Margot AbergelLucy AlmelehJuda BarberLilly BarenhotzEda BassukJoan BlumbergEmily BolotinSamuel Braun, M.D.Gilbert BronsteinDorothy BrownPatty CaganElliott CharnowJeffrey CottonHarry DrexlerSarah DruckerSara ElkanSophie FeinsteinBertha FelbeinArnold FingaretteRiva FreemanSylvia FriedGreta GasparArthur GershmanElfriede GlancyDorothy GoldbergMildred GoldbergMax GreenRuth GreinetzJoseph GurevitchVivian HerpItzhak HerscowitzLouis HertzHarry HornRose IsacsonJanka KalmanovitsMarvin KannerAnn KashareSara KlitsnerAaron KommelBernard KornblauRobert Kushner

Samuel LankJoe LaPittusIgnatz LebovicBernice Klamon LomaskyShirley MaliniakJoseph MandelbergSamuel MarkmanAbraham MendelsohnHelen MillerSam NahoumMarion NessenbaumMarlene NusgartRichard OgnerNathan RebackAberleen ReichRosalyn RobinsonMorris RoseBetty RossRobert RothmanEllen RothsteinEdith SchreierAnne SchumanRuth ShaftonRuth SigalRivkah SilbermanPhillip SingerMuriel SmithWilliam SparrHelen SpillNathan SpillHerbert SteinTina StuckelmanYetta TarasofskyEdward WeberRose WeinerGussie WeissZelda WineBen WisemanSamuel WolfsonPaul WoronaDavid Zier

YA H R Z E I T S - 16-22 Kislev, 5776

W e recall in reverence those who have been gathered unto their people

Comfort and strength to those who mourn

Upcoming Shabbat Services December 4-5, 2015 | 16 Kislev, 5776

Scholar-in-Residence: Professor David Ellenson, Chancellor Emeritus at Hebrew Union College

Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR)

Candle Lighting 4:26 p.m.Havdalah 5:56 p.m.

Candle Lighting 4:26 p.m.

Havdalah 5:56 p.m.

Graphic Designer: Janet Djalilmand

V b s L e a d e r s h i pRabbi Edward M. Feinstein Rabbi Harold M. Schulweis [z”l]Rabbi Joshua HoffmanRabbi Noah Zvi FarkasRabbi Avi Taff

Cantor Herschel FoxCantor Phil BaronYossi Dresner, Ritual Dir.Chris Hardin, Music Dir.Nancy Sher Cohen, President Bart Pachino, Exec. Dir.

15739 Ventura Blvd., Encino, CA 91436 (818) 788-6000 | vbs.org | info@vbs.org

FRIDAY, NovEmbER 27Early minyan SErvicE: 5:00 p.m. in Winer Chapel

SATURDAY, NovEmbER 28Torah Portion: va-yishlah | Genesis: 32:4-36:43 | Page: 198

Torah STuDy: 9:00 a.m. in Winer Chapel with rabbi Ed Feinstein

oPEning PrayErS: 9:30 a.m. in Niznick Sanctuary

liBrary minyan: 9:30 a.m. in Bernstein Balcony SeminarD’var Torah: olivia herstein

ShaBBaT morning SErvicE: 9:45 a.m. in Niznick Sanctuaryrabbi Joshua hoffman officiates

at the Bar Mitzvah of Jack Kleinman

We celebrate: The Baby Naming of Gabriel Seth Dubey,

Son of James Marc Dubey The Shabbat Khatan of Camie Fakheri & Sami Kohanim The Baby Naming of Naomi Modarresi,

Daughter of Ghazaleh & Shawn Modarresi

ToT ShaBBaT: 10:00 a.m. in Burdorf HallSinging and praying for the family with Julie lockman

Supported by the Linda & Harvey Kulber Family Endowment Fund

ParSha DiScuSSion: 12:15 p.m. in Sher-Lopaty Chapel II

D A I LY S E R v I C E S IN WINER BETH MIDRASH

Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m.

Sunday 8:30 a.m. Daily 5:00 p.m.

On Fridays, Dec. 25 and Jan. 1Minyan will be held at 8:30 a.m.

FRIDAY, DECEmbER 4Early minyan SErvicE: 5:00 p.m. in Winer Chapel

vBS SiSTErhooD n’Shama minyan : 7:30 p.m. in Sher-Lopaty Chapel

The Women's Jewish Theatre presents He Said, She Said Led by rabbi nina Bieber Feinstein

with cindy Paley aboody, Cantorial Soloist

SATURDAY, DECEmbER 5Torah Portion: va-yeishev | Genesis: 37:1-40:23 | Page: 226

Torah STuDy: 9:00 a.m. in Winer Chapel with rabbi Ed Feinstein

oPEning PrayErS: 9:30 a.m. in Niznick Sanctuary

PlaygrounD minyan: 9:30 a.m. in ECC Rooms 114 and 115Led by rabbi noah Farkas

ShaBBaT morning SErvicE: 9:45 a.m. in Niznick Sanctuaryrabbi Ed Feinstein officiates at the Bat Mitzvah of

Sydney Goldflam

ParSha DiScuSSion: 12:15 p.m. in Bernstein Balcony Seminar

mincha SErvicE: 4:00 p.m. in Sher-Lopaty Chapel rabbis Ed Feinstein and Joshua hoffman officiates

at the Bar Mitzvah of Nathan Moore

S H A b b AT o NS H A b b A T o NNovember 27-28, 2015 16 Kislev, 5776

Monday-Thursday 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

Friday: 9:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

v b S S I S T E R H o o D JUDAICA GIFT SHoP

HoURS

U P C o m I N G P R o G R A m S A T v A L L E Y b E T H S H A L o m

Kosher food available. RSVP online at www.vbsbrotherhood.com or e-mail Jason Stern at jstern63@gmail.com

vBS SiSTErhooD ë TEa anD Torah with rabbi Feinstein — Tuesday, December 1, 7:30 p.m. ë laTkES anD voDka — Thursday, December 10, 7:30 p.m. with comedian, Seinfeld writer and best

selling author carol leifer.REgISTRaTIONS REquIRED FOR aLL THE SISTERHOOD PROgRaMS:

Visit: vbs.org/Sisterhood | E-mail: sisterhood@vbs.org | Call: 530-4087

vbS HAZAK

Mon., Dec. 7, 10:00 a.m. Choice of: The Death of Klinghoffer with Steve kohn or What Are

We Going to Do About the Other Generation? with Dr. ron reiter, mS, 11:15 a.m. The Plight of the Jewish Community in Cuba with randi

Simenhoff. 12:45 p.m. activities: Learning with the Rabbis and Cantors, Mah Jongg, and other

activities. For more information, contact 530-4096

bRoTHERHooD mEN'S CLUbThursday, Dec. 10, 6:30 p.m., Poker Night, at the Home of Ronen Kleinman

Cost: $20.00 person pre-paid, $25.00 at-door Registration required, visit: www.vbsbrotherhood.com, or e-mail: jstern63@gmail.com

ECC − A SPECIAL DEDICATIoN oF SARAH'S PLACETuesday, Dec. 1, 11:00 a.m., on the ECC Play Yard. Sarah Wapner was a cherished member of the ECC staff until her passing last year. She worked as a beloved teacher’s assistant in many ECC

classrooms. To honor her memory, the Wapner family has generously funded Sarah’s Place, a beautiful garden and tree house on the ECC play yard.

n’Shama minyan rETrEaT | Fri., Feb. 26 - Sat., Feb. 27, 2015 Life Transitions

at Brandeis Bardin institute in Simi Valley, facilitated by rabbi nina Bieber Feinstein and Cantorial Soloist cindy Paley aboody. afternoon workshops to enhance body movement and

explore aspects of life transitions. Special guest: Deanna neil, Writer, Producer, Singer, Actor and Jewish Educator. Fee. For more info, contact Jean Blumin

at 222-0192 or e-mail: jean@blumin.com. To register online and pay by credit card, please visitvbs.org/nShamaretreat. To pay by check, please mail it to VBS, attention: Wendy Perlmutter

presenting THE JEwISH CULTURAL REvIvAL bAND moSTly koShErwith guest Vocalist: hazzan Faith Steinsnyder

Opening with Jewish community children’s choir, Dr. michelle green Willner, Musical Director.

admission: $10 prepaid; $15 at the door; children (ages 5-13): $5;

hanukkah cElEBraTion with Jmc! Sunday, December 13, 3:00 p.m. at vbS

children (age 4 or under): no charge. To RSVP by Fri., Dec. 11 at 12 noon, contact 788-6000

CommUNITY HANUKKAH CANDLE LIGHTING and HoLIDAY CELEbRATIoN

Candle Lighting begins promptly at 5:30 p.m. followed by crafts, dinner and Hanukkah activities. Bring your own Menorahs and candles.

DinnEr availaBlE By PrE-orDEr only: $8.00 for 2 Pieces of Pizza, latkes and Salad | $3.00 for individual Slices of PizzaRSVP by Dec. 7 at 10:00 a.m. online: vbs.org/hanukkahprogram or call: 530-4091

Please bring unwrapped new toys and books for children of all ages. Your much needed donations will be distributed by The adopt a child abuse caseworker (acac) Program,

part of the Department of children and Family Services. and the L.a. Fire Dept. (a fire truck and firefighters will be on site)

Tuesday, Dec. 8, 5:15 p.m. - Please join Valley Beth Shalom, the VBS Harold M. Schulweis Day School, VBS ECLC and VBS ECC as we celebrate Hanukkah.

ThE vBS communiTy rEmEmBErS raBBi harolD SchulWEiS [z"l] S cholar- in-residence Shabbaton:

chancellor arnold Eisen, The Jewish Theological Seminary

December 11 6:00 p.m. - community Shabbat Dinner. RSVP required, by Dec. 7 Fee: adults: $40 per person, Children (ages 3-13): $25 per person RSVP online: vbs.org/communitydinner or call allison: 530-4008

8:00 p.m. - Shabbat Services: chancellor Eisen Speaks on From god to godliness − rabbi Schulweis’ Way to the Sacred

December 12 9:00 a.m. - Torah Study with chancellor Eisen and rabbi Feinstein

12:30 p.m. - Shabbat Shiur: a Dialogue Between chancellor Eisen and rabbi Feinstein, Does Conservative Judaism Have a Future?

vbS booK CLUbTues., Dec. 1, 7:30 p.m. Spirited monthly group discussions. This month: The Aleppo Codex by

matti Friedman. For a list of our books, visit: vbs.org/bookclub

LUNCH AND LEARNWed., Dec. 2, 12:00 noon, have lunch & study

with rabbi Ed Feinstein. Bring your own dairy lunch. Coffee and tea provided

DEcEmBEr 2 rabbi mark Borovitz, Beit T’Shuvah

DEcEmBEr 9 The Theology of Rabbi Harold Schulweis, rabbi Ed Feinstein

The vBS collEgE oF JEWiSh STuDiES presents —ThE goD i knoW

wednesday Nights, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Hosted by rabbi Ed Feinstein and rabbi noah Farkas