BUSINESS SERVICE: The Rev. Beverly Craig will...
BUSINESS SERVICE: The Rev. Beverly Craig will officiate at a service titled “What You Think of You IS Your Business” at 10 a.m. Sunday at La Crescenta Church of Religious Science, 4845 Dunsmore Ave. Information: (818) 249-1045.
COVENANT PROMISES: The Rev. Bonnie Tarwater will speak on “Covenants and Fulfilling the Promise” at the 10:45 a.m. Sunday service at Sepulveda Unitarian-Universalist Society, 9550 Haskell Ave., North Hills. Information: (818) 894-9251.
MATZO FAMILY BAKERY: Chabad of the Conejo will sponsor a “Model Matzo Bakery” family workshop to give participants the hands-on experience of making their own Passover matzo--and to teach the significance of matzo--from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Bernard Milken Jewish Community Campus, 22622 Vanowen St., West Hills. The cost is $2.50. Information: (818) 991-0991.
VEGETARIAN JEWS: Rabbi Edward Feinstein will discuss “Jewish Principles and Vegetarianism” at a 2 p.m. Sunday meeting of the Jewish Vegetarians of Los Angeles at Valley Beth Shalom Synagogue, 15739 Ventura Blvd., Encino. Free. Information: (818) 349-2581.
MEN AND WINE: The Men’s Club of Kol Tikvah Temple will hold a pre-Passover tasting event featuring wines from Israel, Italy, Chile and Australia at 3 p.m. Sunday at the temple, 20400 Ventura Blvd., Woodland Hills. Participants will learn how to select Passover wines as well as where to buy them. The cost is $12.50 per person or $20 per couple. Information: (818) 348-0670.
SHABBAT VIDEO: Em Habanim Northridge, Young Israel of Northridge and Cal State Northridge’s Hillel will host a video presentation on “Mining the Treasures of the Shabbat Table” from 8 to 10 p.m. Monday at CSUN’s Hillel House, 17729 Plummer St., Northridge. Free. Information: (818) 832-8293.
CATHOLIC LUNCHEON: The Rev. Alex Aclan, associate pastor at St. John of God Catholic Church in Norwalk, will speak on “Vocations and Discernment” at the Catholic Community luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Beverly Garland Holiday Inn, 4222 Vineland Ave., North Hollywood. The cost is $14. Information and reservations: (818) 846-3271.
BOOK RELEASE EVENT: A free event to celebrate the release of Dr. Miriyam Glazer’s new book “Dancing on the Edge of the World: Jewish Stories of Faith, Inspiration and Love” will begin at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the University of Judaism, 15600 Mulholland Drive, Sepulveda Pass. Information and reservations: (310) 440-1521.
PASSOVER WORKSHOP: Rabbi Steven B. Jacobs and cantors Caren Glasser and Bonnie Vorspan will host a free “How-to Passover” workshop, in which participants will learn how to conduct a Passover Seder, prepare the dishes for the holiday and learn songs to sing, from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Kol Tikvah Temple, 20400 Ventura Blvd., Woodland Hills. Information and reservations: (818) 348-0670.
SHABBAT GUEST SPEAKER: Rabbi Alexander Schindler, president of the Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture and vice president of the World Jewish Congress, will speak at the 8:15 p.m. Friday Shabbat Services at Temple Judea, 5429 Lindley Ave., Tarzana. Free. Information: (818) 342-3177.
LECTURE SERIES: Three free lectures will be presented by Rabbi Burton Vizotsky, a professor at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York, beginning with “Moses Goes to Hollywood--The Exodus as an American Paradigm” at 8 p.m. Friday, continuing with “Jacob & Esau; Jacob and Isaac--Deception as a Family Value” at 1 p.m. April 8 and concluding with “The Passover Seder--Toga Party or Black Tie? Greco-Roman Historical Background of the Seder” at 10 a.m. April 9, all at Adat Ari El Synagogue, 12020 Burbank Blvd., Valley Village. Information: (818) 766-9426.
PASSION PLAY: “The Passion Play,” a musical production of the Easter story, will be performed at 8 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. April 8 and 4 p.m. April 9 at Shepherd of the Hills Church, 19700 Rinaldi St., Porter Ranch. Other performances through April 22. Tickets cost $8 to $12 in advance and $15 at the door. Information and reservations: (818) 831-7880.
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