Religion Notes

CHURCH CONCERT: A sing-along and reception will be held at 6:15 tonight with a concert featuring the Chancel Choir, hand bells and the children’s choir at 7 p.m. at Northridge United Methodist Church, 9650 Reseda Blvd. A similar event will be held Sunday, with the reception and sing-along beginning at 6:45 p.m. and the concert at 7:30 p.m. Free. Information: (818) 886-1555.

CHRISTMAS SERVICE: The Rev. Bill Schirmer will present a service titled “Two F’s Make Christmas” at the 10 a.m. Sunday service at La Crescenta Church of Religious Science, 4845 Dunsmore St., La Crescenta. Free. Information: (818) 249-1045.

HOLIDAY MUSIC: The Onionaires will present their annual holiday concert at 10:45 a.m. Sunday at Sepulveda Unitarian Universalist Society, 9550 Haskell Ave., North Hills. Free. Information: (818) 894-9251.

BEST SONGS: The Chancel Choir and Brass Orchestra will present a concert of the best Christmas songs from the past 12 years of Christmas concerts at 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday at First Christian Church of North Hollywood, 4390 Colfax Ave., North Hollywood. The cost is $15. Information: (818) 763-9026.

NUREMBERG DOCUMENTS: Martin Dannenberg, a former U.S. Army special agent who witnessed the discovery of the original Nuremberg documents, and Uri D. Herscher, president and chief executive of the Skirball Cultural Center, will discuss “Discovering the Nuremberg Documents: An Eyewitness Account” at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Sepulveda Pass. Admission is $8 general, $6 for seniors and free for children 12 and younger as well as members. Information and reservations: (310) 440-4688.

JEWISH COALITION LECTURE: Am Ehad, the Santa Clarita Valley Jewish Coalition, will host a lecture by Rabbi Bentzion Kravita, the founder of Jews for Judaism, at 3 p.m. Sunday at Santa Clarita Park, 27285 N. Seco Canyon Road. Free. Information: (661) 298-7009.

WHY JEWISH?: Rabbi Nachum Shifren will present a lecture on “Why Be a Jew?” at Cal State Northridge’s Hillel and Em Habanim Northridge’s Monday Night lecture at 8 at CSUN’s Hillel House, 17729 Plummer St., Northridge. Free. Information: (818) 832-8293.

BACH AND HANDEL: A Christmas concert featuring the work of Bach and Handel will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Thirty-Sixth Church of Christ, Scientist, 4032 Whitsett Ave., Studio City. Free. Information: (818) 761-4322.

CHRISTIAN SINGER: Contemporary Christian singer Mandie Pinto will perform a concert at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Shepherd of the Hills, 19700 Rinaldi St., Porter Ranch. Free. Information: (818) 831-9333.

YEMEN EVENING: “An Evening in Yemen,” including a Yemenite dinner, music and dancing, will begin at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Adat Ari El Synagogue, 12020 Burbank Blvd., Valley Village. The cost for the dinner is $20 for adults and $15 for children. The music and dancing are free. Information and reservations: (818) 766-9426, Ext. 223.

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