SAYVA

Growing Older, Growing Wiser: Rituals
2026-05-13 16:00 - 17:30 UTC | CA
Growing Older, Growing Wiser: Rituals
Wednesday, May 6, 13 and 20, 4:00-5:30 pm at VBS

Growing Older, Growing Wiser is back! Join Rabbi Ed Feinstein and Sally Weber, LCSW, for a three part series on the role of rituals in our lives. We’ll take a look at the purpose of rituals, what they mean to us as a people but also individually. We’ll explore what happens when rituals stop working and also those important moments in our lives when there should be rituals but there aren’t. The sessions will include presentations and interaction–let’s create something new together!

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Kibbitz Korner
2026-05-13 10:30 - 11:30, 2026-05-06 10:30 - 11:30, 2026-04-29 10:30 - 11:30, 2026-04-22 10:30 - 11:30, 2026-04-15 10:30 - 11:30, 2026-04-08 10:30 - 11:30, 2026-04-01 10:30 - 11:30, 2026-03-25 10:30 - 11:30 and 3 more dates | Temple RAMAT ZION, 17655 Devonshire Street, Northridge, CA, 91325, United States
Wednesdays at Temple Ramat Zion
Celebrate the spirit of togetherness with us! Our Kibbitz Korner meets every Wednesday at 10:30AM. A different type of program each week: karaoke, card games, trivia and more.
10:30-11:30AM
Fun Games
Community
Entertainment
Treats and Beverages

Growing Older, Growing Wiser: Rituals
2026-05-06 16:00 - 17:30 | CA
Growing Older, Growing Wiser: Rituals
Wednesday, May 6, 13 and 20, 4:00-5:30 pm at VBS

Growing Older, Growing Wiser is back! Join Rabbi Ed Feinstein and Sally Weber, LCSW, for a three part series on the role of rituals in our lives. We’ll take a look at the purpose of rituals, what they mean to us as a people but also individually. We’ll explore what happens when rituals stop working and also those important moments in our lives when there should be rituals but there aren’t. The sessions will include presentations and interaction–let’s create something new together!

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Crucial Conversations—TJ Village ﻿ ﻿Temple Judea
2026-04-23 08:00 - 17:00, 2026-03-12 14:00 - 15:30 | CA
TJ Village
Temple Judea
Crucial Conversations
Thurs., March 12, | 2:00 – 3:30 PM
Growing Older, Growing Wiser shifts to a new 3-part Series taught by Rabbi Josh Aaronson and Rabbi Bruce Raff.
Thursday, March 12
Session #1 will focus on Rituals of Mortality, taught by Rabbi Raff
Thursday, April 23
Session #2 Rituals & Customs of Jewish Mourning, through the end of the Shana, taught by Rabbi Aaronson
Thursday, May 14
Session #3 The Legacy We Bequeath: Ethical Wills, taught by Rabbi Aaronson and Rabbi Raff
A discussion of the process of growing older, including end-of-life issues & rituals; preparing for death.
Everyone is welcome to attend this 3-part series, regardless if you have attended in the past, are currently enrolled, or have never participated in Growing Older, Growing Wiser. *Please REGISTER for Crucial Conversations: Preparing for the End of Life.
Even if you are already enrolled for the previously scheduled classes on March 12 & May 24, 2pm, *you must enroll!

KOL HA’AM A MUSICAL SALUTE TO ISRAEL FOR YOM HA’ATZMAUT
2026-04-21 19:00 - 20:30 | CA
KOL HA’AM A MUSICAL SALUTE TO ISRAEL FOR YOM HA’ATZMAUT
Tuesday, April 21st—Doors at 6:30PM, program at 7:00PM
Join us as we celebrate Israeli Independence through song with congregations from across the Valley
Tarzana, CA—(venue and parking information will be shared with registrants)

VBS Hazak
2026-04-20 10:00 - 12:00 | CA
VBS Hazak
Monday April 20 10AM: Designing Exhibitions that Inspire Curiosity with Jennifer Bressler, Principal, Hunt Design; 11:15AM: The Amen Effect, with Sharon Brous, Senior and Founding Rabbi, IKAR

Walk with the Rabbi—Join SAYVA and Rabbi Ed Feinstein
2026-04-19 09:00 - 10:15 | CA
Walk with the Rabbi—Join SAYVA and Rabbi Ed Feinstein
RESCHEDULED: Sunday, April 19, 9 am
LAKE BALBOA
6300 Balboa Blvd
Lake Balboa, CA 91406
We meet by the Camel at the playground!
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Rosh Hodesh—TRZ's Monthly Women's Meet Up
2026-04-15 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-03-18 19:00 - 20:30 | CA
Rosh Hodesh—TRZ’s Monthly Women’s Meet Up
A Program for Women 50+ Navigating Life Together

Yom HaShoah Commemoration & Film Screening: An Auschwitz Album Story
2026-04-13 19:00 - 21:30 | CA
Yom HaShoah Commemoration & Film Screening: An Auschwitz Album Story
Monday, April 13, 2026 • 26 Nisan 5786
7:15 PM – 9:30 PM—Hamakom: 7353 Valley Circle Blvd., West Hills, CA 91304
In Person: Film Director Jeffery L. Gary and Producer and Hamakom Member Mitch Kreitenberg
An Auschwitz Album Story tells the extraordinary survivor story of Mike and Joe Kreitenberg and their life-changing discovery in the Auschwitz Album: the only existing photographs of their family and neighbors who were lost in the Holocaust. The Auschwitz Album contains the only known photographs ever taken from inside Auschwitz during the Holocaust. 7:15 pm Yom HaShoah Service Led by Hamakom Clergy 8:00 pm Film Screening “An Auschwitz Album Story” Introduction by Director Jeffery L. Gary and Producer Mitch Kreitenberg. Q&A following the screening

Movie Screening: SHTTL, sponsored by TJVillage
2026-04-13 14:30 - 17:00 | CA
Movie Screening: SHTTL, sponsored by TJVillage
Monday, April 13, 2026 • 26 Nisan 5786
2:30 PM – 5:00 PMTemple Judea
TJVillage is happy to bring the award winning film, Shttl, to Temple Judea
You are invited to a special screening on April 13 at 2:30pm
Registration is Required, no walk-ins allowed

VBS Hazak
2026-04-06 10:00 - 12:00 | CA
VBS Hazak
Monday April 6 10AM: US Supreme Court: Spectator or Enabler or Umpire? with Mark Levick, JD; 11:15AM The Jews and Synagogues of Prague: A Thousand Years of Resilience and Legacy, with Jerry Rishe, SAGE Speaker.

Hazak Mondays
2026-03-23 10:00 - 12:00 | CA
Monday March 23

10AM: Impressionism: Sunrise-How the Impressionists Got Their Name, with Contextual Art Historian Katherine Zoraster;
11:15AM: The World’s Largest Digital Camera Begins Scanning the Night Sky, with Caltech Retiree and Hazak Member Bill Green

Opera Favorites with a Jewish Twist
2026-03-22 15:00 - 17:00 | CA
Opera Favorites with a Jewish Twist
Sunday, March 22, 2026 | 3:00 PM
Wilshire Boulevard Temple – Glazer Campus
Presented by Wilshire Boulevard Temple and the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony, this special concert travels through two centuries of opera and song, celebrating Jewish composers and librettists who helped shape the sound of the opera house. From Mozart to Bizet to Broadway and beyond, the afternoon features operatic favorites with Jewish connections and biblical inspiration.

General Seating:
$36 – Wilshire Boulevard Temple members
$45 – Los Angeles Jewish Symphony members-SAYVA discount
$54 – Non-members

Buy Tickets HERE.

Navigating the System: Your Guide to Government Benefits and Special Needs Trusts
2026-03-18 15:30 - 17:00 | CA
Navigating the System: Your Guide to Government Benefits and Special Needs Trusts
Wednesday, March 18—3:30-5:00PM
Learn more about special needs trusts, government benefits like SSI, SSDI, and Medi-Cal, and planning ahead financially for people with disabilities.
This webinar will cover:

Why You Need to Plan Ahead
Introduction to Government Benefits
SSI, Medicaid (Medi-Cal in CA), IHSS
Special Needs Trust Basics
Who will be your Trustee?
Pooled Trust Basics
CalABLE Accounts
Future-Funded Trusts at JLA Trust

Plus lots of time to get questions about your families’ individual needs and situations answered. Join us!

Death Over Dinner: Jewish Edition
2026-03-17 18:00 - 20:30 | CA
Tuesday, March 17—6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Hamakom: 7353 Valley Circle Blvd., West Hills, CA 91304

Death Over Dinner: Jewish Edition is a warm, welcoming gathering centered around a shared meal and facilitated conversation. Our dinner table is a place to slow down, listen deeply, and engage in meaningful dialogue about end-of-life, grief, legacy, and what truly matters—held within the richness of Jewish tradition and community.
This event is held and hosted at Hamakom, in partnership with SAYVA, and facilitated by Valley Chevra Kadisha, the first community Chevra Kadisha in Los Angeles.
CLICK HERE to RSVP

Growing Older, Growing Wiser—In Person
2026-03-12 14:00 - 15:00 | CA
Join Rabbi Raff and Margaret Altschul, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, for a series of conversations on Zoom about Growing Older, Growing Wiser!
In the four-part series, we will explore what Jewish tradition teaches about finding meaning and purpose in later adulthood.
Engage in deep conversations, share reflections on growing older…how you stay creative and productive in later life and remain connected. Become a B’nei Hochmah, a child of wisdom as together we will prepare, learn, and share a guided process of reflection to forge a new vision for your life’s purpose that reflects what’s important now.
Thursday, November 13, 2025 • 22 Cheshvan 5786
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM-Temple Judea (in person)
Thursday, January 8, 2026 • 19 Tevet 5786
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM-Temple Judea (in person)
Thursday, March 12, 2026 • 23 Adar 5786
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM-Temple Judea (in person)
Thursday, May 14, 2026 • 27 Iyar 5786
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM-Temple Judea (in person)

Renaissance Lively Lunch—Kol Tikvah
2026-03-10 12:30 - 14:00 | CA
Kol Tikvah
Tuesday, March 10 | 12:30 p.m.
Renaissance Lively Lunch
Join us on Tuesday as we watch and discuss 2 of the nominated 2026 Academy Awards: Best Animated Short Film Papillon (Butterfly) by Florence Miailhe and The Three Sisters by Dir. Konstantin Bronzit.
Bring your lunch – we will supply popcorn, other snacks, and refreshments!

Valley Opera & Performing Arts (VOPA) 20th Anniversary Concert Spectacular
2026-03-01 15:00 - 17:30 | CA
Valley Opera & Performing Arts (VOPA) 20th Anniversary Concert Spectacular
Friday, February 28 | 7:30 PM
Saturday, March 1 | 3:00 PM
El Portal Theatre, North Hollywood
Special offer for SAYVA members!
Valley Opera & Performing Arts (VOPA) is celebrating its 20th Anniversary with a Concert Spectacular. SAYVA community members may receive $7 off Tier 1 or Tier 2 tickets by typing “SAYVA” into the Promo Code field. This opportunity is open to SAYVA partners and anyone with access to the code.
