Religion Notes

JEWISH COMMUNITY: Rabbi Marc Schneier and Rabbi Steven Jacobs will discuss “Shared Dreams: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Jewish Community” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at West Valley Jewish Community Center, 22622 Vanowen St., West Hills. The cost is $8. Information and reservations: (818) 464-3300.

THANKFUL SERVICE: The Rev. Bonnie Rowsell will speak about “Thankfulness Is Powerful” at the 10 a.m. Sunday services at the Glendale Church of Religious Science, 2146 E. Chevy Chase Drive. Free. Information: (818) 244-8171.

GIVING THANKS: The Rev. James Bodman will present a Thanksgiving service, “Let Us Give Thanks,” at 10:45 a.m. Sunday at Sepulveda Unitarian-Universalist Society, 9550 Haskell St., North Hills. Free. Information: (818) 894-9251.

ASSIMILATION DISCUSSION: Riv-Ellen Prell, author of “Fighting to Become Americans: Jews, Gender and the Anxiety of Assimilation,” will discuss the anxiety of assimilation at 11 a.m. Sunday at the Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd. in Sepulveda Pass. Admission is $10 for guests, $8 for members, $5 for students. Information and reservations: (323) 655-8587.

THANKSGIVING MUSIC: Encino Community Church will host “The Celebration of Thanksgiving Through Music” at 11 a.m. Sunday services at Bethel Lutheran Church, 17500 Burbank Blvd., Encino. Child care and Sunday school will be provided. Free. Information: (818) 501-2778.

FAMILY AND FRIENDS: Praise Temple Baptist Church in Pacoima will host Family and Friends Day featuring the Rev. Zedar Broadous, president of the San Fernando Valley Branch of the NAACP, and Assemblyman Tony Cardenas (D-Sylmar) at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at the Boys & Girls Club’s multipurpose room, 11252 Glenoaks Blvd. Free. Information: (818) 682-5697.

TORAH NUTRITION: Em Habanim Northridge and Cal State Northridge’s Hillel will host a free lecture on “Nutrition and Health: The Torah View of Healthy Eating” from 8 to 10 p.m. Monday at CSUN’s Hillel House, 17729 Plummer St., Northridge. Information: (818) 995-0315.

GRIEF SUPPORT: A free grief support group for those who have lost a loved one will meet from 10:30 a.m. to noon Wednesday at St. John’s in the Valley Methodist Church, 20600 Roscoe Blvd., Winnetka. Information: (818) 341-6434.

THANKSGIVING EVE SERVICE: The North Hollywood Interfaith Food Pantry will host its annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Eve service at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Temple Beth Hillel, 12326 Riverside Drive, Valley Village. Free, but donations of nonperishable foods will be accepted for the pantry. Information: (818) 760-3575.

TOT SHABBAT: Rabbi James Lee Kaufman will lead a Tot Shabbat, a service for families with small children featuring stories and songs selected especially for toddlers and preschoolers, from 7:15 to 7:45 p.m. Friday at Temple Beth Hillel, 12326 Riverside Drive, Valley Village. Free. Information: (818) 761-6983.

SHABBAT THANKSGIVING: The congregations of Valley Beth Shalom and Temple Judea will join for a Thanksgiving Shabbat service at 8:15 p.m. Friday at Temple Judea, 5429 Lindley Ave., Tarzana. Free. Information: (818) 342-3177.

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--Pamela Davega Carr