Torah study and practice have been constants in the life of the rabbi.

Her return to Los Angeles last July has “far exceeded my expectations.”

Becoming a rabbi never was among his intentions.

As for keeping Moroccan traditions alive in an Ashkenazi world, “I would say the meat-and-potatoes are the same, but the spices are a little bit different,” he said.

Jew-hatred, he said, is a political football. This is a case where if it didn’t happen overnight, there is a little blame to go around for everybody.

He believes WBT targets the essential values Jews are looking for in their lives.

As a high schooler at YULA and a student at Yeshiva University’s Stern College for Women, Levy knew she wanted to work in a classroom. 

He founded Der Nister, the first Yiddish synagogue in Downtown Los Angeles.

Rabbi Kahn, a leader at Chabad of the Valley in Tarzana, said the most striking aspect of his most recent mission was spending meaningful time with “displaced Israeli families who have been living in hotels since Oct. 7.”