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We advise everyone to please wear a face covering when you leave your home, wash hands frequently and avoid gatherings of any kind with people outside your household. Visit Covid-19 Resources page for more info.
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Services on Site
We are very excited to expand our in-person service options at VBS:
Evening Minyan
Monday through Thursday at 6:00pm in Sher-Lopaty Chapel beginning Monday, April 12. Open to the community. Limited to 50 people on a first come, first served basis. Pre-registration not required.
Rimonim Friday Evening Kabbalat Shabbat Service
April 23 at 6:00pm: Pre-registration required. For VBS members only. Limited to 50 pre-registered VBS members.
Register and review our protocols by April 22 at 12:00pm here
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Connect, Enjoy & De-Stress
As we navigate these uncertain times, we want you to feel connected to Valley Beth Shalom through virtual prayer, learning and community experiences. We are here for you.
Scroll down to view our VBS @ Home streaming schedule.
Once logged into Facebook, you can visit this link to have access to our live broadcast. To view a Facebook Live video after it airs, click here>
WE ARE HERE TO HELP! If you are feeling anxious or need to talk to someone, please contact the VBS Counseling Center at 818.784.1414 or our clergy department at clergy@vbs.org or 818.788.6000.
All online video programs are archived on our YouTube channel here >
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VBS FOOD BANK URGENTLY NEEDS DONATIONS
Our VBS Food Bank is in urgent need of donations. We created an Amazon Wish List of items to order that can be delivered directly to VBS. We also have bins available to drop off items Mon-Thurs 7am-5pm and Fri-Sun 7am-3pm.
NEW CONTENT ON VBS TV!
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Bachutz Outdoor Adventures with VBS Educator Nick Greene
- Culinary Judaics Academy
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VBS @ Home Streaming Schedule
Saturday, April 17
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- Torah Study with Rabbi Ed Feinstein at 9:00am on Facebook, YouTube and watch.vbs.org (log in required)
- Shabbat Morning Service with Rabbi Joshua Hoffman and Cantor Phil Baron at 10:00am at VBS and on Facebook Live and YouTube
- Rabbi Hillel Silverman Drash "Why we have 2 ears and 1 tongue" at 11:45am on Facebook and YouTube
- Parsha Discussion Group at 1:00pm on Zoom
- Evening Minyan at 6:00pm on Zoom, Facebook Live and YouTube Live
- Community Havdalah Service at 8:00pm on Zoom, Facebook Live and YouTube Live
Havdalah 8:03pm
Sunday, April 18
- Morning Minyan at 8:30am on Facebook and YouTube
- Mizrahi Sacred Songs (Piyutim) – From Pulpit to Pop Chart I & II presented by Dr. Galeet Dardashti, UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music at 11:00am. Register here >
- Evening Minyan at 6:00pm on Facebook Live
- IAC Israel Independence Day Celebration at 6:30pm. Learn more >
Monday, April 19
- Morning Minyan at 7:30am on Facebook
- Hazak presents "Opera 4 – Potions, Poison and Port" with Steve Kohn at 10:00am, "Secrets of Mars Revealed" with Bill Green at 11:15am, Torah Study with Rabbi Joshua Hoffman at 12:30pm, Great Decisions 2021 Discussion Group at 12:30pm.
Learn more > - Evening Minyan at 6:00pm at VBS and on Facebook Live and YouTube
Tuesday, April 20
- Morning Minyan at 7:30am on Facebook Live
- Morning Meditation with Cantor Phil Baron at 10:30am on Zoom
- Evening Minyan at 6:00pm at VBS and on Facebook Live and YouTube
- Sisterhood Wine and Wisdom at 7:30pm. Email rsvpsisterhood@vbs.org for info.
Wednesday, April 21
- Morning Minyan at 7:30am on Facebook Live
- Early Morning Shacharit Meditation with Cantor Phil Baron immediately following Morning Minyan (approximately 8:00am) on Zoom, Facebook and YouTube
- Counseling Center Conversation Circles Support Group at 10:00am on Zoom
- Lunch n' Learn at 12:30pm on Facebook and YouTube
- JUDJ Program with Larry Diamond and Rick Hasen with Pam Fessler at 5:00pm. Register here >
- Evening Minyan at 6:00pm at VBS and on Facebook Live and YouTube
- College of Jewish Studies "Why Me? How We Find A Way Through Darkness" with Rabbi Ed Feinstein at 7:00pm on Zoom, Facebook and YouTube
Looking Ahead
Pre-registration requested HERE
(Zoom link will be sent after registration)
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