Very welcoming ppl, amazing Rabbi Moshe! Nasrin, who is in charge of everything, is help us a lot…read morewhen we were preparing for my son be Mitzvah!​​

Ohel Moshe My favorite Temple of all time. If you are Jewish this is one of my favorite Temples to…read morego to It feels like I am in my 2nd home but in a Temple. The Managers are so nice with Ebi Cohan & Ms Amini very nice couple. The Rabbis are so nice and friendly. And Every Summer there is a Teen Camp Highly recommend to go it is so FUN.

B'nai David Judea is warm, all inclusive congregation. It follows tradition while allowing for…read moresome variation in view point; i.e. nobody will comment if a married woman is not wearing a hat. The important aspects of Jewish life are emphasized: compassion, tikun olam, prayer, Torah study and mitzvot. The services are well attended, the sermons relevant to life today, while also including wisdom of our sages. This is a place where I feel comfort and nearness to God. Sonia Levitin Los Angeles

To correct the negative reviews: This is NOT a "reform shul" disguised as an orthodox one . It is a…read moreprogressive, open-minded Modern Orthodox community, with rabbinical leaders who follow Halacha, & help their constituents grow in observance & Torah learning. Many members are fully shomer shabbat & shomer kashrut, some members are not, but that doesn't mean the shul is reform! Time and again I have been truly impressed with Rav Yosef and Rabbanit Alissa (in their midot as well as their ability to offer sound advice and religious guidance.) The community has a lot of families and a strong kids program. Many active, involved members of different ages & walks of life attend the various activities throughout the year. BDJ is a great place for Modern Orthodox Jews who are looking for a balanced, accessible approach to Halacha. It is also a place to feel welcome if you're not quite at that level of observance, but you still want to be in a shul that respects Jewish law & teaches meaningful Torah. However, if you like super lengthy services (&/or can't handle being in the same room with women who show their elbows) then you are better off going to a more Strictly Orthodox shul in the neighborhood. B'nai David has been a blessing in my life as a shomer mitzvot woman and I wish there were more places like it.

I like to go first class in whatever I do and Anshe Emet is a first class synagogue. This is an…read moreauthentic orthodox synagogue and they make it easy for anyone who doesn't know Hebrew to keep pace and read the prayers in English. It can be done, and it's done here. Rabbi Summers is the main Rabbi at Anshe Emet. He has a deep knowledge of life based on Jewish law and wisdom. He's answered every philosophical question I have thrown at him, and he answered well. I have a limited Jewish background. One can get the full Jewish experience here; the prayer books have a literal modern English translation next to the Hebrew which make complicated things very simple. Rabbi Summers gives a Saturday afternoon lecture on complex philosophical life concepts in the most easily understandable way. While listening to his Saturday afternoon classes I marvel at how he so clearly and easily explains complex concepts. I know of no easier way to absorb high level Jewish wisdom. The outlook here is on character development. Friendliness and generosity of spirit are a main focus of Jewish texts taught here. Everyone I've chatted with is sincerely nice. If you are looking to experience authentic Judaism in the easiest way, Anshe Emet is the Synagogue for you.

I began coming to Anshe Emes in the summer of 1987. Within months, I became a "lifer". I've…read moreraised my family with the guidance and close personal friendship of Rabbi Summers. It's a synagogue for people who like to serve the community, not one for someone who pays their dues and expects to be served. Anshe Emes, a modest congregation, is disproportionately filled with community leaders who spearheaded the building of the large community eruv, built a local mikvah for utensils, became a role model that later was widely emulated in an all-day Tisha B'Av learning program, led with one of the first summer SEED programs, and so much more. If you want to be the director of a committee, raise your hand. Since the shul is family-owned (built by the rabbi's father), the politics and posturing and throwing weight around that is typical simply isn't found at Anshe Emes. It's a place of spiritual growth. Yeah, that comes at the expense of congregants feeling uncomfortable trying discuss talk sports scores and stock tips during services... but we like it that way. Services are led by congregants... not performers. It's among the few synagogues in Pico-Robertson where you might find a black-fedora'd yeshiva alumnus, a sandaled and knit-yarmulke'd Zionist Israeli veteran of the IDF, a Hasid in a shtreimel, a conversion to Judaism candidate... all sitting in the same row. It's not fancy. It's home. My sons were held by Rabbi Summers for their brises. My daughters were named here, had the Rebbetzin as a high school teacher and role model, and (the ones married so far) were blessed under their chupahs by Rabbi Summers. Being an Anshe Emes member, for those of us who are baseball fans, is not unlike being a Chicago Cubs fan. Not much glory if one counts the value of a team merely in championship rings... but for the purist, tradition is EVERYTHING. Anshe Emes isn't well-to-do, but it's deeply rich in tradition, If you want the kind of shul your great grandparents probably would have been comfortable in...and which your great grandchildren would be comfortable in as part of the chain from Mt. Sinai to the Moshiach, this is the place. It's not the place for egos who'd rather have a hit TV show, be the mayor of LA, own the Dodgers, whatever... Once one is willing to "aseh lecha rav" (make for yourself a rabbi) as the Mishnah Pirke Avos instructs and grow spiritually... try Anshe Emes for a few months. Robert F. is right... the late Shabbos afternoon mussar/ethics class is special and a great introduction to the values and wisdom taught by Rabbi summers, and of many stories learned over the years, including those from living in the home of the previous Rosh Yeshiva of the Chofetz Chaim Yeshiva. There is Torah one might hear from a rabbi who learned from lectures of other rabbis. There is subtle, even deeper Torah one learns from a Rabbi who had years of seeing and living in the home of one of the Torah leaders of the last century. The mussar shiur starts 45 minutes before mincha, the afternoon service, roughly 70 minutes before sunset. That means before 4pm in the winters and close to 7pm in the summers. The synagogue website always has a calendar with specific times. Shul-shopping? Give it 100 days. I think you'll find it among the best investments in your spiritual growth you've ever made. p.s. For the one negative review? Look at the pattern of his other reviews. The positive reviews are mostly for places where he doesn't interact with people. Everything else that isn't focusing on animals or his teeth or his back gets bitter negative reviews. Has he given any of those single-starred reviews a second chance? Doesn't seem so. Contact me if you ever plan to return, Moshe N... and I'll try to improve your second visit. I've gone to Anshe Emes since, as I've said, since 1987... I don't have a single recollection of Rabbi Summers "demanding" anything of a visitor. That's simply not his M.O. The entire Slobodka approach to mussar (personal character development) focuses on elevation, never reproach. Are you even sure that it was Rabbi Summers who said something to you and not a visiting rabbi? Before a one-star review, a truth-seeker would seem to want to dig a little deeper before leaving that as a permanent legacy.

The Rabbi is a Mench and Tzadik. Verry good.. May HaShem bless him with all the berachos.read more

We celebrated Yom Kippur here this week and fellowship with the congregation here. My girlfriend is…read morea Orthodox Hebrew young lady. But we attend all other synogogues as well. My first time visiting here with her. She also have friends and family that live out here and attend this synogogue weekly. We live far away from here, but we will try and visit once a month like many other here in Los Angeles. Rabbi Yossi Cunin is a very nice wonderful man. The congregation are relatively friendly and inviting like all of the other synogogues I have attended in Los Angeles. Be nice and respectful, and you will get the same treatment.

The Beverly Hills Jewish Community Synagogue is an orthodox synagogue serving Beverly Hills and the…read moresurrounding areas. All are welcome. Shabbat/Holiday services are conducted within the famed Beverly Hills Hotel led by Rabbi Yossi Cunin and cantor Levi Coleman. The Beverly Hills Jewish Community Synagogue is a 501(c)3 non profit. Work depends entirely on local support.

You will feel right at home here. Rabbi and Rebbetzin Hecht and family are all beautiful people…read moreand I encourage everyone and anyone to visit that is yearning for a warm and welcoming truly Jewish experience. You might even learn a few most interesting and intriguing aspects of Judaism. I know I have. I have also witnessed first hand the generosity and caring attitude toward the community to those in need. Make Chabad Of Brentwood a happy and fulfilling stop along the journey of Jewish Life. Thank you for reading. L'chaim. Baruch HaShem. P.S. The Purim Festival was lovely, lively, and great food.

Every Jew has a membership!!!!! An orthodox synagogue that…read morehas open doors to every Jew with open arms and warm heart. They have an amazing day care/preschool on the property as well and the Synagouge has amazing services daily and of course Shabbat and Holidays! So to contain all that the Rabbi and his family doing for the Jewish community in this review is just impossible. I urge every Jew to stop by and check our this amazing place.

I came here for a channukah celebration and saw online it looked ADA friendly. ( in a complicated…read moresituation right now where I'm in a wheelchair) soo it was half ADA friendly in the process the food was great very diverse group of people and the rabbi was kid friendly. Music was wonderful also.

The preschool at Mishkon is a hidden neighborhood gem! It's such a warm, welcoming and safe…read moreenvironment! All of the teachers and staff are amazing, the kids love them and love going to school to play with their friends. On top of that, the parent community is beyond anything we could have imagined. The kids and parents get together often for casual get togethers outside of school where everyone is welcome. We could not have picked a better school for our daughter to be nurtured and loved and a better parent community for ourselves. We can't wait to enroll our future kids. We have no concerns for our child's health, safety and development when they're at Mishkon! They are thriving and as happy as can be! Oh! And Shabbat on the Beach in the summers is a blast! Don't miss out!

Great place, early minyan. Thanks for operating netz and…read moreproviding great environment!