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Hazak Senior Community
Welcome to Hazak!
ANNOUNCEMENT
JUST ADDED; VBS Hazak Sunday Walk with VBS President, Ilene Berman on Sunday, March 24, 2024 at 10am at Lake Balboa. See more below.
HAZAK CALENDAR
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Hazak Monday: Monday, April 1 (9:30am-2pm). The Music and Legacy of Debbie Friedman with Cantor Jacqueline Rafii. U.S. Supreme Court: Non-elected Legislators or Impartial Arbiters? with Mark D. Levick, JD (Adjunct Assistant Professor of Political Science, LA Pierce College.) In person and on VBS YouTube Channel. Lunch and Choice of: Hazak Torah Study or Great Decisions Study Group.
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NEW: Sunday, March 24, 2024 at 10:00am: VBS Hazak Sunday Walk at Lake Balboa with VBS President, Ilene Berman. RSVP HERE. More info below.
- Monday, April 8 - 10:00am - 2:00pm: DROP IN GAME DAY. RSVP Online at VBS.ORG/GAMEDAY. More information below.
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Hazak Monday: Monday, April 15 (9:30am-2pm). Back to the World of the Bible with Rabbi Nolan Lebovitz. At the Cine-gogue: Greatest Jewish Moments in Cinema with Ari Averbach (Senior Rabbi, Temple Etz Chaim, Thousand Oaks.) In person and on VBS YouTube Channel. Lunch and Choice of: Hazak Torah Study or Great Decisions Study Group.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES AT HAZAK
- Hazak Newsletter -- Are you interested in contributing as a writer, columnist, editor, photographer for our new Hazak newsletter? Write to us at vbshazak@vbs.org and we will contact you.
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Contribute to the VBS Security Fund to cover increased expenses for security on site. Go to: https://www.vbs.org/vbs-
security-fund .
Hazak Monday: April 1 - In Person and on YouTube
10:00am: The Music and Legacy of Debbie Friedman
Jacqueline Rafii
Cantor, Valley Beth Shalom
Our own Cantor Rafii will share about the life of renowned Jewish singer-songwriter Debbie Friedman, z"l, and how she shaped Jewish American music, including some of her most beloved songs and their stories.
11:15am: U.S. Supreme Court: Non-elected Legislators or Impartial Arbiters?
Mark D Levick, JD
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Political Science, LA Pierce College
Mark returns to Hazak with a lecture that will give you the opportunity to learn more about the U.S. Supreme Court, which functions as our country’s last resort tribunal. We may also get a brief overview of pending First Amendment cases that should be decided by June 30.
Lunch Break to Nosh and Schmooze
Choice of:
Hazak Torah Study with VBS Clergy
Join Torah Study:
https:us02web.zoom.us/j/
Meeting ID 89521038155
Passcode 321357
Or
Great Decisions 2024 Discussion Group with Gerry Davis (see below)
Today’s topic: NATO's future.
VBS Hazak (for 60+)
Over 22 years ago, Rabbi Harold Schulweis (z”l) challenged a group of senior VBS members to design a program for seniors that would establish a setting at VBS for learning, socializing, and fellowship.
That pioneering group of volunteers developed the basic structure for the program that continues and grows today.
Recent Programming
MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION:
Hazak Annual Membership Fee
$36 for VBS Members
$50 for Non Members
Hazak members support the VBS Food Bank.
Bring donations to VBS each Hazak Monday.
QUESTIONS? Call the VBS office at (818) 788-6000 or vbshazak@vbs.org for additional information.
Mon, March 18 2024
8 Adar II 5784
Hazak Membership
Hazak Membership Fees:
VBS Members: $36
Non-VBS Members: $50
Non-members CLICK HERE to register for the First Semester
Membership year is July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024.
If you are a VBS Premier member over age 60 you receive Hazak membership included as part of your Premier membership.
Contact Hazak
Questions? Email vbshazak@vbs.org
Hazak is funded in part by Mount Sinai Memorial Parks