The listings below are for Jewish congregations within the geographic area of The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles. Congregations in areas adjacent to Los Angeles Federation can be found by calling neighboring federations:
San Gabriel Valley: Jewish Federation of San Gabriel and Pomona Valleys at (626) 967-3656; sgpvfed@aol.com
Southeastern Los Angeles County: Jewish Federation of Greater Long Beach and West Orange County at (562) 426-7601, ext. 1314 or 1008; sharonk@jewishlongbeach.org
The Internet is a great tool to use in screening synagogues. Many, many congregations have Web sites, as do the national offices of the major Jewish movements (which have links to those synagogues with Web sites). Also, local movement offices may be able to help you find a congenial synagogue:
Chabad Lubavitch West Coast Headquarters (310) 208-7511; rabbicunin@chabad.com
Jewish Reconstructionist Federation (323) 933-7491; Jrfwcreg@aol.com
Union of American HebrewCongregations (Reform) (323) 653-9962; pswuahc@uahc.org
Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations (310) 229-9000; srebro1@juno.com
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism (818) 986-0907; pacsw@uscj.org
Key to denominations:
A denominational label means that a congregation is formally affiliated with a Jewish religious movement OR that it generally follows the philosophy and worship style of that movement.
(R) Reform
(C) Conservative
(O) Orthodox
(T) Traditional (Orthodox-style service without separation of men and women)
(S) Sephardic, including Persian and Middle Eastern congregations
(Rec.) Reconstructionist
(Ren.) Jewish Renewal
(I) Independent
Westside South
Adat Shalom (C) Rancho Park area: (310) 475-4985; ADATSHALO2@aol.com
Temple Akiba (R) Culver City: (310) 398-5783; TemAkiba@aol.com
Temple Beth Torah (C) Mar Vista: (310) 398-4536
Bais Chabad of Simcha Monica (O) Santa Monica: (310) 829-5620
B’nai Horin (Ren.) West Los Angeles: (310) 559-0587; lindasings@aol.com
Chabad of Cheviot Hills (O): (310) 837-8083; aronbcoch@aol.com
Chabad of Marina Del Rey (O): (310) 578-6000
The Chai Center (O): (310) 391-7995; schwartzie@chaicenter.org
Temple Isaiah (R) Rancho Park: (310) 277-2772; Sue@TempleIsaiah.com
Kahal Joseph (S) Westwood area: (310) 474-0559
Kehillat Ma’arav (C) Santa Monica: (310) 829-0566; office@KMwebsite.com
Cong. Mishkon Tephilo (C) Venice: (310) 392-3029; mail@mishkon.org
The Movable Minyan (I): (310) 285-3317
Nessah Educational & Cultural Center (S/O) Santa Monica: (310) 453-2218
Cong. N’vay Shalom (I): (323) 463-7728, (310) 535-1617
OhrHaTorah (I) Rancho Park area: (310) 278-9049, (818) 769-8223; office@ohrhatorah.org
Pacific Jewish Center (O) Santa Monica: (310) 392-8749; office@pjcenter.com
Sha’arei Am (R) Santa Monica; (310) 453-4276: shaareiam@aol.com
Sholem Community (I) Culver City: (818) 760-6625
Society for Humanistic Judaism (I): (213) 891-4303; info@shj.org
Westwood Kehilla (O); (310) 441-5288: outreach@kehilla.org
Young Israel of Santa Monica (O): (310) 314-3888
Young Israel of Venice (O): (310) 450-7541
Westside North
Beth Shir Shalom (R) Santa Monica: (310) 453-3361
Chabad of Bel Air (O): (310) 475-5311; belair770@aol.com
Chabad of Brentwood (O): (310) 826-4453
Chabad on Montana (O) Santa Monica: (310) 394-5699
Chabad of Malibu (O): (310) 456-6581
Chabad of North Beverly Hills (O): (310) 859-3948
Chabad of Pacific Palisades (O): (310) 454-7783
Temple Emanuel (R) Beverly Hills: (310) 274-6388; TEBBJS@aol.com
Kehillat Israel (Rec.) Pacific Palisades: (310) 459-2328; KIHOME@aol.com
Leo Baeck Temple (R) Bel Air: (310) 476-2861; lbtoffice@aol.com
Magen David of Beverly Hills (S/O): (310) 285-9957
Malibu Jewish Center & Synagogue (Rec.): (310) 456-2178; mjcandsynagogue@earthlink.net
Sephardic Jewish Center/Persian Chabad (S/O) Beverly Hills: (310) 855-0555; (310) 275-6920
Sephardic Temple Tifereth Israel (S/T) Westwood: (310) 475-7311
Sinai Temple (C) Westwood: (310) 474-1518
Stephen S. Wise Temple (R) Bel Air: (310) 476-8561
Synagogue for the Performing Arts (I): (310) 472-3500
University Synagogue (R) Brentwood: (310) 472-1255; jkrautman@unisyn.org
Westwood Village Synagogue (O): (310) 470-0080
Young Israel of North Beverly Hills (O): (310) 203-0170; rst@pacbell.net
Hollywood/ L.A. East
Temple Beth Israel of Highland Park (C): (323) 255-5416
Chabad of Greater Los Feliz (O): (323) 660-5177
Chabad of Mt. Olympus (O): (323)650-1444
Chabad Russian Synagogue (O) West Hollywood: (323) 848-2999
Creative Arts Temple (I): (323) 656-6685
Hollywood Temple Beth El (C) and Iranian American Jewish Center (S) West Hollywood: (323) 656-3150
Temple Israel of Hollywood (R): (323) 876-8330; shalom@tioh.org
Temple Knesset Israel of Hollywood (C): (323) 665-5171
Cong. Kol Ami (R) West Hollywood: (310) 248-6320; staff@kol-ami.org
Shir Hadash (R) Mid-Wilshire: (310) 456-5323
Wilshire Boulevard Temple (R) Mid-Wilshire; (213) 388-2401
Fairfax/LaBrea
Aaron David Cong. (O): (323) 933-1411
Ahavas Yisroel Syn. (O): (323) 937-1247
Cong. Bais Naftoli (O): (323) 931-2476
Cong. Bais Yehuda (O): (323) 936-7568
Cong. Bet Elazar (O): (323) 857-0577
Bet Midrash (O): (323) 939-0298
Cong. Beth Israel (T): (323) 651-4022
Chabad of Hancock Park (O): (323) 954-8381
Chabad Mid-City Center (O): (323) 655-9282
Etz Jacob Cong. (O): (323) 938-2619
Jewish Learning Exchange (O): (323) 857-0923; jleoutreach@yahoo.com
Kehilas Yaakov (O): (323) 935-8572
Midrash Od Yosef Hai (S/O): (323) 653-5163
Cong. Ner Israel (O): (323) 933-3405
Cong. Ohel David (O): (323) 651-3594
Cong. Ohev Shalom (O): (323) 653-7190
Cong. Shaarei Tefila (O): (323) 938-7147
Temple Shalom for the Arts (I): (310) 858-1100
Tifereth Zvi (O): (323) 931-3252
Torah Ohr (S): (323) 939-6763; torahohr@torahohr.org
Cong. Torah V’Chesed (O): (323) 653-5083
Yismach Moshe Cong. (O): (323) 939-2681
Young Israel of Hancock Park (O): (323) 931-4030
Young Israel of Los Angeles (O): (323) 655-0300
Pico-Robertson
Aish Los Angeles (O): (310) 278-8672; LA@aish.com
Anshe Emes Synagogue (O): (310) 275-5640; info@anshe.org
Temple Beth Am (C): (310) 652-7353; betham@tbala.org
Cong. Beth Chayim Chadashim (R): (323) 931-7023; bcc@bcc-la.org
Beth Jacob Cong. (O): (310) 278-1911; bjacob@pacbell.net
Temple Beth Zion (C): (323) 933-9136; TempleBethZion@juno.com
B’nai David-Judea Cong. (O): (310) 276-9269; bnaidavid@aol.com
Congregation Bais Bezalel (O): (310)282-0444
Chabad Israeli Center (O): (310) 271-6193
Kehillat Hashalom (O): (310) 652-9014; hashalom@hotmail.com
Cong. Knesseth Israel of Beverlywood (T): (310) 839-4962
Midrasho Shel Shem (O): (323) 935-6081
Cong. Mogen David (T): (310) 556-5609
Ohel Moshe Cong. (S): (310) 652-1533
Torat Hayim Synagogue (S/O): (310) 652-8349
Arbeter Ring/Workmen’s Circle (I): (310) 552-2007; ArbeterSCA@mindspring.com
Yeshiva of Los Angeles Beis Midrash (O): (310) 553-4478 ext. 296
Young Israel of Beverly Hills (O): (310) 275-3020
Young Israel of Century City (O): (310) 273-6954; Rebekah@yicc.org
San Fernando Valley West
Temple Ahavat Shalom (R) Northridge: (818) 360-2258; templeas@aol.com
Temple Aliyah (C) Woodland Hills: (818) 346-3545; sylvia.moskovitz@templealiyah.org
The Ami Havurah (C) Woodland Hills: (818) 884-6042
Beit Hamidrash of Woodland Hills (O): (818) 712-0365
Temple Beth Solomon of the Deaf (R) Tarzana: (818) 363-5580
Temple Beth Torah (R) Granada Hills: (818) 831-0835; office@bethtorah-sfv.org
B’nai Ami Syn. (C) Chatsworth: (818) 700-0492; tuckeranch@aol.com
Chabad of Encino (O): (818) 784-9986
Chabad of Northridge (O): (818) 368-3937
Chabad of Tarzana (O): (818) 758-1818
Eretz Cultural Center (S/T) Reseda: (818) 342-9303
Temple Judea (R) Tarzana: (818) 758-3800; judeatarz@templejudea.com
Kol Tikvah (R) Woodland Hills: (818) 348-0670
Makom Ohr Shalom (Ren.) Woodland Hills: (310) 479-0559; mikem@melnick.com
Temple Ner Maarav (C) Encino: (818) 345-7833
Temple Ramat Zion (C) Northridge: (818) 360-1881; gayleb@trz.org
Sephardic Cohen Syn. (O) Tarzana: (818) 705-4557
Shomrei Torah Syn. (C) West Hills: (818) 346-0811; info@shomreitorahsynagogue.org
Valley Beth Shalom (C) Encino: (818) 788-6000; info@vbs.org
Valley Outreach Syn. (R): (818) 348-4867
Young Israel of Northridge (O): (818) 368-2221
San Fernando Valley East
Adat Ari El (C) North Hollywood: (818) 766-9426; alankarpel@adatariel.org
Adat Yeshurun Cong. (O) North Hollywood: (818) 766-4682
Bais Medresh Ohr Simcha (O) North Hollywood: (818) 760-2189
Beis Midrash Toras Hashem (O) Valley Village: (818) 980-6934
Bet Midrash Mishkan Israel (S) Sherman Oaks: (818) 901-1598
Temple Beth Emet (R) Burbank: (818) 843-4787
Temple Beth Hillel (R) Valley Village: (818) 763-9148
Cong. Beth Meier (T) Studio City: (818) 769-0515
Cong. Beth Ohr (I) Studio City: (818) 773-3663
Temple B’nai Hayim (C) Sherman Oaks: (818) 788-4664
Burbank Temple Emanu El (C): (818) 845-1734; Btee2000@juno.com
Chabad of Glendale (O): (818) 240-2750
Chabad of North Hollywood (O): (818) 989-9539
Chabad of Sherman Oaks (O): (818) 789-0850
Em Habanim Cong. (S/O) North Hollywood: (818) 762-7779
Shaarey Zedek Cong. (O) North Hollywood: (818) 763-0560
Temple Sinai of Glendale (R): (818) 246-8101
Valley Beth Israel (C) Sun Valley: (818) 782-2281
Valley Mishkan Israel Cong. (O) North Hollywood: (818) 769-8043
Yad Avraham (O) North Hollywood: (818) 766-6736
Conejo Valley/Santa Clarita
Temple Adat Elohim (R) Thousand Oaks: (805) 497-7101; adatelohim@earthlink.net
Temple Beth Ami (R) Santa Clarita: (661) 255-6410
Temple Beth Haverim (C) Agoura Hills: (818) 991-7111; tbh@templebethhaverim.org
Beth Knesset Bamidbar (R) Lancaster: (661) 942-4415; office@bkb.org
Cong. Beth Shalom (C) Santa Clarita: (661) 254-2411
Cong. B’nai Emet (R) Simi Valley: (805) 581-3723; bnaiemet@rain.org
Chabad of Agoura Hills/Chabad of Conejo/Chabad of Oak Park (O): (818) 991-0991; rmdb@aol.com
Chabad of Santa Clarita Valley (O): (661) 254-3434
Chabad of Simi Valley (O): (805) 577-0573
Temple Etz Chaim (C) Thousand Oaks: (805) 497-6891; office@templeetzchaim.com
Cong. Or Ami (R) Agoura Hills: (818) 880-6818; kipper23@aol.com
South Bay
Temple Beth El (R) San Pedro: (310) 833-2467; bethelsp@aol.com
B’nai Tikvah Cong. (C) Westchester: (310) 645-6262; btc@lafn.org
Chabad of the Beach Cities (O) Redondo Beach: (310) 372-6879; chabad@msn.com
Chabad of Palos Verdes (O): (310) 544-5544; chabadpv@aol.com
Chabad of the South Bay (O) Lomita: (310) 326-8234
Temple Menorah (R) Redondo Beach/Torrance: (310) 316-8444
Cong. Ner Tamid of the South Bay (C) Rancho Palos Verdes: (310) 377-6986
Temple Rodeph Shalom (R) El Segundo: (310) 390-3242; irvnao@aol.com
Southwest Temple Beth Torah (C) Gardena: (310) 327-8734
Cong. Tifereth Jacob (C) Manhattan Beach: (310) 546-3667