BUILDING DEDICATION: Aish Hatorah Institute, an independent...

BUILDING DEDICATION: Aish Hatorah Institute, an independent Orthodox school and counseling center ravaged by a firebombing on the eve of the Persian Gulf War, will dedicate its new building on the same site in North Hollywood at 9:30 a.m. Sunday.

Rabbi Zvi Block, who heads the institute, said the two-hour community rally will also honor firefighters who extinguished the fire at one of the institute’s buildings at 12422 Chandler Blvd. before dawn on Jan. 11, 1991.

Block has had close ties to the militant Jewish Defense League, but police said at the time that the incident, in which two firebombs where thrown at the building, had not been preceded by threats.

Aish Hatorah, which is independent of the Los Angeles and Jerusalem organizations of the same name, has been known during its 18-year existence for adult classes, spiritual guidance and counseling for Jews and non-Jews.

The new, 6,700-square-foot building, when fully completed, will house a new sanctuary, classrooms and a dining facility, a spokesman said. Completion is expected in December.

For more information, call (818) 980-6934.

HUNGARIAN DEDICATION: Grace Hungarian Reformed Church, which was destroyed by three arson fires in 1992, will hold a dedication ceremony for its new buildings Sunday in Tarzana.

Pastor Balint Nagy said the structures will be consecrated at 11 a.m. followed by a 1:15 p.m. reception. The church is at 18858 Erwin St. (818) 344-1885.

VALYERMO FAIR: The Benedictine Catholic monks of St. Andrew’s Abbey near Pearblossom will hold their 38th annual fall festival next Saturday and Sunday on their 650-acre ranch and monastery at Valyermo.

There is no admission charge for the fair, open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day, but an all-day parking fee of $3 is requested. (805) 944-2178.

BOOK DISCUSSION: Classes discussing the best-selling book by Deepak Chopra, “The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success,” will be offered starting Wednesday night at the Center for Highly Effective Living, 6624 Lockhurst Drive, West Hills, by Religious Science lecturer-pastor Tom Johnson.

The free class will be held for seven consecutive Wednesdays from 7 to 8 p.m. (818) 883-1300.

LUTHERAN AND UNITARIAN: The essence of Lutheran and Unitarian beliefs will be discussed in separate presentations Sunday at two Valley churches.

Pastor Donald J. Dallmann of Bethel Lutheran Church, 17500 Burbank Blvd., Encino, will start a series of eight adult classes at 7 p.m. Sunday on “What in the World is a Lutheran Anyway?”

In Canoga Park, Unitarian Universalist minister Brandoch Lovely will take one sermon to sum up “The Quintessence of Our Religious Faith” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday during Emerson Unitarian Church’s service at the Senior Citizens Center, 7326 Jordan Ave., next door to the earthquake-damaged sanctuary.