According to The Jewish Federation/Valley Alliance, 43 percent of the total estimated Jewish population of the greater Los Angeles area live in the San Fernando, Conejo, Simi, Santa Clarita and Antelope valleys.
The following is a partial list of Jewish organizations, schools and synagogues in Valley cities with already developed, and growing, Jewish communities. For more information on Jewish activity in a particular city, call The Jewish Federation/Valley Alliance or a local synagogue.
(Please note that some of the synagogues listed may also offer Jewish schooling.)
AGOURA/AGOURA HILLS
Agencies/Organizations
Conejo Valley JCC
5004 Lewis Road
(818) 865-6663
Schools
Heschel-West
27400 West Canwood St.
(818) 368-5781
Synagogues
Chabad of Conejo (O)
30345 Canwood St.
(818) 991-0991
Chabad of Oak Park (O)
28708 Timberlane St.
(818) 991-0991
Congregation Or Ami (RI)
28025 Dorothy Dr., No. 105
(818) 880-6818
Temple Beth Haverim (C)
5142 Clareton Dr., No. 160
(818) 991-7111
GRANADA HILLS
Agencies/Organizations
North Valley JCC
16601 Rinaldi St.
(818) 360-2211
Synagogues
Temple Beth Torah (R)
16651 Rinaldi Street
(818) 831-0835
ENCINO
Agencies/Organizations
Hadassah – Western Region
17609 Ventura Blvd., No. 302
(818) 788-1604
Synagogues
Chabad of Encino (O)
4915 Hayvenhurst Ave.
(818) 784-9986
Temple Ner Maarav (C)
17730 Magnolia Blvd.
(818) 345-7833
Valley Beth Shalom (C)
15739 Ventura Blvd.
(818) 788-6000
NORTH HOLLYWOOD
Schools
Emek Hebrew Academy
12732 Chandler Blvd.
(818) 980-0155
Valley Torah High School (Boys)
12003 Riverside Dr.
(818) 984-1805
Valley Torah High School (Girls)
12326 Riverside Dr.
(818) 762-6611
Synagogues
Adat Ari El (C)
12020 Burbank Blvd.
(818) 766-9426
Adat Yeshurun (O)
12405 Sylvan St.
(818) 766-4682
Bais Medresh Ohr Simcha (O)
12430 Oxnard St.
(818) 760-2189
Chabad of North Hollywood (O)
13079 Chandler Blvd.
(818) 989-9539
Em Habanim Sephardic Cong. (O)
5850 Laurel Canyon Blvd.
(818) 762-7779
Shaarey Hahayim Congregation (S)
12500 Emelita St.
Shaarey Zedek (O)
12800 Chandler Blvd.
(818) 763-0560
Valley Mishkan Israel Cong. (O)
6254 Beeman Ave.
(818) 769-8043
Yad Avraham (O)
12428 Burbank Blvd.
(818) 766-6736
NORTHRIDGE
Agencies/Organizations
Hillel at Cal State Northridge
17729 Plummer St.
(818) 886-5101
Schools
Abraham Heschel Day School
17701 Devonshire St.
(818) 368-5781
Synagogues
Chabad of Northridge (O)
17142 Devonshire St.
(818) 368-3937
Temple Ahavat Shalom (R)
18200 Rinaldi Place
(818) 360-2258
Temple Ramat Zion (C)
17655 Devonshire St.
(818) 360-1881
Young Israel of Northridge (O)
17511 Devonshire St.
(818) 368-2221
RESEDA
Synagogues
Eretz Cultural Center (I)
6170 Wilbur Avenue
(818) 342-9303
SHERMAN OAKS
Agencies/Organizations
Southern California Council for Soviet Jews
P.O. Box 1542
(818) 769-8862
Synagogues
Beth Midrash Mishkan Israel (S)
13312 Burbank Blvd.
(818) 901-1598
Chabad of Sherman Oaks (O)
14960 Ventura Blvd.
(818) 789-0850
Congregation Beth Meier (CI)
11725 Moorpark St.
(818) 769-0515
Congregation Beth Ohr (In)
12355 Moorpark St.
(818) 773-3663
Temple B?nai Hayim (C)
4302 Van Nuys Blvd.
(818) 788-4664
TARZANA
Synagogues
Chabad of Tarzana (O)
18181 Burbank Blvd.
(818) 758-1818
Havurat Olam (Re)
14209 Chandler Blvd.
(818) 345-2983
Sephardic Cohen Synagogue (O)
18547 Ventura Blvd.
(818) 705-4557
Temple Beth Solomon of the Deaf (R)
5429 Lindley Ave.
(818) 363-5580
Temple Judea (R)
5429 Lindley Ave.
(818) 758-3800
THOUSAND OAKS
Agencies/Organizations
Conejo Valley Counseling Office
100 East Thousand Oaks Blvd., No. 110
(805) 379-2273
Synagogues
Temple Adat Elohim (R)
2420 East Hillcrest Drive
(805) 497-7101
Temple Etz Chaim (C)
1080 East Janss Road
(805) 497-6891
VALLEY VILLAGE
Synagogues
Beis Midrash Toras Hashem (O)
12422 Chandler Blvd.
(818) 980-6934
Ohr HaTorah (R)
12410 Burbank Blvd., No. 103
(818) 769-8223
Temple Beth Hillel (R)
12326 Riverside Dr.
(818) 763-9148
VAN NUYS
Agencies/Organizations
Jewish Communal Retirees Association of Los Angeles
13834 Califa St.
(818) 786-3687
Valley Cities JCC
13164 Burbank Blvd.
(818) 786-6310
WEST HILLS
Agencies/Organizations
Chaverim – Jewish Programs for the Disabled
22622 Vanowen St.
(818) 884-1092
Habonim Dror Youth Organization
22622 Vanowen St.
(818) 464-3224
JCC Teen Services/Maccabi Games
22622 Vanowen St.
(818) 464-3277
The Jewish Federation/Valley Alliance
Bernard Milken Jewish Community Campus
22622 Vanowen St.
(818) 587-3200
San Fernando Valley Counseling Center
22622 Vanowen St.
(818) 464-3333
West Valley JCC
22622 Vanowen St.
(818) 587-3300
Synagogues
Shomrei Torah Synagogue (C)
7353 Valley Circle Blvd.
(818) 346-0811
Temple Solael (R)
6601 Valley Circle Blvd.
(818) 348-3885
Valley Outreach Synagogue (RI)
P.O. Box 4717
(818) 348-4867
WOODLAND HILLS
Synagogues
Beit Hamidrash of Woodland Hills (O)
5850 Fallbrook Ave.
(818) 712-0365
Kol Tikvah (R)
20400 Ventura Blvd.
(818) 348-0670
Makom Ohr Shalom (JR)
P.O. Box 1066
(310) 479-0559
Temple Aliyah (C)
6025 Valley Circle Blvd.
(818) 346-3545