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The history of the Sephardic Temple reflects the history of the Sephardic community in Los Angeles. The first Sephardi Jews arrived in Los Angeles in c. 1853.However, significant numbers of Sephardim came in the early 20th century from places such as Egypt, Rhodes, Salonica, Turkey, and other regions of the former Ottoman Empire and elsewhere in the Middle East.
The synagogue was established in 1980 for the immigration of Persian Jews to Los Angeles County, shortly after the Iranian Revolution of 1979. [2] [3] It was founded by Rabbi David Shofet. [2] His father, Yedidia Shofet (1908-2005), had served as the Chief Rabbi of Iran from 1922 to 1980. [2]
In 1936 the Los Angeles Jewish Community Council was incorporated, the present-day Jewish Federation Council. [28] In 1940 Los Angeles had the seventh largest Jewish population of all the cities in the United States. Large numbers of Jews began to immigrate to Los Angeles after World War II. 2,000 Jews per month settled in Los Angeles in 1946 ...
In Jewish tradition it is commonly said that "carrying" is forbidden on Shabbat. Specifically, "transferring between domains" (הוצאה מרשות לרשות ) is considered one of the 39 categories of activity prohibited on Shabbat. The halacha of Shabbat divides spaces into four categories: Private domain (reshut hayachid), such as a house
A Los Angeles City Council proposal to give $1 million in security services to Jewish houses of worship, community centers and schools was amended Tuesday to bolster security at spaces of all ...
Temple Israel of Hollywood is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, in the United States.Founded in 1926, the congregation initially held services in the Hayakawa Mansion before the first Temple Israel building was established on Ivar Street under the leadership of Rabbi Isadore Isaacson.
The B'nai B'rith Lodge on South Union Avenue in Westlake served as a hub for the Jewish community and later as the heart of the labor movement in L.A. (Michael Blackshire / Los Angeles Times)
Valley Beth Shalom (informally called VBS) is a Conservative synagogue at 15739 Ventura Boulevard in Encino, Los Angeles, California, in the United States. [1] With approximately 1,500 member families, [2] it is one of the largest synagogues in Los Angeles and one of the largest Conservative synagogues in the United States.