American Jewish University. Tuition is $269 plus cost of textbook. VBS members receive a 10% discount using the code HebrewVBS. Registration is now open at wcce.aju.edu/hebrew or call (310) 440-1572.

A six-session policy forum series hosted by

Rabbis Ed Feinstein and Noah Farkas leading up

to Election Day on November 8, 2016. Forums

will feature guest speakers covering hot topics

relevant to the current political climate.

VBS POLICY FORUMS:ELECTION 2016

Upcoming Policy Forum Dates:Saturday, Sept. 17 at 12:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 26 at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2 at 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday, September 147:00 p.m. at VBS

VOTING TO END HOMELESSNESS

City Council Member Mike Bonin,

Member, Homeless and Poverty CommitteeThomas Safran, Nonprofit Housing DeveloperCynthia Strathmann, Executive Director SAJE

Moderated by Stephanie Klasky Gamer,

Executive Director LA Family Housing

Wedne

ElectionDay isNov. 8

Register to vote atregistertovote.ca.gov

Visit vbs.org/election2016

vbs.org/sisterhood | sisterhood@vbs.org | (818) 530-4087

VBS SISTERHOOD

A PLACE FOR WOMEN OF ALL AGES AND STAGES

DAYTIME BOOK & Tuesday, September 13 at 10:00 a.m. MOVIE CLUB BOOK: Homefront by Kristin Hannah; MOVIES: "Indignation" and “Florence Foster Jenkins”

TEA & TORAH Tuesday, September 13 at 7:30 p.m. with Rabbi Ed Feinstein. Registration required.

SALAD DAY Wednesday, September 14 at 12:00 p.m. All About Travel. Registration required.

MAH JONG Thursday, September 22 at 7:00 p.m. Register online at vbs.org/mahjong.

N’SHAMA MINYAN Saturday, September 24 at 9:30 a.m. “AYEKAH: Where are you? Here I am!”

NIGHT TIME Wednesday, October 5 at 7:30 p.m. discussingBOOK CLUB Operation Thunderbolt by Saul David. Contact Ruthy at ruthyanthony@sbcglobal.net.

JOIN US FOR A CUP OF JOE!JOIN US FOR A CUP OF JOE!

Friday, September 16

7:45 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.

Outside in the

school entryway

where challah is

sold. In partnership

with The Coffee

Bean & Tea Leaf.

Cash or check only.

Buy a cup of coffee or a perfectlycrafted Cafe Vanilla and

schmooze with your VBS friends.

VBS ANNUAL CAMPAIGNKICK-OFF EVENT

Join us for a special preview of the VBS

Building Plans and Renovation presented

by Abramson Teiger Architects

highlighting the new Howard and Irene

Levine Community Center and Rita and

Jack Sinder Entrance Pavillion.

Wednesday, September 28at Valley Beth Shalom

6:30 p.m. Hors d'oeuvres and Cocktails 7:45 p.m. Program and Dessert

RSVP by Wednesday, September 21

to Marlene Edenzon at (818) 530-4006

or email annualcampaign@vbs.org.

$1,000 minimum gift to attend.

Visit vbs.org/annual-campaign to

make your Annual Campaign gift.

Calling volunteers for the High Holidays Project Pushcart! Please sign up to give an hour (or a few) of your time to help out during the High Holidays. We need your help to collect donations of clothing, hygiene items and food for the needy and to hand out food bank donation bags, blood drive information and VBS program information. Teen volunteers are welcome! Community service hours can be verified for schools. Sign up online at slotted.co/projectpushcart or contact Brooke Wirtschafter at (818) 530-4035 or email bwirtschafter@vbs.org.

VBS CHESED CONNECTION

Lulav & Etrog Sets on sale now through Thursday, October 13

for $80 each. LIMITED SUPPLY! Call Wendy Perlmutter to order:

(818) 788-6000 or email wperlmutter@vbs.org.

GET READY FOR SUKKOT

Join the conversation. Watch daily inspirational videos from VBS clergy and staff; interact with our communal art exhibit in the main hallway; attend special programming and events; share your journey using #vbsAyekah. Learn more at vbs.org/Ayekah.

VBS AYEKAH: Where Are You?

A special program of music by

Max Janowski, Aminadav Aloni,

Rebecca Clarke, Joaquin Turina,

William Bolcom and Maria Newman.

Tickets: $10 in advance; $15 at the door.

Reservations close on Friday, September 9.

For more info call (818) 788-6000.

The Jewish Music Commission of Los Angeles

and Valley Beth Shalom present the

Sunday, September 112:30 p.m. at VBS

VBS CONNECT PRESENTS...

“SUMMER NIGHTS”Saturday, September 10 • 7:00 p.m.

Join Rabbi Ed Feinstein and enjoy live music,

Havdalah, dinner and drinks with The 6 Billion

Dollar Band featuring VBS member David

Rodgers. Location provided upon RSVP

(private residence backyard in Tarzana).

Couvert $35/pp. vbs.org/summer-nights.

Tuesday, September 20 at 6:30 p.m. at VBS

An evening of octane-fueled bonding!

Cost: $40/pp. RSVP online:

vbsbrotherhood.com

or email Jason Stern:

jstern63@gmail.com

Teen Tuesdays: It's not too late to sign up!

A weekly post-B'Nai Mitzvah informal learning

opportunity for grades 8-12. Includes dinner,

learning and electives such as cooking, sports

and multi-media art. A social atmosphere

centered on Jewish culture connecting teens

through meaningful experiences.

ENROLL NOW! It's not too late to sign up for

upcoming fun events and gatherings. Visit

vbs.org/youth or call (818) 530-4025.

HIGH HOLIDAY PREPARATION

SEPHARDIC HIGH HOLIDAY SERVICES October 2-12Full Service in the Sephardic (Mizrahi) Tradition. Member Pricing: ForFamilies: 2 Tickets with Membership, Unmarried Dependents - $200 each.Singles: 1 Ticket with Membership, Unmarried Dependents - $200 each.Non-Member Pricing: $350 each. To purchase tickets or for more info, contact Janet Djalilmand: (818) 530-4009 or email jdjalilmand@vbs.org.

SELICHOT SERVICES Saturday, September 247:00 p.m. Study session led by Rabbi Ed Feinstein followed by Havdalah, the changing of the Torah mantles and a dessert reception. 8:45 p.m. Meditative Selichot prayers begin.10:30 p.m. Rabbi Noah Farkas leads traditional late-night Selichot prayers.