PIANO PERFORMANCE: Pianist Wendy Prober will perform...

PIANO PERFORMANCE: Pianist Wendy Prober will perform with the Viclarbo Chamber Ensemble, featuring Cantor Ralph Goren and the Temple Ramat Zion adult and junior choirs, at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Temple, 17655 Devonshire St., Northridge. The cost is $25 for reserved seats, $15 for general admission. Information: (818) 360-1881.

SUN GODDESS: For the first time, Valley Hindu Temple will celebrate Gayatri Maha Yagna, a daylong public event of prayers and rituals where families sit around Kundies, or small fires, in honor of the sun goddess Gayatri Maha Yagna. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday at the temple, 18700 Roscoe Blvd., Northridge, and free lunch will follow. Information: (818) 704-0998.

SOPRANO TO SING: Soprano Elin Carlson, who appears regularly with the Los Angeles Master Chorale, the Los Angeles Mozart Orchestra and the Los Angeles Jazz Choir, will perform at 8 p.m. Sunday at Burbank Temple Emanu El, 1302 N. Glenoaks Blvd. Admission is $20 for adults, $10 for seniors and students. Information: (818) 845-1734.

BOOKS OF MOSES STUDY: The Bible study class of the Seniors Department of the West Valley Jewish Community Center will celebrate the completion of its four-year study of the five Books of Moses, at 10 a.m. at the West Valley Jewish Community Center in West Hills. About 30 participants will present a favorite verse or incident from the Books of Moses, said Rabbi Harry Essrig, who has led the class for four years. “It’s been a great experience,” said the rabbi of his pupils, who learned the Books voluntarily. “They really are a peppy group.” The same students will next study the Book of Jeremiah. Information: (818) 346-4049.

WELFARE REFORM DISCUSSION: A religious and social perspective on “Mending the Shredded Welfare Net” will be discussed in a community forum. The discussion, sponsored by the Social Concerns Committee of Valley Interfaith Council, will address the 1996 Welfare Reform Act and its impact on welfare recipients, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Monday at the First Presbyterian Church of North Hollywood, 11640 Hesby St. Information: (818) 718-6460.

PASSOVER AND YOUNG PEOPLE: A discussion titled “Passover: The Search for Its Spirituality” will be presented to professionals ages 22 to 29 at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the University of Judaism, 15600 Mulholland Drive, in the Sepulveda Pass. The discussion, presented by the Jerome and Judith D.Tamkin Tavneh Program, will be given by Rabbi Daniel Gordis, vice president of public affairs and community outreach and dean of the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies. The cost is $7. Information: (310) 476-9777.

SINGING DUO TO SPEAK: Husband and wife singing team Billy Davis Jr. and Marilyn McCoo, formerly of the Fifth Dimension, will discuss their personal and professional experiences with the Entertainment Fellowship, a nonprofit organization for people whose goal is to improve the ethical and moral standards in film, television, recordings, print and Internet material. The dinner meeting with the duo will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Barone’s Italian Restaurant, 10123 Riverside Drive, Toluca Lake. The cost is $14 for members, $20 for nonmembers. Information: (818) 909-0841.

CANDLELIGHT SERVICE: A Taize workshop will be held at 6:45 p.m. every Wednesday at the Northridge United Methodist Church, 9650 Reseda Blvd. The evening includes a candlelight service of silence, alternating with reflective choruses. The Taize form of worship originated in France after World War II to allow people from various ethnic groups and religions to gather. A combination of instruments such as the harp, guitar, bassoon, flute, clarinet, violin and cello will be featured. Information: (818) 886-1555.

IMPROVING FAMILY TIES: A two-part seminar titled “Resurrection of the Family: Coping With Stress” will be presented by Pastor William H. Snipes at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and on April 24 at Calvary Lutheran Church, 8800 Woodman Ave., Arleta. There will be a potluck dinner at 6 p.m. Information: (818) 894-2293.

HALLELUJAH JUBILEE: The Christian-inspired group Jars of Clay and singer Sarah Jahn will perform at the Hallelujah Jubilee at Six Flags Magic Mountain at 9 and 11 p.m. Friday at the Golden Bear Theatre at the park, Magic Mountain Parkway, Valencia. Tickets are $34 for general admission, $17 for children shorter than 48 inches in height, and $20 for seniors. On May 3, the Spring Gospel Celebration will feature performances by the Mississippi Mass Choir, and Dottie Peoples, at 2, 4, 6 and 8 p.m. Information: (805) 255-4111.

ASSISTED SUICIDE TALK: A lecture titled “Physician Assisted Suicide, The Moral and Ethical Issues” will be discussed by a panel of speakers that includes Dr. Bruce Schlecter of the Hospice of the Pacific, David Esquith, manager of the Department of Medical Social Work at Cedar Sinai Medical Center, and Rabbi Ben Zion Bergmann, professor of Rabbinic literature of the University of Judaism. The program will be at 8 p.m. Friday at Burbank Temple Emanu El, 1302 N. Glenoaks Blvd. Admission is free. Information: (818) 845-1734.

HEALING WITH HUMOR: Author and comic Terry Braverman will discuss his book “When the Going Gets Tough, The Tough Lighten Up!” in a workshop on the spiritual and healing power of humor, from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Friday at the Sacred Space Center, 4562 Nagle Ave., Sherman Oaks. The cost is $25. Information: (818) 907-5556.

SPIRITUALITY AND ECONOMICS: Reservations will be accepted through Friday for a seminar titled “Faith, Simplicity, Money and Stuff: Your Money or Your Life!” presented by Evy McDonald, co-founder of the New Road Map Foundation. The event is part of Earth Day events and will begin with registration at 1 p.m. April 26 in the Friendship Hall of Reseda First United Methodist Church, 18120 Saticoy St. The cost is $10. Information: (818) 886-1555.

SEDER CELEBRATION: The Society For Humanistic Judaism will hold a secular Seder at 4 p.m. April 20 at a private home in Encino. The cost is $24 for adults, $15 for children. Information: (818) 981-3422.

COMMUNITY PASSOVER SEDERS: Reservations will be accepted today for community Passover Seders celebrated on April 22 at the following temples and synagogues:

* Temple Ramat Zion, 17655 Devonshire St., Northridge. The cost is $35 for adults, $28 for seniors, and $18 for children ages 5 to 12. Information: (818) 360-1881.

* Kol Tikvah, 20400 Ventura Blvd., Woodland Hills. Information: (818) 348-0670.

* Shomrei Torah Synagogue, 7353 Valley Circle Blvd., West Hills. The cost is $42.50 for adults, $22.95 for children ages 6 to 13, and $12 for children under 5. Information: (818) 346-0811.

* Burbank Temple Emanu El, 1302 N. Glenoaks Blvd. The cost is $37.50 for adults, $17 for children ages 4 to 10. Information: (818) 845-1734.

* Temple Beth Torah, 16651 Rinaldi St., Granada Hills. The cost is $20 for adults, $10 for children ages 5 to 12. Information: (818) 831-0835.

* Temple Aliyah, 6025 Valley Circle Blvd., Woodland Hills. The cost is $38 for adults, $33 for seniors age 65 and over, $25 for children ages 6 to 12, and $10 for children under 6. Information: (818) 905-6924.

* Valley Beth Shalom, 15739 Ventura Blvd., Encino. The cost is $42 for adult members, $45 for nonmembers, $32 for children of members, and $35 for children of nonmembers. Information: (818) 881-4751.

* Temple Etz Chaim, 1080 Janss Rd., Thousand Oaks. Information: (805) 497-6891.

NEW STAINED-GLASS WINDOW: A new stained-glass window, designed and completed by glass artists David and Michelle Plachte-Zuieback of Santa Rosa, has been installed at Valley Beth Shalom in Encino. The half-moon design stands 20 by 22 feet and includes images that symbolize the unity of “creation, nature and the soul,” said Rabbi Jerry Danzig. Around the border of the window, a Jewish prayer written in Hebrew translates as: “Here O Israel the Lord our God. The Lord is One.” The window was dedicated by Beverly and Herbert Gelfand of Beverly Hills.

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