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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.
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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.
VBS @ Home Streaming Schedule
Wednesday, January 27
- Musical Presentation Schlof Main Kind (A Yiddish Lullaby) Presented by the Los Angeles Lawyers Philharmonic. Listen here
- Morning Minyan & Shaharit Meditation at 7:30am on Facebook Live
- Lunch 'n Learn with Rabbi Ed Feinstein at 12:30pm on Facebook and YouTube
- Evening Minyan at 5:00pm on Facebook Live
- JUDJ Speaker Event with Jacob Soboroff and Madeleine Brand at 5:00pm. Register here
- Jewish Life is Waking Up with Rabbi Ed Feinstein, Rabbi Noa Kushner and guest Rabbi Yitz Greenberg at 7:00pm on Facebook and YouTube
Thursday, January 28 Tu B'Shvat
- Celebration of Tu B’Shvat “The Big Bold Jewish Climate Fest” available through Sunday. Learn more and register
- Morning Minyan at 7:30am on Facebook Live
- UCLA International presents "The Biden Administration and Israel: What Can We Expect?" at 10:00am. Register here
- Evening Minyan at 5:00pm on Facebook Live
Friday, January 29 - Shabbat Shira
- Morning Minyan at 7:30am on Facebook Live
- Shabbat Shira Service with Rabbi Ed Feinstein and Cantor Phil Baron at 5:00pm on Zoom, Facebook and YouTube
In celebration of Shabbat Shira, enjoy this Jewish Music compilation
Saturday, January 30
Torah Portion: Beshalach View Yahrzeits >
- Torah Study with Rabbi Ed Feinstein at 9:00am on Facebook, YouTube and watch.vbs.org (log in required)
- Shabbat Morning Service with Rabbi Noah Farkas and Cantor Phil Baron at 10:00am on Facebook and YouTube
We Celebrate the Bar Mitzvah of Daniel Maya - N'Shama Minyan "Finding Your Hope, Your Path, Your Song" at 10:00am on Facebook and YouTube followed by a Zoom Schmooze
- Rabbi Hillel Silverman's Drash "An Exodus in Our Time" at 11:45am on Facebook and YouTube
- Parsha Discussion Group at 1:00pm on Zoom (Meeting ID: 936 9672 0427 Passcode: VBS)
- Shabbat Mincha Service with Rabbi Joshua Hoffman and Cantor Phil Baron (Private service)
We Celebrate the Bar Mitzvah of Chad Boxer - Evening Minyan with Yossi Dresner at 5:00pm on Zoom, Facebook Live and YouTube Live (Passcode: VBS)
- Community Havdalah at 6:00pm on Facebook and YouTube
Sunday, January 31
- Morning Minyan at 8:30am on Facebook Live
- Stories From the Violins of Hope" presented by the LA Jewish Symphony and The Braid at 2:00pm. Fee. Tickets here
- Evening Minyan at 5:00pm on Facebook Live
Monday, February 1
- Morning Minyan at 7:30am on Facebook Live
- Judaism for the World: Reflections on God, Life and Love with Rabbis Ed Feinstein and Art Green at 12:30pm. Learn more and register here
- Evening Minyan at 5:00pm on Facebook Live
Tuesday, February 2
- Morning Minyan at 7:30am on Facebook Live
- Virtual Diaspora and Living Room Tour to Majorca Island, Spain at 10:00am. Register here (Access Code VBS5781AU)
- Morning Meditation with Cantor Phil Baron at 10:30am on Zoom
- Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture presented by UCLA Hillel at 3:30pm. Register here
- Evening Minyan at 5:00pm on Facebook Live
Wednesday, February 3
- Morning Minyan & Shaharit Meditation at 7:30am on Facebook Live
- Lunch 'n Learn with Rabbi Ed Feinstein at 12:30pm on Facebook and YouTube
- Evening Minyan at 5:00pm on Facebook Live
- JUDJ Event with Max Boot at 5:00pm. Register here
- Jewish Life is Waking Up with Rabbi Ed Feinstein, Rabbi Noa Kushner and guest Dr. Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg at 7:00pm on Facebook and YouTube
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BJE Out Of The Box Gala - Friday, February 5
Recognizing and honoring our dedicated VBS Educators and Heads of School who have worked tirelessly during the pandemic. Learn more here >
In Case You Missed It
Watch our special Meditation Shabbat Service with Guest Norman Fischer, with music by Cantor Phil Baron and Asher Levy and dialogue with Rabbi Ed Feinstein. (January 9, 2021)
Watch our Rabbi Harold M. Schulweis Yahrzeit Commemoration Program (January 23, 2021)
Thu, January 28 2021
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