Music is at the heart of VBS culture.

The sounds of VBS are unique to our synagogue; our melodies carry with them our history and soul.

Experience the music of VBS at a variety of prayer experiences and special engagements including:

• Shiru Shabbat: Enjoy a series of special Friday nights filled with music, dinner, learning, and community.
• Tot Shabbat: Sing, clap and dance together with our clergy, Shababa Band and ECC as we pray, play and make music together!
• VBS Annual Concert Series: Now in its fourth year, our annual series of select musical engagements journey through our culture, spanning generations and genres.

Cantor Jacqueline Rafii

VBS Senior Cantor Rafii (see bio)  is a published composer of Jewish music and a classically trained pianist. She performs Jewish music in Hebrew, Farsi, Ladino, and English. Cantor Rafii earned her JD from UCLA School of Law and practiced entertainment law for three years, representing major and upcoming artists. For her cantorial Master's Thesis, she conducted original fieldwork in the area of preserving, notating, and disseminating Persian Jewish prayer melodies.

Cantorial Trainee Jennifer Weiss

Jennifer is an accomplished professional vocalist whose experience spans choral works, opera, musical theatre, new music, and session singing. Training under the supervision of our Senior Cantor Jackie Rafii, Jennifer will help bring rich Jewish prayer and educational experiences to the VBS community. Jennifer completed a B.A. in Theatre and Linguistics, with a minor in Music Composition and Theory, at the University of Pennsylvania. She holds a dual M.M. in Voice Performance and Voice Pedagogy from Westminster Choir College. Jennifer is on the faculty at Citrus College, Pasadena Conservatory of Music, and California School of the Arts. 

VBS Youth Choir

Open to all VBS Day School students, ECLC students, and VBS Members. Meet with friends and learn new music!

To register, email Cantor Rafii at jrafii@vbs.org.