High Holiday Service Schedule
Erev Rosh Hashanah
Monday, September 6, 2021
- Community Candle Lighting | Online only | 5:00pm (this virtual-only event will stream to Facebook and YouTube only and will not stream to VBS TV)
- Main Sanctuary Service | 6:00pm (On Site and on Facebook and YouTube only – will not stream to VBS TV)
- Traditional Minyan Service | 6:30pm
Rosh Hashanah Day 1
Tuesday, September 7, 2021
- Main Sanctuary Service – Early | 9:30am
- Main Sanctuary Service – Late | 2:00pm
- Traditional Minyan Service | 8:30am*
- Sephardic Service | 8:30am
- Live Broadcast Service | 10:00am*
- Teens 12+ BACHUTZ Style Alternative Outdoor Service | Pre-registration required | 9:30am
- It's A New Year! After All Pop-Up Experience | Pre-registration required | Beginning at 1:00pm
Rosh Hashanah Day 2
Wednesday, September 8, 2021
- Main Sanctuary Service | 9:30am*
- Traditional Minyan Service | 8:30am*
- Sephardic Service | 8:30am
- Beach & Blessings Family Service and Tashlich (off-site) | 10:00am*
Tashlich
Anthony Beilenson Park
Lake Balboa, 6300 Balboa Boulevard
Wednesday, September 8, 2021
- Rabbi Ed Feinstein and Cantor Phil Baron | 5:00pm
Join us for a joyful beginning of the New Year. We cast away our sins (ok, old crumbs!) and begin the year with song and celebration. Bring your dog for “Tash-leash” – all dogs will receive a special blessing as we celebrate a collective “Bark Mitzvah.”
Thursday, September 9, 2021
- Rabbi Deborah Schuldenfrei, Rabbi Avi Taff and Tamar Raff (VBS Day School) | 5:30pm
Friday, September 10, 2021
- Rabbi Noah Farkas | 4:00pm
Shabbat Shuvah
Saturday, September 11, 2021
“As the Jew Turns” Torah Study
A special Torah Study with Rabbi Ed Feinstein at 9:00am Online only | 9:00am (this virtual-only event will stream to Facebook and YouTube only and will not stream to VBS TV)
Kol Nidre
Wednesday, September 15, 2021
- Community Candle Lighting | Online only | 5:00pm (this virtual-only event will stream to Facebook and YouTube only and will not stream to VBS TV)
- Main Sanctuary Service – Early | 6:00pm
- Main Sanctuary Service – Late | 8:30pm
- Traditional Minyan Service | 6:30pm*
- Sephardic Service | 6:30pm
- Live Broadcast Service | 6:30pm*
Yom Kippur
Thursday, September 16, 2021
- Main Sanctuary Service – Early | 9:30am
- Main Sanctuary Service – Late | 2:00pm
- Traditional Minyan Service | 8:00am*
- Sephardic Service | 8:30am
- Live Broadcast Service | 10:00am*
- B'Yachad Family Broadcast Service (pre-recorded) | Online only | watch anytime*
- Teens 12+ BACHUTZ Style Alternative Outdoor Service | Pre-registration required | 9:30am
- Yom Kippur Meditation with Cantor Phil Baron | Online only | 1:00pm*
- Study Session – "Forgiveness" with Rabbi Noah Farkas | Online only | 2:30pm*
- Study Session – "Meeting & Meaning at the Crossroads" with Rabbi Cheryl Peretz | Online only | 4:00pm*
Mincha
- Main Sanctuary Service | 5:30pm*
- Traditional Minyan Service | 5:15pm*
- Sephardic Service | 5:15pm
Neilah
- Main Sanctuary Service | 6:30pm*
- Traditional Minyan Service | 6:30pm*
- Sephardic Service | 6:30pm
Final Sounding of the Shofar | 7:45pm
*THESE SERVICES WILL BE LIVE STREAMED TO VBS TV at watch.vbs.org
Attending High Holiday Services On Site
The health and safety of our community is our greatest priority as we welcome congregants age 12 and up to attend High Holiday services on site.
HEALTH PROTOCOLS
Mask Requirement
In alignment with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health's latest guidelines, masks are required to be worn at all times while at VBS. In addition, if you or a household member is not feeling well or has any COVID-19 symptoms, please stay home and enjoy our virtual service options. Thank you for your partnership in keeping our community healthy and safe.
Proof of Vaccination
Proof of vaccination is required to attend High Holiday services on site. For those who cannot provide proof of vaccination, all VBS members are welcome to join our virtual services. Read more here >
By submitting your proof of vaccination ahead of time, your entry ticket will be designated with a Fast Pass to move quickly through check in at the door.
Click here to submit your proof of vaccination >
SECURITY, TICKETS & SEATING
To enter VBS, every ticket holder will be required to present a ticket along with a matching photo ID, and then pass through metal detectors. In addition, all bags, including purses, diaper bags, strollers and tallit bags will be checked. Please avoid bringing oversized bags or backpacks as this may delay your entrance time.
Please keep your ticket with you at all times; no adults will be admitted through VBS security without a ticket and ID. If you arrive without a ticket, proceed to our Will Call Booth located at the driveway of the first house just north of the entrance gate. If you need to exit and re-enter, you will need to go through all security procedures once again.
Except for seats designated in the Main Sanctuary Service for Premier Members, all seats are open/unreserved.
Parking and Rideshare Alternatives
SINDER PARKING LOT
Between Densmore and Gloria, south of Moorpark: Parking is available in the main VBS parking lot. Tandem parking is necessary to accommodate the maximum number of vehicles. If you park behind another car in a tandem space, you MUST leave your keys in your car. Second Service attendees will not be permitted to park until all the cars from First Service have left.
VALET PARKING
We are pleased to provide complimentary valet parking for Premier members and drivers with valid, state-issued disabled parking placards.
To Drop Off: Pull your car onto Densmore Ave just south of the Security Booth on the east side of the street.
For Pick Up: Proceed to the southwest corner of Moorpark and Densmore Ave to give your ticket to the valet driver.
Signs will be posted for valet drop off and pick up areas. Please note that valet pick up may take additional time after services. Thank you for your patience. Please note: there is no valet parking on Erev Rosh Hashanah or the second day of Rosh Hashanah.
STREET PARKING
Certain street parking restrictions are "relaxed" in the neighborhood during Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur on the following streets: 4300 to 5000 blocks of Densmore Avenue; 4600 to 5000 blocks of Gloria Avenue; and 15800 block of Moorpark Street. Meters, Tow Zones, Hydrants and other safety violations will be enforced. Please do not block our neighbors' driveways.
OVERFLOW PARKING
On the first day of Rosh Hashanah, on Kol Nidre and on Yom Kippur day, a limited amount of validated parking will be available at the Encino Terrace Building located between Gloria and Densmore, north of Ventura. Take the parking ticket from that building and have it stamped at the Usher Table in the main hallway.
RIDESHARE ALTERNATIVES
With limited parking options at VBS, ride sharing is a great alternative to driving. And you get dropped off and picked up right in front of the security entrance! We urge you to carpool or ride with others to VBS. We've partnered with LYFT car services to offer special promo codes for travel to or from VBS on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur!
LYFT CODES: $5 discount to first 100 ride requests. During Rosh Hashanah, use promo code: VBSRH2021. During Yom Kippur, use promo code: VBSYK2021.
Don't have a smartphone? Check out Go Go Grandparent , an affordable transportation concierge that works with Uber and Lyft to give you rides. Call 855-464-6872, mention Valley Beth Shalom and receive a $5 discount on rides to or from VBS.
Service Descriptions
Main Services
Led by Rabbi Ed Feinstein, Rabbi Noah Farkas, Cantor Phil Baron, Cantor Herschel Fox and a small choir in the Niznick Sanctuary. The Main Service will be about two hours long, including our traditional prayers, reading of the Torah and the Rabbi’s sermon.
Except for sections reserved for Premier members and their family, all seating will be unreserved/open.
Sephardic Services
Led by Sephardic Cantors and a Rabbi in Sher-Lopaty Chapel.
Traditional Minyan Services
Hosted in Malkin Hall with open (unassigned) seating for all. The Traditional Service will offer a fuller rendition of the holiday prayers, led by members of our congregation, with teaching offered by Rabbi Cheryl Peretz, Associate Dean of the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies at American Jewish University, who will be joining us for the holidays.
Studio Services
A professionally produced online broadcast service for those who prefer to join a virtual worship experience from home.
Project Pushcart
Please bring your Project Pushcart donation items to VBS during High Holidays.
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