What’s Happening
in September at VOS?
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September 2
Men’s Club of VOS Monthly Meeting
The Men’s Club supports our synagogue.
Thursday, 5:45 p.m.
5:45 p.m. – FREE FOOD
6:30 p.m. – Meeting
No charge.
Please be over 55.
Meeting is at Bob Brandt’s residence.
For more information, contact Bob Brandt 818-535-0067
or Harvey Rose 323-940-8881
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August 28 – September 16
VOS High Holy Days
Services will take place at Shepherd Church
19700 Rinaldi Street, Northridge, CA 91326
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September 7 & 16
VOS JEWELS High Holy Days
Youth Program
Games, Music, Activities, Snack & Shofar Service
10:00 a.m.
Holy Day Hangout for all children in K – 6th-Grade
10:30 a.m.
Story Time with Rabbi Li-Paz
10:45 - 11:45 a.m.
Parent & Me with Judy for preschool – kindergarten
10:45 a.m.
Holy Day Youth Workshops for children
in grades 1st – 4th; 5th & 6th
Our youth program will take place outdoors. All children and adults must be masked, and all teachers and volunteers must show proof of vaccination.
For more information, contact Julie Blair, VOS JEWELS Assistant Program Director at julie@vosla.org
If you would like your child/grandchild to participate in the VOS JEWELS High Holy Day Youth Program, please click below:
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September 10
VOS Shabbat Dinner in-Person
Bring your own dinner and drink.
Friday, 6:00 p.m.
VOS Sanctuary
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September 13
Social Justice Collective Presents:
Connecting with Compassion and Honesty in 5782 with Facilitator Kathy Simon, Ph.D.
How we speak with each other about difficult subjects, especially when we disagree, can preserve relationships or draw us further apart. Learn strategies to engage productively, because heard people, hear people.
Monday, 6:00–8:00 p.m.
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September 14
Living in Uncertain Times: How You Can Thrive
Join us for a discussion on thriving through uncertainty, gaining tools to build resilience, and recognizing skills you didn’t know you already have.
Featuring Psychologists Laurie Eisenberg, Ph.D.,
Jason Mechanick, Psy.D., Lynne A. Steinman, Ph.D.,
and Michelle Witkin, Ph.D.
Tuesday, 11:00 a.m.
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September 20, 21, 27, 28 & 29
Mussar: Character Development for the Jewish Soul with Helen Rifkind
Beginning Mussar: Tuesdays 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Beginning Mussar: Tuesdays 6:30–8:30 p.m.
Mussar Level 2: Mondays, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Mussar Level 2: Mondays, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m
Mussar Level 3: Tuesdays, 10:00 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Mussar Level 4: Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. – 12 p.m.
$180 VOS Members / $225 Non-members
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September 23
Torah Inspired Learning with Rabbi Li-Paz
Join Rabbi Li-Paz and your friends to read the Torah in English and to explore it’s beauty and relevance to your life. No prior knowledge is necessary. We’ll continue our journey through Exodus.
9:30 a.m. – Check-in and informal schmooze
10:00–11:00 a.m. – Class session
Location: VOS Sukkah
All attendees must present proof of being fully vaccinated against Covid-19 or present a negative Covid-1/72 hour test in order to be admitted. This is to ensure the safety of all participants. All attendees will need to wear masks except when eating or drinking.
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September 24
VOS JEWELS Opening Shabbat in the Sukkah
All JEWELS students, families and grandparents are invited to kick-off the JEWELS year with a Shabbat celebration in the VOS Sukkah! Join Rabbi Li-Paz and Rabbi Abrams and the entire JEWELS community for this special gathering under the stars.
Friday, 5:00–6:15 p.m.
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September 29 & 30
VOS JEWELS JEM Classes Start
Students from kindergarten through 6th-grade meet weekly in the comfort of private homes throughout the West San Fernando and Conejo Valleys to experience the brilliance of Jewish education.
For more information or to register for classes, contact Carla Adivi at cadivi@vosla.org by September 30.
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Attention VOS Seniors!
VOS Intergenerational Program Registration
VOS seniors are invited to participate in monthly activity sessions together with VOS teens that will be facilitated by Rabbi Li-Paz & Intergenerational Program Leader, Jenny Lerner.
VOS is once again part of the ‘Better Together Program!’ We have received additional funding from the ‘Breslow Foundation’ in an effort to foster respect, cohesion, and understanding between VOS members of all ages via curated experiences and interactions, and to strengthen our VOS community and establish VOS as a synagogue intent on enriching and celebrating intergenerational relations. Monthly on Tuesdays from 6:45 - 8:15 p.m. beginning Tuesday, Oct. 12th. Sessions will take place in person at VOS. CDC and local Covid guidelines will be in effect.
If you are interested in participating in this program, contact VOS Senior Liaison Judy Gaffin at judy@vosla.org by September 30.
Registration is first come, first served.
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October 19, November 2, 26, 30
VOS People of the Book Club:
A Participant-led Group
The History of Love by Nicole Krauss
One of the most loved novels of the decade: A long-lost book reappears, mysteriously connecting an old Jewish man searching for his son and a girl seeking a cure for her widowed mother's loneliness. With virtuosic skill and soaring imaginative power, Nicole Krauss gradually draws these stories together toward a climax of "extraordinary depth and beauty" (Newsday).
Tuesdays, 10:00–11:30 a.m.
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Returning in the Fall for Men & Women!
October 20, November 10, December 15
Bagels and Banter with Rabbi Li-Paz
Join Rabbi Li-Paz for a monthly discussion and a nosh. All attendees must present proof of being fully vaccinated against Covid-19 or present a negative Covid-1/72 hour test in order to be admitted. This is to ensure the safety of all participants. All attendees will need to wear masks, except when eating or drinking.
Wednesdays,
9:30 a.m. – Schmooze
10:00–11:00 a.m. – Class session
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