Thank you to our VBS Community Members who participated in this mitzvah

For The Whole Megillah

Lucienne & Lee Adams and Family • The Akiva Family • Debbie & Eric Alden • Rhoda & Robert Barnhard • Michelle & Cantor Phil Baron • Lill & Jess Beim • Nancy & Scott Beiser • Andrea & Matthew Benbassat • Ilene & Dennis Berman and Family • Robert L. Blum • Aileen, Gil, Jack & Estee Borok • Ellen & David Braun • Dr. Richard Braun • Nathaniel Braun • Lynn Gordon & Jon Braun • Ellen & Jeff Brown • Liat, Asaf, Reef & Luca Cohen • Judie Cotton • Bonnie & Greg Derin • Alyce & Phil de Toledo • Gaby & Jack Donitz • Nikki & Micah Eigler and Family • Rabbi Noah & Sarah Farkas • Rabbis Nina & Ed Feinstein • Toby & Aaron Feit • Emily & Alan Feit • Judy Feldman • Cantors Judy & Herschel Fox • Naomi & Irv Friedman • Barbara Gales-Miller & Michael Miller • Robbie & Saul Gershkowitz • Karen & Mark Getelman and Family • Elaine & David Gill • Karen & Jeff Goss • Roslyn & David Grinberg • Marcie & Scott Howard • Alisha, David, Sloane & Aiden Iny • Renee & Jonathan Kalmanson • Shelly & Alan Karpman • Thalia & Eric Kingsley • The Kip Family • Lisa & Victor Kohn • The Kushlan Family • LA Kosher Catering • Lisa Lainer-Fagan & Brian Fagan • Blair & Rabbi Nolan Lebovitz and Family • Jerry & Linda Lebovitz • Dana Levin • Allyn & Jeff Levine • The Lieberman Family • Jill & Nat Linhardt • Shirley Lowy • Barbara Mack & Norman Levine • Claire & Don Marks • Abby & Jonny Mars • Caroline & Robert Meer • Robin, Darren, Shia, Aden & Noa Melameth • Karin Mendel • Debra & Moshe Meppen • Molly & Eric Mills • Yifat Mukades & Dayvid Iannaci • OurSpaceLA • Linda & Bart Pachino and Family • Naomi & Sheldon Rabinowitz • Cantor Jacqueline Rafii & Lev Gottlieband Family • Orit Rappaport and Family • Nurit & Rich Robin • Rachel Rosner & Jesse Gabriel • Lael Rubin • Susan Rubin & Howard Ehrenberg • Karen Rubinstein and Family • The Sass-Hochstadt-Cooperman Family • Megan Schnaid • Gayle & David Schnaid • Nancy & Jay Schulman • Annette & Dan Shapiro • Rabbis Deborah & Brian Schuldenfrei • Rita & Jack Sinder • Carol & Stu Solomon • Michelle & David Spiegel • The Tashman Family • Shira & Sean Wachtel • Amanda & Matt Waterman • Jackie & Mike Waterman • Sally Weber & Malcolm Katz • Lisa & Greg Weinberg • LeeAnn & Matthew Weintraub and Family • Katherine Wininger Benhaim & Prosper Benhaim • Laurelle & Barry Wolfe • Elana & Scott Zimmerman • VBS Brotherhood • VBS Counseling Center • Staff • VBS Day School • VBS Early Childhood Center • VBS Etz Chaim Learning Center • VBS Hazak • VBS Sisterhood • VBS Youth Department

For VBS Clergy

Nancy & Marty Gorman • Sandy & Michael Kanter • Jo-Anne & Avi Novik • Matthew Mishory and Family • Heather & Harvey Myman • Steven Pokress • Laurie & Doron Tisser • Michael Weintraub • Michelle Zygelman

For VBS Board of Directors and Trustees

Amy Shamash

For VBS Early Childhood Center

Gaby & Barry Brock • The Granz Family • Robin Hytowitz • Judy & Joseph Land • Marissa & Andrew Leitner and Family • Eli Meltzer • Hanna, Jonathan, Henry & Hazel Milgrom • The Shaheen Family • The Sinclair Family

For VBS Day School

Josh, Lisa, Cody & Zachary Feldman • Judy & Joseph Land • Cristina & Richard Marcus • The Marx Family • Hanna, Jonathan, Henry & Hazel Milgrom • Lyn & David Tobman • The Vorspan Family • The Weissman/Resnik Family

For OurSpaceLA

Sandy Berman • Rebekah & Howard Farber • Susan North Gilboa & Rami Gilboa

For Synagogue Staff

Emily Arzio • Andrea Cohen • The Dembo Family • Carol Gaspar • Isaac and Adam Ioffe • Nicol & Amit Katzir • Michelle & Daniel Landver • Pam & Ron Reiter • The Shaheen Family • The Shak Family • Jackie, Daniel, Gabe, Lily & Olivia Zakowski

For VBS Youth Department

The Charnelle Family • Dr. Shari & Mark Pollock

For VBS Hazak

Andrea Cohen • Judy Geller-Wollstein • Susan Green & Joel Hyatt • Steven Pokress

For VBS Sisterhood

Joyce Goldman

For VBS Fusion

The Aharon Family • Liron Fisch • Aaron, Mazelle & Harper Jacobs • The Rief Family • Josh, Kelly & Cory Rutta • Florence Silver • Jaclyn Singer & Ariel Wesler • Adina & Adam Winnett

Additional Participants

Miriam & Joseph Beezy • Megan & Greg Earhart • Janet Falley • Leslie Mirman Geffen • The Geffen & Arnold Family • The Goldschen Family • Jacquelyn Gottlieb • Corine & Jonathan Hartman • Jan Shulman • Rabbi Arnold Stiebel

The Purim mitzvah of Mishloach Manot

As told in the Book of Esther, the Jews of Shushan were nearly destroyed by King Achashverosh's evil advisor, Haman. Thanks to Mordechai’s faith, and Queen Esther’s courage, the future of the Jewish people was saved.

To celebrate their new freedom, the Jews of Shushan enjoyed festivities and joyful merriment, sending treats and sweets to friends and neighbors, thus beginning the tradition of Mishloach Manot! Annually participating in this mitzvah ensures that we take the time to pause and reflect upon our love and gratitude for each other and our VBS family. 

Valley Beth Shalom has curated a Mishloach Manot gift package for each of our member families. During the week of Purim, we invite ALL members to join us at VBS for joyous celebrations and to receive your Mishloach Manot gift (one per family)!

Every VBS member family, teacher, clergy and staff person will receive a gift package from VBS. By participating in the Mishloach Manot initiative, you will fulfill the mitzvah of gift giving during Purim.

To be recognized on the Mishloach Manot listing, contribute to a group of recipients at VBS using the form below, or choose "The Whole Megillah" which includes every member family, teacher, clergy and staff person at VBS!

The Package

Sweet! the PLAYLIST             Who's on your sUGAR PACKETS

Visit our Instagram to watch our MISHLOACH MANOT UNBOXING reel!