Community Corner: Matthew Weintraub, Executive Director
03/15/2022 11:59:41 AM
As Purim and Pesach are around the corner, I have been thinking about the two very significant distinctions in the leadership of our Purim and Passover heroes.
In the story of Pesach, and in Exodus, God's presence is mighty. God, with Moses as God's messenger, delivers...Read more...
Community Corner - Elana Vorspan, Director of Marketing & Communications
05/01/2019 11:22:24 AM
Elana Vorspan, Director of Marketing & Communications
The Value of Membership
I'm often asked to define the value of a VBS membership. Certainly the answers can be long and full of intangibles, but for...Read more...
Community Corner - Camryn Kruger, Youth Dept
03/19/2019 01:49:51 PM
Camryn Kruger, Asst. Dir. of Youth Engagement
Purim Staff Spotlight
Welcome to Purim! The official “party” on the Jewish holiday calendar. Each year, we gather in our costumes and share this incredible story of wild characters in an ancient land,...Read more...
VBS ECC Participates in BJE Conference for Early Childhood Educators
03/08/2019 11:04:41 AM
Valley Beth Shalom Participates in BJE Conference for Early Childhood Educators
On Monday, March 4, the early childhood staff from Valley Beth Shalom, together with close to 300 educators from...Read more...
Community Corner - Matthew Weintraub, Executive Director
02/21/2019 03:14:20 PM
Matthew Weintraub, Executive Director
VBS: A SACRED COMMUNITY & ANSWER TO MASLOW'S HIERARCHY OF NEEDS
We Jews can be a needy people. We kvetch, we argue, we want" but we are simply human. As psychologist Abraham Maslow laid out,...Read more...
Community Corner - Tal Barak, VBS Day School Director of Admissions and Marketing
02/12/2019 05:50:00 PM
Tal Barak, VBS Day School Director of Admissions and Marketing
My name is Tal Barak and I'm a lot of things. I'm a VBS congregant, all three of my children graduated from the ECC and I'm a current Day School mom. Last, but not least, I am the Director of...Read more...
Community Corner - Shelley Margulies, Day School President
01/03/2019 12:30:26 PM
Shelley Margulies, Day School President
In a world where you hesitate to turn on the news, I thought I would share something happy, genuine, and worthy of discussion.
Many people ask me why I chose Valley Beth...Read more...
Community Corner - Bill Green, VBS Board of Directors, Administrative Vice President
11/20/2018 04:50:00 PM
Bill Green, VBS Board of Directors, Administrative Vice President
My wife Barbara and I both grew up in the Valley. My first understanding of how important a synagogue can be in the...Read more...
Community Corner - Scott Howard, Immediate Past President of VBS
11/07/2018 11:42:28 AM
Scott Howard, Immediate Past President of VBS
When I was a teenager, some 45 years ago, my teacher and spiritual leader, Rabbi Schulweis taught us in a weekly confirmation class. We sat on the floor in his office and he would...Read more...
Community Corner - Keri Loventhal, ECLC Director
10/30/2018 12:07:06 PM
Community Corner
Traditional Learning Through The Academies
Keri Loventhal, ECLC Director
The word tradition is defined as passing down information, beliefs, and customs from one generation to another. Celebrating Shabbat is a tradition that has been passed down from many...Read more...
