Founded in 1960, Beth Solomon is the world’s first synagogue for the deaf. But their heyday was so long ago that few of the original congregation survives; and attendance has declined.
Tisha B’Av is one of the two major fast days of the Jewish year.
What matters most to Shapiro is that when people come to Temple Akiba, they feel at home.
“The Los Angeles Jewish Home name served us well for more than 100 years, but it doesn’t describe what we do now as an organization,” Andrew Berman, chair of the board of directors, told the Journal.
Rabbi Mari Chernow, the senior rabbi of Temple Israel of Hollywood (TIOH), sums up her job in one word: Relationships.
Now everybody can enjoy kosher ice cream on-the-go, thanks to La Creme Dairy’s kosher ice cream truck, which serves Cholov Yisroel ice cream in La Brea, Pico-Robertson and the Valley.
The L.A. Federation worked with the California Legislative Jewish Caucus, a group of Jewish and Jewish-supporting elected officials in the California legislature, to secure $40 million for rebuilding six California summer camps affected by devastating wildfires in recent years.
Today, she has 10.6 million followers on TikTok and 1.7 million on Instagram.
While Kligfeld, the senior rabbi at Temple Beth Am (TBA) in Los Angeles, cherishes the Jewish tradition, he is open to new and innovative ways for people to connect to the sacred.
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