Press

L.A. synagogue partners with Gaza border Kibbutz Ruhama to help it rehabilitate, create personal ties
eJewishPhilanthropy, April 23, 2025
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Our Costumes this Year in an Esther World
Article by Rabbi Nolan Lebovitz, PhD, Jewish Journal, March 6, 2025
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People of the Books
Jewish Journal, February 26, 2025
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Dual Loyalty: "American Jews Need to Stop Feeling Guilty and Start Being Proud of Their Identity"
Makor Rishon, February 3, 2025
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Cantor Jacqueline Rafii Brings Music, Community and Culture to Valley Beth Shalom
Jewish Journal, January 23, 2025
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Rabbis of LA | Yael Aranoff’s Winding Road to the Rabbinate
Jewish Journal, December 19, 2024
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Before a Consequential Election, LA Rabbis Provide Words of Wisdom
Jewish Journal, October 30, 2024
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7 Questions for Cantor Jacqueline Rafii
Jewish Women's Archive, September 17, 2024
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The Day Rabbi Lebovitz Lost a Dear Friend
Jewish Journal, September 4, 2024
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Chef Elon Kviatkovsky: Transforming Tradition at LA Kosher Catering
Jewish Journal, August 29, 2024
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A new memorial in LA honors the concert goers killed in Oct. 7 attack on Israel
NPR, August 20, 2024
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Cantor Jacqueline Rafii: Bringing an Age-old Tradition into the 21st Century
Jewish Journal, August 15, 2024
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Hollywood cop-movie rabbi shocked by the criminality on his Los Angeles doorstep
The Jewish Chronicle , July 3, 2024
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Zionist Rabbinic Coalition gathers in D.C. to bond, hear speakers and hold meetings on Capitol Hill
eJewish Philanthropy | eJP , May 24, 2024
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More than 300 Clergy Members Sign Letter Asking Columbia University To Protect Jewish Students.
Jewish Journal, April 24, 2024
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Rafah and the Ten Plagues 
Article by Rabbi Nolan Lebovitz, The Jerusalem Post, April 2, 2024
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Purim: Jewish Women's Day 
Article by Rabbi Nolan Lebovitz, Jewish Journal, March 21, 2024
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Valley Beth Shalom Synagogue Announces Grand Reopening of Renovate Sanctuary, Social Hall, and Atrium
PR Newswire, February 20, 2024
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A Hanukkah without decorations? L.A. Jews struggle with a holiday amid Israel-Hamas war
Los Angeles Times, December 7, 2023
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Bring Hersh Home, Bring Them All Home
Cover Story by Rabbi Nolan Lebovitz, Jewish Journal, October 26, 2023
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Universities of Moral Bankruptcy Must Prompt an American Jewish Realignment
Article by Rabbi Nolan Lebovitz, Jewish Journal, October 19, 2023
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Our Front in the War: Fighting Against Media
Article by Rabbi Nolan Lebovitz, Jewish Journal, October 11, 2023
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Zionist Rabbis Embark on an Extraordinary Journey
Jewish Journal, July 12, 2023
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Shalom Square Dedication, Camp Bob Waldorf Golf Classic, VBS Gala
Jewish Journal, May 17, 2023
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VBS Fusion Attracting a Younger Generation
Jewish Journal, March 3, 2023
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Jewish people from all over the world are family, we are family
Article by Rabbi Nolan Lebovitz, The Jerusalem Post, December 21, 2022
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Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles Awards $2.5 Million in Cutting Edge Grants 2.0
Jewish Community Foundation, November 17, 2022
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Chicago to Hollywood to Encino: Rabbi Nolan Lebovitz’s Route to VBS
He succeeds longtime Senior Rabbi Ed Feinstein, who is stepping back, not away. Feinstein, who joined VBS in 1993 and was senior rabbi for 17 years, followed the late legendary Rabbi Harold Schulweis.
Jewish Journal, April 14, 2022
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The Native American Judaism of LA
Rabbi Ed Feinstein sees the continuity of a new kind of Jewish life in the San Fernando Valley
Tablet Mag, February 7, 2022
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Screen Time or Scream Time? by Rabbi Deborah Bock Schuldenfrei
eJewish Philanthropy, April 30, 2021
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Pandemic Forces Rosh Hashanah Celebrations to go Virtual
Fox 11 News Los Angeles, September 2020
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Her Torah Study Group Inspires Loyal Following
Jewish Journal, April 2019
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Dresner Birthday
Jewish Journal, July 2018
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These Synagogues Keep Everyone Involved Through Live-Streaming and Recording
Kehilla Magazine, June 2018
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L.A. Community Walks to End Genocide
Jewish Journal, April 2018
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Attending Synagogue Without Leaving Home
Tablet Mag, February 2018
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Most Jewish institutions resume operations after Skirball Fire
The Times of Israel, December 2017
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The Skirball fire destroyed homes, but not the Hannukah spirit for Bel-Air Jewish community
Daily News, December 2017
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Encino Synagogue Serves as a Safe Haven for 23 Torahs Rescued from Skirball Fire
OC Register, December 2017
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Numerous Synagogues, Jewish Day Schools Closed Down Due to Skirball Fire
Jewish Journal, December 2017
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At Valley Beth Shalom, a Sephardic Service With a Twist
Jewish Journal, November 2017
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If you build it, they will come: Valley Beth Shalom confident its new community center will serve its synagogue, students and beyond
Jewish Journal, October 2017
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Valley Beth Shalom Meets People Where They’re at With Engaging, High-Tech Initiatives
Kehilla Magazine, September 2017
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4 Southern California faith leaders reflect on Charlottesville violence and the ‘toxin of white supremacy’
Los Angeles Daily News, August 2017
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VBS learning center aims to get kids excited about Hebrew school
Jewish Journal, August 2017
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Rabbis must navigate politics and morality
Jewish Journal, June 2017
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Moving & Shaking: Valley Beth Shalom, American Friends of Hebrew University and more
Jewish Journal, May 2017
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Parashat Tazria-Metzora: The burden and gift of empathy
Jewish Journal, April 2017
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Getting organized, with Moses leading from the back
Jewish Journal, April 2017
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An Interview with Maya Wernick, A Teen Volunteer at OurSpace
The Wire | The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles, February 2017
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OurSpace Helps the Whole Community Celebrate Jewish Life
Kehilla Magazine, February 2017
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Teaching Math, History and Judaism — Through Cooking
Jewish Journal, October 2016
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Don't Fear the Void
Jewish Journal, September 2016
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Ridesharing To Retain The High Holy Days Spirit
Jewish Journal, September 2016
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VBS Asks Members, "Where Are You?'
Jewish Journal, September 2016
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American's Most Inspiring Rabbis 2016
Forward, May 2016
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What's Happening to Conservative Judaism in America?
Haaretz, November 23, 2015  
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Moving & Shaking: Rosh Hashanah at City Hall
Jewish Journal, September 24, 2015 
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Family's Link to VBS is All Relative
Jewish Journal, May 29, 2015
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Rabbi Harold Schulweis mourned, celebrated at Valley Beth Shalom in Encino
Los Angeles Daily News, December 21, 2014
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Rabbi Harold M. Schulweis, 'Rabbi of Rabbis' and world-renowned Jewish leader, dies at 89
Jewish Journal, December 18, 2014
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I Can't Write About the Beauty of Prayer Right Now
Jewish Journal, November 19, 2014
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Rabbi Feinstein Named One of the the 50 Most Influential Rabbis in America
Newsweek, June 2010  
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