Religion Notes
MOURNING SEMINAR: Adat Ari El’s Adult Studies Commission will present “Facing the End of Life,” a free seminar on the Jewish views on death and mourning, from 8:30 a.m. to noon Sunday at the synagogue, 12020 Burbank Blvd., Valley Village. Information and reservations: (818) 766-9426, Ext. 223.
HONORING KING: The Rev. James Bodman will present a free program, “Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.,” at 10:45 a.m. Sunday at Sepulveda Unitarian Universalist Society, 9550 Haskell Ave., North Hills. Information: (818) 894-9251.
MONDAY LECTURE: Rabbi Moshe Ben-Zaquen, executive director of the Sephardic Rabbinical Council of the United States and Canada, will lecture on “David and Bat Sheva Part II” from 8 to 10 p.m. Monday at Cal State Northridge’s Hillel House, 17729 Plummer St., Northridge. Free. Information: (818) 832-8293.
MIDEAST PEACE LECTURE: David Makovsky, Jerusalem Post editor-in-chief, and UCLA professor Steven Spiegel will speak on prospects for peace in the Mideast at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the University of Judaism’s Gindi Auditorium, 15600 Mulholland Drive, Sepulveda Pass. Free. Information: (310) 440-1282.
21st CENTURY PARISH: The Rt. Rev. Gerald Wilkerson, Catholic bishop of the San Fernando region, will lecture on “The Look of the Parish in the 21st Century” from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church Parish Hall, 5011 White Oak Ave., Encino. Free. Information: (818) 342-4505.
PRAYER SEMINAR: Journaling of Prayer, a seminar using Thomas Merton’s writings to explore spiritual journeys by recording personal milestones, will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday at Holy Spirit Retreat Center, 4316 Lanai Road, Encino. The $30 cost includes lunch. Information and registration: (818) 784-4515.
CHRISTIAN LUNCHEON: West Valley Christian Women’s Club will host a luncheon with the theme New Beginnings at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at the Calabasas Golf and Country Club, 4515 Park Entrada. The cost is $16.50. Child care will be provided for children 8 years and younger. Information and reservations: (818) 348-5247.
JUDAISM CLASS: An 18-week “Introduction to Judaism” class will be taught at 7 p.m. beginning Thursday at Temple Ahavat Shalom, 18200 Rinaldi Place, Northridge. The cost is $175 for Union of American Hebrew Congregation-affiliated members and $275 for guests; the cost of the class covers tuition for two people. Information and registration: (818) 360-2258.
JEWISH MEDITATION: An eight-week class on the mystical aspects of prayer will be held beginning Thursday at 8 p.m. at the Conejo Jewish Academy, 30345 Canwood St., Agoura Hills. The cost is $25. Information and registration: (818) 991-0991.
21st CENTURY SHABBAT: Rabbi Steven Jacobs will present a Shabbat service with the theme “The 21st Century: The Best Years of Our Lives?” at 7 p.m. Friday at Kol Tikvah Temple, 20400 Ventura Blvd., Woodland Hills. Free. Information: (818) 348-0670.
MUSICAL HISTORY: Temple Ahavat Shalom will join 39 other synagogues and temples across America in presenting a Sabbath eve musical workshop, “L’maaseih V’reisheet: To Recreate the World,” at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the temple, 18200 Rinaldi Place, Northridge. The workshop will be the largest Jewish musical co-commissioned in American history by a coalition of Conservative, Reform and Reconstructionist Jewry. Free. Information: (818) 360-2258.