AL HA-NISSIM; A Prayer for our Jewish Heroes
12/15/2016 04:19:53 PM
Al HaNissim is a prayer in our liturgy that is chanted during the Amidah for both the Shacharit and Musaf services. You will find it on page 119 in Shacharit and page 160 in Musaf. It may not be familiar to you as...Read more...
Installation Speech as President of Valley Beth Shalom
09/13/2016 05:10:28 PM
By Scott Howard
September 8, 2016
1963, I was four years old. The Cubs had a lousy team. JFK was still our President. My memory is a little foggy going back that far, but as legend has it,...Read more...
THE SOUND OF HIGH HOLY DAYS
09/01/2016 01:21:02 PM
The month of Elul begins this weekend. For Jews, Elul is a time of reflection as we begin to prepare for the New Year. Our daily prayers add the Psalm for the Season of Repentance and the daily blowing of the Shofar. We take note of...Read more...
THE COUNTDOWN
07/28/2016 04:40:11 PM
FLASHBACK TO JUNE, 2003... VBS NURSERY SCHOOL GRADUATION...
My son Joshua and his classmates have just graduated nursery school to begin their education at VBS Day School. Our esteemed Rabbi and Teacher, Rabbi...Read more...
ROSH CHODESH â€" A MINI FESTIVAL
07/14/2016 03:29:45 PM
Rosh Chodesh is considered a mini festival that celebrates the arrival of the new moon. This monthly celebration takes precedence over all the semi festivals. Rosh Chodesh has been observed for centuries. Since the...Read more...
From the Desk of VBS President, Scott Howard
06/30/2016 10:50:45 AM
I am honored to begin my term as President of Valley Beth Shalom synagogue this week. I follow in the strong footsteps of Irv Weintraub, Norm Levine and Nancy Sher Cohen, among the so many others before...Read more...
MAKING IT COUNT
06/08/2016 04:49:12 PM
Our Torah portion this week is Bamidbar, the first chapter of the book of Numbers. It begins with G-d asking Moses to take a census of the people of Israel; to count the men over the age of 20. Men of 20 years old and up were...Read more...
AM YISRAEL CHAI
05/05/2016 02:00:00 AM
AM YISRAEL CHAI
Today is Yom HaShoah. By the time you read this, my son Josh and 266 people from Los Angeles; teens, adults and survivors will have participated in this years March of the Living. They will march...Read more...
Passover 2016 @ VBS
04/14/2016 02:00:00 AM
Dear VBS Community,
This holiday season provides the opportunity to take time out of our busy lives and sit down at a table of friends and family to recite the story of the Exodus from Egypt. The seder...Read more...
Spring is Here; Pesach is Coming
03/29/2016 02:00:00 AM
Spring is Here; Pesach is Coming
The calendar says that spring is officially here. While we have not gotten the full blast of our promised El Nino this winter, it's time to move forward.
We have changed our clocks,...Read more...
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