HAZAK CALENDAR

• HAZAK MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 2025 IS BEING CANCELED AND WILL BE RESCHEDULED
  We wish our membership to be safe and secure during this stressful time coping with wildfires and its effects. Please refer to the VBS LA Fires Resource Page for information and resources about the fires. www.vbs.org/la-fires.

• Walk with the Rabbi (Feinstein): January 26 (9am) at Lake Balboa. See below.

• Hazak Monday: January 27  (10am-2pm).  Join in person or on YouTube. 

• Hazak Private Tour at Skirball Cultural Center: Wednesday, February 5. Space limited. RSVP HERE.

• Sign up now for GREAT DECISIONS DISCUSSION GROUP - starting February 10, 2025. SIGN UP HERE.

• HOLD THE DATES - Second Semester Hazak Monday Schedule

  • Feb 10, 24
  • March 3, 17, 31
  • April 7, 28
  • May 5
  • May 19 End of Year Celebration

 RSVP HERE

SAYVA Events

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SCHULWEIS INSTITUTE INTRODUCES
A NEW PODCAST SERIES

Moral Courage: From the Study of Rabbi Harold M. Schulweis

This series shares Jewish ideas and conversations --inspired by the works of Rabbi Harold M. Schulweis—that make Jewish wisdom more accessible, inclusive and relevant to today’s complicated world. Rabbi Schulweis made Judaism approachable and accessible. He believed that humanity could do divine work in the world, trying to make it a better place. He was a co-founder of the anti-genocide program Jewish World Watch, and said that Jews have a moral responsibility to help those who are suffering, wherever they are. He was also the founding Chair of the Jewish Foundation for the Righteous, recognizing Christians who saved Jews from the Holocaust. His is a voice that we need now, as the world is fraught, in constant conflict, with suffering and irresponsibility both in abundance, to give us direction and hope.

An introductory trailer to the series, as well as our first conversations, are now online, featuring an introduction by Mayim Bialik

Listen wherever you get your podcasts (Apple, Spotify, etc.)

• RENEW YOUR VBS HAZAK MEMBERSHIP NOW

  • If you are a VBS member, be sure to check the Hazak box to renew your Hazak membership in your VBS Membership Renewal Packet at $36 per person for the year.
  • If you are not a VBS member, please renew now online at https://www.vbs.org/form/Hazak-Membership-2024-2025 at $50 per person for the year.
  • If you are a VBS Premier member over age 65, your Hazak membership is included by request as part of your Premier membership. Please make that request.

Hazak Needs You!!

For the 2024-2025 year ahead, we need your help to participate and contribute to the following Committees in order to continue to see Hazak grow and thrive. Please review and respond for the groups you would like to be part of.

• Member Affairs Team – join the team to welcome and sustain members, greet participants, outreach to possible members, contact members for special events. Leader: Louise Spitzer

• Hazak Monday Programming Committee – come up with topics and speakers and help organize our ongoing Hazak Monday programming. Co-Chairs Sharon Bressler and Eileen Sudeck

• Hazak Events/Activities Planning – help develop a calendar and program of events and activities such as field trips, tours, Hazak dinners, Jazz Nights, Game Days, exercise class, etc. Leaders include: Joel Hyatt, Lina Carmely, Roz Ross

• Marketing & Communications Committee – work together to support and improve Hazak communications (eBlasts, emails, printed materials) and market and promote Hazak within and outside of VBS. Chair: Brian Link

• Hazak SchmoozeLetter Editorial Team – contribute articles, photos, cartoons, memoirs, columns, or your proofreading skills to keep our fledgling newsletter going. Editor in Chief: Brian Link.

  Email vbshazak@vbs.org to indicate your interest to get involved.

Officers:

Joel Hyatt, Chair
Bill Green, Assistant Chair
Art Cohen, Treasurer
Louise Spitzer, Membership Coordinator
Sharon Bressler, Program Subcommittee Co-chair
Eileen Sudeck, Program Subcommittee Co-chair


General Members:

Candace Blaz
Lina Carmely
Helen Dosik
Gail Gold
Loren Kleinrock
Brian Link
Judy Geller-Wollstein 

WATCH RECENT PROGRAMMING ON YOUTUBE >

MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION:
Hazak Annual Membership Fee
$36 for VBS Members
$50 for Non Members

Click here to become a Hazak member