What's Happening the Week of April 7

SOVA Food Drive Thru

Wednesday, April 10 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Friday, April 12 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 14 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Bins will be in back by the annex

We will be collecting your items around the back of VOS at the annex door. Please see attached flyer for more information on what is needed.

Special Event Featuring Two Nova Music Festival Survivors

Thursday, April 11

9:30 a.m. coffee and check-in

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. - class begins

Both of these lovely women, Avishag Israel and Michal Ohana are survivors of the Nova festival that occurred on October 7^th. They will share their personal story from the day of the massacre. 

Please bring an item for our potluck breakfast. Any donation is appreciated.

Shabbat Service

L'Dor V'Dor - Generations of our Jewish Family

Friday, April 12

7:30 p.m.

Come join us and celebrate with our families.

Empty Nester's Spring Gathering

A Dessert Social

Saturday, April 13

7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Location is at the home of Morrie and Joni Reiff - address will be provided upon registration.

Bring your favorite dessert to share.

For more information, please contact Julie Simon at agourajulie@gmail.com

Upcoming Events

"Western Nights" GALA

Saturday, May 4

6:00 p.m.

Cost: $180 per person

VOS

Chocolate Seder and Open House

Wednesday, April 17

4:15 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.

VOS families, friends and guests are invited to come "taste" our experiential and innovative JEWELS program. This will be a valuable family learning opportunity with creative (and chocolatey) ideas to bring to your Passover seder.

Join Rabbi Li-Paz and our VOS Community for a Second Passover Seder

Tuesday, April 23

6:00 p.m.

$55 per person

A full delicious Pesach dinner catered by

Brent's Delicatessen.

VOS People of the Book Club

Led by Rabbi Li-Paz

The Lord Is My Shepherd by Harold Kushner

Tuesdays, June 4,18 and July 9

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Zoom

Please come to the first meeting having read through page 56, the end of chapter 5.

For more information, contact Rachel Sylvers at r.sylvers@gmail.com

Friendship Connection

Shabbat Dinners

We are once again coordinating Shabbat dinners for our VOS members. This is the time to connect with other members and share Shabbat together. We have hosts ready to welcome you to their homes. We are trying to make this all geographically desirable!

To Register please email: Sue Ruttenberg Kessler @ runninsue@sbcglobal.net

Joann Rand @ joannrand43@gmail.com 

Ways to Volunteer

VOS Security and Safety

VOS is your second home and we want you to feel comfortable and safe coming to services and events. VOS has teamed with CSS, Community Security Service, a Jewish worldwide non-profit that provides training, certification and important updates for hundreds of synagogues including VOS. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, please contact Leonard Horowitz at (213) 200-1324 or denwitz@aol.com.

VOS Volunteers come join!

Enrich your lives while having fun and making new friends. Help support our VOS committees. We need you!

For more information on what interests you or how you can get involved, please contact Judy Benedict, our volunteer coordinator, at Judybvosla@gmail.com.