◈ Homepage — http://www.leobaecktemple.org/Home Connect Worship Learn Act Give About Watch ShulCloud ConnectWorshipLearnActGiveAboutWatchShulCloud LEARN MORE LEARN MORE JOIN CALENDAR MEMORIAL GARDEN WATCH COMMUNITY Our Community, Our Future – Rabbinic Transition You spoke. We listened. View the Report to See What We Learned. We have now completed our Visioning Our Tomorrow listening campaign in which our community identified who we are today, what we value for our future, and what is most important to us in a senior rabbi. Our listening campaign was a huge success, gathering valuable information while bringing our community together. We are pleased to share the report below, which will be the foundation for the work of our Seeking Our Sacred Partner Committee, LBT’s search committee.  VIEW THE REPORT LEARN MORE ABOUT VISIONING OUR TOMORROW BUY TICKETS Join Our Community Leo Baeck Temple is a warm and inviting congregation – welcoming members from diverse backgrounds.  Our congregants make deep and long-lasting friendships among each other, learning and celebrating joyous occasions together, and supporting each other in times of need.  BECOME A MEMBER Upcoming Events FULL CALENDAR The LBT Memorial Garden is a first-of-its-kind approach to synagogue remembrance. Whenever you are at the temple, you are welcome to rest and reflect in this lovely outdoor retreat, surrounded by the wonders of nature and our congregation’s collection of personalized memorial markers, available for you to honor the legacies of your loved ones with heartfelt words and the placing of a stone, as is the Jewish custom. LEARN MORE Youth & Families From Tot Shabbat and holiday celebrations with our youngest learners, to Religious School for elementary through high school students, to opportunities for youth to informally gather to socialize and participate in tikkun olam activities in the community, Leo Baeck Temple has so much to offer our youth and their families. Adults Within our larger LBT community are smaller affinity groups that offer programming and special events specifically for the adults in our "mini" communities. These groups include: LBT Women, LBT Men, and Community of Engagement, each of which has unique opportunities to connect in more intimate settings.  LEARN MORE Weekly Shabbat Services Live When the busy week comes to an end, join our special summer services—Shabbat Under the Stars at 7:30pm—and experience the gift of restoration, gratitude, and soulful self-exploration. Then,  on the second and fourth Saturday of every month at 9:30am our Shabbat Morning Minyan gathers  our clergy and members of the temple community to create an informal, musical, spiritual and intellectually stimulating Shabbat service.   WATCH LIVE STREAM Shabbat Sermons Exhausting to Be a Jew May 23, 2025  •  Rabbi Ken Chasen MLK in the Fire Jan 17, 2025  •  Rabbi Ken Chasen “The Stained Canvas of Morality” - Rabbi Ken Chasen Nov 3, 2023  •  Rabbi Ken Chasen VIEW MORE About Leo Baeck Temple is a welcoming and inclusive Reform Jewish community committed to sharing moral, spiritual, and intellectual nourishment with each other and the world. Contact  1300 N. Sepulveda Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90049 310.476.2861 Follow Us ◈ Interior Pages — 21 pages crawledExhausting to Be a Jew | Leo Baeck Temple Home Connect Worship Learn Act Give About Watch ShulCloud Exhausting to Be a Jew May 23, 2025   •   Rabbi Ken Chasen Rabbi Ken Chasen's Shabbat Sermon (Text Version) More From Shabbat Sermons MLK in the Fire Jan 17, 2025   •   Rabbi Ken Chasen “The Stained Canvas of Morality” - Rabbi Ken Chasen Nov 3, 2023   •   Rabbi Ken Chasen "Where Is Our Miracle?" - Rabbi Ken Chasen Jan 26, 2024   •   Rabbi Ken Chasen “We, We Do Not Know” - Rabbi Ken Chasen Nov 24, 2023   •   Rabbi Ken Chasen View Series About Leo Baeck Temple is a welcoming and inclusive Reform Jewish community committed to sharing moral, spiritual, and intellectual nourishment with each other and the world. Contact  1300 N. Sepulveda Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90049 310.476.2861 Follow Us powered by   SnapPages Leo Baeck Temple - Home Home Connect Worship Learn Act Give About Watch ShulCloud Learn More Learn More Join calendar Memorial garden watch community Our Community, Our Future – Rabbinic Transition You spoke. We listened. View the Report to See What We Learned. We have now completed our Visioning Our Tomorrow listening campaign in which our community identified who we are today, what we value for our future, and what is most important to us in a senior rabbi. Our listening campaign was a huge success, gathering valuable information while bringing our community together. We are pleased to share the report below, which will be the foundation for the work of our Seeking Our Sacred Partner Committee, LBT’s search committee.  view the report learn more about visioning our tomorrow buy tickets Join Our Community Leo Baeck Temple is a warm and inviting congregation – welcoming members from diverse backgrounds.  Our congregants make deep and long-lasting friendships among each other, learning and celebrating joyous occasions together, and supporting each other in times of need.  Become a Member Upcoming Events full calendar The LBT Memorial Garden is a first-of-its-kind approach to synagogue remembrance. Whenever you are at the temple, you are welcome to rest and reflect in this lovely outdoor retreat, surrounded by the wonders of nature and our congregation’s collection of personalized memorial markers, available for you to honor the legacies of your loved ones with heartfelt words and the placing of a stone, as is the Jewish custom. Learn More Youth & Families From Tot Shabbat and holiday celebrations with our youngest learners, to Religious School for elementary through high school students, to opportunities for youth to informally gather to socialize and participate in tikkun olam activities in the community, Leo Baeck Temple has so much to offer our youth and their families. Adults Within our larger LBT community are smaller affinity groups that offer programming and special events specifically for the adults in our "mini" communities. These groups include: LBT Women, LBT Men, and Community of Engagement, each of which has unique opportunities to connect in more intimate settings.  Learn More Weekly Shabbat Services Live When the busy week comes to an end, join our special summer services—Shabbat Under the Stars at 7:30pm—and experience the gift of restoration, gratitude, and soulful self-exploration. Then,  on the second and fourth Saturday of every month at 9:30am our Shabbat Morning Minyan gathers  our clergy and members of the temple community to create an informal, musical, spiritual and intellectually stimulating Shabbat service.   Watch Live Stream Shabbat Sermons Exhausting to Be a Jew May 23, 2025   •   Rabbi Ken Chasen MLK in the Fire Jan 17, 2025   •   Rabbi Ken Chasen “The Stained Canvas of Morality” - Rabbi Ken Chasen Nov 3, 2023   •   Rabbi Ken Chasen View More About Leo Baeck Temple is a welcoming and inclusive Reform Jewish community committed to sharing moral, spiritual, and intellectual nourishment with each other and the world. Contact  1300 N. Sepulveda Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90049 310.476.2861 Follow Us powered by   SnapPages Leo Baeck Temple - Home Home Connect Worship Learn Act Give About Watch ShulCloud Learn More Learn More Join calendar Memorial garden watch community Our Community, Our Future – Rabbinic Transition You spoke. We listened. View the Report to See What We Learned. We have now completed our Visioning Our Tomorrow listening campaign in which our community identified who we are today, what we value for our future, and what is most important to us in a senior rabbi. Our listening campaign was a huge success, gathering valuable information while bringing our community together. We are pleased to share the report below, which will be the foundation for the work of our Seeking Our Sacred Partner Committee, LBT’s search committee.  view the report learn more about visioning our tomorrow buy tickets Join Our Community Leo Baeck Temple is a warm and inviting congregation – welcoming members from diverse backgrounds.  Our congregants make deep and long-lasting friendships among each other, learning and celebrating joyous occasions together, and supporting each other in times of need.  Become a Member Upcoming Events full calendar The LBT Memorial Garden is a first-of-its-kind approach to synagogue remembrance. Whenever you are at the temple, you are welcome to rest and reflect in this lovely outdoor retreat, surrounded by the wonders of nature and our congregation’s collection of personalized memorial markers, available for you to honor the legacies of your loved ones with heartfelt words and the placing of a stone, as is the Jewish custom. Learn More Youth & Families From Tot Shabbat and holiday celebrations with our youngest learners, to Religious School for elementary through high school students, to opportunities for youth to informally gather to socialize and participate in tikkun olam activities in the community, Leo Baeck Temple has so much to offer our youth and their families. Adults Within our larger LBT community are smaller affinity groups that offer programming and special events specifically for the adults in our "mini" communities. These groups include: LBT Women, LBT Men, and Community of Engagement, each of which has unique opportunities to connect in more intimate settings.  Learn More Weekly Shabbat Services Live When the busy week comes to an end, join our special summer services—Shabbat Under the Stars at 7:30pm—and experience the gift of restoration, gratitude, and soulful self-exploration. Then,  on the second and fourth Saturday of every month at 9:30am our Shabbat Morning Minyan gathers  our clergy and members of the temple community to create an informal, musical, spiritual and intellectually stimulating Shabbat service.   Watch Live Stream Shabbat Sermons Exhausting to Be a Jew May 23, 2025   •   Rabbi Ken Chasen MLK in the Fire Jan 17, 2025   •   Rabbi Ken Chasen “The Stained Canvas of Morality” - Rabbi Ken Chasen Nov 3, 2023   •   Rabbi Ken Chasen View More About Leo Baeck Temple is a welcoming and inclusive Reform Jewish community committed to sharing moral, spiritual, and intellectual nourishment with each other and the world. Contact  1300 N. Sepulveda Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90049 310.476.2861 Follow Us powered by   SnapPages Leo Baeck Temple - Visioning Our Tomorrow Home Connect Worship Learn Act Give About Watch ShulCloud Our Community, Our Future is our process of seeking and welcoming our new Senior Rabbi. Our Leo Baeck Temple community members are at the heart of this process. On this page, we provide updates on the status of our transition. Latest Updates Below is a communication that was sent out to our community on May 6, 2026 by LBT President, Todd Bloomfield. Through the now-completed Visioning Our Tomorrow listening campaign, we defined who we are as a community and what we seek in our next senior rabbi.  We conducted extensive research on best practices for rabbinic transition.  We met with the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) and the Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR).  We also consulted with clergy and lay leaders from congregations across the country that were going through rabbinic transition and who had an internal candidate.   Our long-standing Associate Rabbi, Lisa Berney, has expressed interest in our senior rabbi position. Guided by this research, the Executive Committee and Board of Trustees have decided to begin our search by considering Rabbi Berney’s candidacy prior to the national placement process, which begins in August.   The insights from our Visioning Our Tomorrow listening campaign will inform this process, which will be led by the Seeking Our Sacred Partner Committee. That committee will make a recommendation to our officers and trustees. Consistent with our bylaws, you, the Leo Baeck Temple congregation, will vote to make the final decision.  I look forward to your participation as we take this important step together. Seeking Our Sacred Partner The second step of Our Community, Our Future, is literally to seek our next sacred partner.  We have now begun the search process to identify our next senior rabbi.   The Seeking Our Sacred Partner Committee will use everything we learned from Visioning Our Tomorrow as our guide.    Seeking Our Sacred Partner Committee Co-Chair: Lewis Wilkenfeld, President Elect Co-Chair: Iris Weinmann, Immediate Past President Todd Bloomfield, President Robin Bernstein Laura Gottlieb Sara Kaufman Wally Marks Brandon Koretz Jeff Mirkin Jason Rapp Lloyd Segan Shelley Zimmerman With special thanks to our Executive Director, Abigail Goldberg Spiegel Visioning Our Tomorrow  The first step of Our Community, Our Future is Visioning Our Tomorrow, in which our community identified who we are today, what we value for our future, and what is most important to us in a senior rabbi.  Our listening campaign was a huge success, gathering valuable information, while bringing our community together. Members of our Visioning Our Tomorrow Committee led 26 separate listening sessions with a total of 38 listening groups over a six-month period. 265 members of our community participated, encompassing all ages and all corners of our community. Thank you to all our participants. View report here Visioning Our Tomorrow Communications Check below to view the various messages that have been shared with our congregation throughout this process: You Spoke. We Listened. View the Report to See What We Learned. May 3, 2026 Our Community, Our Future: Visioning Our Tomorrow - A Special Shabbat Service on Friday, May 1 at 6:15 pm What happens when 260+ LBT members say what's on their minds? This special Shabbat service featured a special presentation of our values, our vision for the future, and the qualities we seek in our next senior rabbi.  Watch the presentation here .   You Spoke. We Listened. Now You're Invited to Hear More at a Special Shabbat - Friday, May 1!  April 9, 2026 Help Shape LBT’s Future: Join an Upcoming Listening Session and More!  January 13, 2026 Visioning Our Tomorrow FAQ November 14, 2025 Make Your Voice Heard – Join a Community Listening Session! November 6, 2025 Exciting Next Steps toward Our Rabbinic Transition September 10, 2025 An Important Message from Rabbi Ken Chasen and LBT President Todd Bloomfield June 24, 2025 Visioning Our Tomorrow Committee Co-Chair: Lewis Wilkenfeld, President Elect Co-Chair: Iris Weinmann, Immediate Past President Todd Bloomfield, President Lee Broekman Scott Greenberg Linda Levine Debbie Llewelyn Richard Marks Laurie Sobelman Eric Stockel Marc Vermut With special thanks to our Executive Director, Abigail Goldberg Spiegel About Leo Baeck Temple is a welcoming and inclusive Reform Jewish community committed to sharing moral, spiritual, and intellectual nourishment with each other and the world. Contact  1300 N. Sepulveda Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90049 310.476.2861 Follow Us powered by   SnapPages Leo Baeck Temple - Israel Home Connect Worship Learn Act Give About Watch ShulCloud For the People of Israel, And for All of Humanity… Our hearts are turned toward the Middle East with prayers of gratitude, determination, and hope. The unprecedented pain of the two years initiated by Hamas’s ruthless massacre on October 7, 2023 will remain a part of the Jewish conscience forever.  The healing we wish for both the Israeli and Palestinian peoples will require time and tending.  Our congregation stands with all those in and beyond the Jewish community who are devoted to the vision of an enduring peace.   We pray and commit to working for continued progress along the path accepted by both the Israeli government and Hamas, and we implore President Trump to lead the world effort to hold both parties accountable to their word.   May the families of those killed, wounded, or formerly imprisoned by Hamas feel the strength of our love and loyalty.  We pledge to support them as they seek to mend their hearts, their minds, and their belief in tomorrow.   May the people of Gaza summon the strength to rebuild their lives, from the entire neighborhoods that have been demolished to the entire families that have been shattered.  While others may succumb to voices of hatred, we align ourselves with our religious tradition, which affirms that every human being is created in the image of God.   A river of blood has been spilled to repudiate forever anyone who believes a peaceful future will be forged without both the Israeli and Palestinian peoples enjoying full rights of self-determination.  Those who dream of an Israel without a Palestine, or a Palestine without an Israel, are advocates for war, no matter how much they may speak of peace, for there is no road that leads to their ambitions without war.  Let us be among those who join in the pursuit of peace and human dignity for all.   If you wish to support relief efforts in Israel and Gaza through a monetary donation, we have provided suggestions for numerous varied organizations that are doing critically important work.   Ways to Support Israel If you wish to support relief efforts in Israel and Gaza through a monetary donation, we have provided suggestions for numerous varied organizations that are doing critically important work. Jewish Federation  LA Emergency Fund The Jewish Federation of Los Angeles has set up an emergency fund, through which your entire contribution will be directed where it is needed most in Israel. donate New Israel Fund (NIF) The New Israel Fund (NIF)'s aim is to advance liberal democracy, including freedom of speech and minority rights, and to fight the inequality, injustice and extremism that diminish Israel. donate World Central Kitchen World Central Kitchen (WCK) is first to the frontlines, providing meals in response to humanitarian, climate, and community crises. When disaster strikes, WCK’s Relief Team mobilizes to the frontlines with the urgency of now to start cooking and provide meals to people in need.  donate IsraAID We are partnering with local & civil society organizations to coordinate humanitarian efforts, providing psychosocial support & urgent aid to vulnerable communities, evacuees & their families. donate Rabbis for Human Rights Rabbis for Human Rights (RHR) is an Israeli organization, active in three main areas – work within and about the Occupied Territories; work to promote social and economic justice within Israel; and activities in the fields of education and interreligious dialogue. donate Brothers and Sisters for Israel We are the largest civilian aid organization in Israel, providing crucial assistance to both civilians and soldiers in coordination with the Israeli military. donate Israel Religious Action Center (IRAC) Securing civil rights for a just and egalitarian Israel based on Israeli law and Jewish tradition. IRAC is our collective Jewish identity in action in Israel. donate Standing Together Our goal is both simple and challenging: to build a new majority within Israeli society that supports peace, equality, and social and environmental justice. We are building a shared home for all of us. We won’t erase our differences, but rather believe in building a true partnership based on shared interests. This is the meaning of Standing Together. donate Reflect If you would like to watch Rabbi Chasen lead the beautiful rendition of his composition, "We Remember," along with our very own Cantor Sara Hass, among other clergy leaders, click here or below. To watch the full service, click here. About Leo Baeck Temple is a welcoming and inclusive Reform Jewish community committed to sharing moral, spiritual, and intellectual nourishment with each other and the world. Contact  1300 N. Sepulveda Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90049 310.476.2861 Follow Us powered by   SnapPages Leo Baeck Temple - Home Home Connect Worship Learn Act Give About Watch ShulCloud Learn More Learn More Join calendar Memorial garden watch community Our Community, Our Future – Rabbinic Transition You spoke. We listened. View the Report to See What We Learned. We have now completed our Visioning Our Tomorrow listening campaign in which our community identified who we are today, what we value for our future, and what is most important to us in a senior rabbi. Our listening campaign was a huge success, gathering valuable information while bringing our community together. We are pleased to share the report below, which will be the foundation for the work of our Seeking Our Sacred Partner Committee, LBT’s search committee.  view the report learn more about visioning our tomorrow buy tickets Join Our Community Leo Baeck Temple is a warm and inviting congregation – welcoming members from diverse backgrounds.  Our congregants make deep and long-lasting friendships among each other, learning and celebrating joyous occasions together, and supporting each other in times of need.  Become a Member Upcoming Events full calendar The LBT Memorial Garden is a first-of-its-kind approach to synagogue remembrance. Whenever you are at the temple, you are welcome to rest and reflect in this lovely outdoor retreat, surrounded by the wonders of nature and our congregation’s collection of personalized memorial markers, available for you to honor the legacies of your loved ones with heartfelt words and the placing of a stone, as is the Jewish custom. Learn More Youth & Families From Tot Shabbat and holiday celebrations with our youngest learners, to Religious School for elementary through high school students, to opportunities for youth to informally gather to socialize and participate in tikkun olam activities in the community, Leo Baeck Temple has so much to offer our youth and their families. Adults Within our larger LBT community are smaller affinity groups that offer programming and special events specifically for the adults in our "mini" communities. These groups include: LBT Women, LBT Men, and Community of Engagement, each of which has unique opportunities to connect in more intimate settings.  Learn More Weekly Shabbat Services Live When the busy week comes to an end, join our special summer services—Shabbat Under the Stars at 7:30pm—and experience the gift of restoration, gratitude, and soulful self-exploration. Then,  on the second and fourth Saturday of every month at 9:30am our Shabbat Morning Minyan gathers  our clergy and members of the temple community to create an informal, musical, spiritual and intellectually stimulating Shabbat service.   Watch Live Stream Shabbat Sermons Exhausting to Be a Jew May 23, 2025   •   Rabbi Ken Chasen MLK in the Fire Jan 17, 2025   •   Rabbi Ken Chasen “The Stained Canvas of Morality” - Rabbi Ken Chasen Nov 3, 2023   •   Rabbi Ken Chasen View More About Leo Baeck Temple is a welcoming and inclusive Reform Jewish community committed to sharing moral, spiritual, and intellectual nourishment with each other and the world. Contact  1300 N. Sepulveda Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90049 310.476.2861 Follow Us powered by   SnapPages “The Stained Canvas of Morality” - Rabbi Ken Chasen | Leo Baeck Temple Home Connect Worship Learn Act Give About Watch ShulCloud “The Stained Canvas of Morality” - Rabbi Ken Chasen Nov 3, 2023   •   Rabbi Ken Chasen We apologize for the unanticipated technical difficulties that caused the sound on this recording to be much poorer than usual. “The Stained Canvas of Morality” – Rabbi Ken Chasen's Sermon (Text Version) More From Shabbat Sermons Exhausting to Be a Jew May 23, 2025   •   Rabbi Ken Chasen MLK in the Fire Jan 17, 2025   •   Rabbi Ken Chasen "Where Is Our Miracle?" - Rabbi Ken Chasen Jan 26, 2024   •   Rabbi Ken Chasen “We, We Do Not Know” - Rabbi Ken Chasen Nov 24, 2023   •   Rabbi Ken Chasen View Series About Leo Baeck Temple is a welcoming and inclusive Reform Jewish community committed to sharing moral, spiritual, and intellectual nourishment with each other and the world. Contact  1300 N. Sepulveda Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90049 310.476.2861 Follow Us powered by   SnapPages Leo Baeck Temple - Calendar Home Connect Worship Learn Act Give About Watch ShulCloud Calendar Upcoming Events About Leo Baeck Temple is a welcoming and inclusive Reform Jewish community committed to sharing moral, spiritual, and intellectual nourishment with each other and the world. Contact  1300 N. Sepulveda Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90049 310.476.2861 Follow Us powered by   SnapPages Leo Baeck Temple - Act Home Connect Worship Learn Act Give About Watch ShulCloud Act social justice initiatives get involved testimonials partners history Social Justice at Leo Baeck Temple A passion for social causes, a commitment to human rights, and improved relations amongst all people are hallmarks of Leo Baeck Temple.  We are proud to build upon our rich history of social justice work with the goal of creating a more just, caring, equitable, and livable society. Our congregation takes action at the local, state and national level alongside our Jewish and interfaith partners. Leo Baeck Temple’s Community Organizing Leadership Team (COLT) works to heal the world through building relationships, acting in partnership, and engaging politically. Our City Leo Baeck Temple is committed to meeting immediate needs, from feeding the hungry to comforting the homeless, as well as building power through LA Voice our local interfaith organizing partner. With LA VOICE we work on increasing affordable housing, advocating for immigrants, and ending mass incarceration. We are also a Sanctuary congregation and work with Sanctuary, Asylum and Refugee families to support them to settle in Los Angeles and find stability in their lives. Our State We work closely with two partners, RAC California, a coalition of 60+ Reform Synagogues working across the State of California and PICO California, our Interfaith Organizing partner which is the umbrella organization for LA Voice and nine other PICO affiliates up and down the State. We are proud to partner with RAC CA on our climate justice work. Our Country & World We have a long history of work with the Religious Action Center (RAC), part of the Union of Reform Judaism (URJ), with 600+ congregations nationally and over 1.5 million Reform Jews. LBT is also affiliated with Faith in Action, our interfaith justice partners, and ARZA, the Association of Reform Zionists of America, and ARZENU (the umbrella organization of Reform and Progressive Religious Zionists), as well as T’ruah, the Rabbinic Call for Human Rights. Through them we support Israel and champion activities that further Israel as a pluralistic, just, and democratic Jewish state. Take Action with Us Join us at one of our upcoming social justice events to engage in the act of repairing our world – tikkun olam -  together as a temple community.   Learn More Get Involved Interested in participating in our social justice work? We meet regularly and guarantee we can find an area that interests you. Click below to complete our social justice interest form , so that we can find the best to match your passions and/or include you in communication about urgent actions and upcoming events led by COLT or our interfaith and Jewish partners – LA Voice and Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism (RAC). Click here to Get Involved “Any time I feel despair about the state of the world, and pull away from others I suffer more.  Though I may need breaks from time to time, when I delve deeper into working with others at LBT on social justice, I feel more connected and hopeful.” “The opportunity to live one’s values is invaluable.  Having the opportunity in a small way to participate (in politics) gives me the sense that this small contribution can make a difference certainly in my own life – but in the lives of those with whom I come into contact.” “Community organizing at LBT gives you a rare opportunity to get to know other members of the community deeply while actually changing the world (or the state or city).  By the end of each campaign, people are really a team, and those relationships change everything about your experience at LBT, from attending services to participating in classes or community events.” Our Partners History of LBT’s Justice Work Social action and civic engagement have been a hallmark of Leo Baeck Temple since its inception.  Founding Rabbi Leonard Beerman was known for his political activism and leadership in interfaith dialogue. In 2017, Leo Baeck Temple began our partnership with LA Voice, a multi-faith, multiracial coalition dedicated to transforming Los Angeles County into a place that reflects the dignity of all of its people.  LA Voice, the local affiliate of Faith in Action, is deeply connected with other synagogues, churches, and mosques – thereby leveraging our impact.  This partnership is a complement to our partnership with the Religious Action Center, the social justice arm of the Reform Movement, and Reform CA, the California coalition of the Religious Action Center. About Leo Baeck Temple is a welcoming and inclusive Reform Jewish community committed to sharing moral, spiritual, and intellectual nourishment with each other and the world. Contact  1300 N. Sepulveda Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90049 310.476.2861 Follow Us powered by   SnapPages Leo Baeck Temple - Home Home Connect Worship Learn Act Give About Watch ShulCloud Learn More Learn More Join calendar Memorial garden watch community Our Community, Our Future – Rabbinic Transition You spoke. We listened. View the Report to See What We Learned. We have now completed our Visioning Our Tomorrow listening campaign in which our community identified who we are today, what we value for our future, and what is most important to us in a senior rabbi. Our listening campaign was a huge success, gathering valuable information while bringing our community together. We are pleased to share the report below, which will be the foundation for the work of our Seeking Our Sacred Partner Committee, LBT’s search committee.  view the report learn more about visioning our tomorrow buy tickets Join Our Community Leo Baeck Temple is a warm and inviting congregation – welcoming members from diverse backgrounds.  Our congregants make deep and long-lasting friendships among each other, learning and celebrating joyous occasions together, and supporting each other in times of need.  Become a Member Upcoming Events full calendar The LBT Memorial Garden is a first-of-its-kind approach to synagogue remembrance. Whenever you are at the temple, you are welcome to rest and reflect in this lovely outdoor retreat, surrounded by the wonders of nature and our congregation’s collection of personalized memorial markers, available for you to honor the legacies of your loved ones with heartfelt words and the placing of a stone, as is the Jewish custom. Learn More Youth & Families From Tot Shabbat and holiday celebrations with our youngest learners, to Religious School for elementary through high school students, to opportunities for youth to informally gather to socialize and participate in tikkun olam activities in the community, Leo Baeck Temple has so much to offer our youth and their families. Adults Within our larger LBT community are smaller affinity groups that offer programming and special events specifically for the adults in our "mini" communities. These groups include: LBT Women, LBT Men, and Community of Engagement, each of which has unique opportunities to connect in more intimate settings.  Learn More Weekly Shabbat Services Live When the busy week comes to an end, join our special summer services—Shabbat Under the Stars at 7:30pm—and experience the gift of restoration, gratitude, and soulful self-exploration. Then,  on the second and fourth Saturday of every month at 9:30am our Shabbat Morning Minyan gathers  our clergy and members of the temple community to create an informal, musical, spiritual and intellectually stimulating Shabbat service.   Watch Live Stream Shabbat Sermons Exhausting to Be a Jew May 23, 2025   •   Rabbi Ken Chasen MLK in the Fire Jan 17, 2025   •   Rabbi Ken Chasen “The Stained Canvas of Morality” - Rabbi Ken Chasen Nov 3, 2023   •   Rabbi Ken Chasen View More About Leo Baeck Temple is a welcoming and inclusive Reform Jewish community committed to sharing moral, spiritual, and intellectual nourishment with each other and the world. Contact  1300 N. Sepulveda Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90049 310.476.2861 Follow Us powered by   SnapPages Leo Baeck Temple - About Home Connect Worship Learn Act Give About Watch ShulCloud About Mission clergy staff board Celebrate @ LBT History Our Mission Leo Baeck Temple, a Reform congregation, is a welcoming and inclusive community committed to searching for moral, spiritual and intellectual nourishment from one another and from the wellspring of our Jewish tradition and to sharing that nourishment with the world.  We build our congregational community upon the three pillars that are said in our tradition to sustain the world. Al HaTorah (On Torah)  We seek to engage members of all ages in meaningful Jewish learning.  Our Jewish tradition acknowledges the unique sanctity, joy and peace that emerges from study, and our congregation cherishes the role that lifelong learning plays in deepening the bonds of community, emboldening the resolve to improve the world, and enriching the Jewish spirit. Al HaAvodah (On Worship) We seek to celebrate together the joy, beauty, depth and mystery of life through communal prayer.  Our synagogue is a welcoming home to spiritual exploration for worshippers possessing a wide range of theological orientations and diverse conceptions of God.  We are bound together in the pursuit of holiness to be found in the blessings, melodies and rituals of our sacred heritage, shared during the week, on Shabbat and Festivals, and at the important passages of our life. Al G’milut Chasadim (On Acts of Loving Kindness)   We seek to embody Judaism’s deepest values in our lives and reflect them in the type of temple community we create.  Sustained by this warm, caring and open community, we work together to improve the quality of human existence and to heal our world by speaking out and by taking action where our religious tradition demands that we do so.  We embrace our Jewish obligation to one another and to the stranger – to those in our city and nation, to those in the land of Israel and to Jews of all lands, and to those in need throughout the world. Our Leadership Meet our clergy, staff, and board Our Clergy Rabbi Kenneth Chasen Senior Rabbi Ken Chasen is Senior Rabbi of Leo Baeck Temple in Los Angeles.  He is an outspoken commentator, author and advocate on a wide variety of subjects pertaining to Jewish life, with a special emphasis on social justice in the United States and in Israel...  Read Full Bio Rabbi Lisa Berney Associate Rabbi Director of Lifelong Learning Rabbi Lisa Berney is LBT’s Associate Rabbi and Director of Lifelong Learning.  Born and raised in Miami, Florida, Rabbi Berney received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Jewish and Near Eastern Studies from Washington University in St. Louis... Read Full Bio Rabbi Scott Goldberg Associate Rabbi  Scott Goldberg is an exceptional young rabbi who is a perfect fit for Leo Baeck Temple. While his  accomplishments before becoming our intern is long and impressive, it is the broad recognition that Scott has received from our own congregants that sets him apart. Read Full Bio Cantor Sara Hass   The union between Cantor Hass and Leo Baeck Temple was bashert – destined to be. Cantor Hass grew up not far from LBT and even served one year as the music specialist in our Religious School back when she was finishing high school... Read Full Bio Our Staff Abigail Goldberg Spiegel Executive Director Abigail Goldberg Spiegel has been Executive Director since the spring of 2004, having joined the Leo Baeck Temple staff, as Program Director, in September 2002.  She is responsible for the daily management of the temple’s operations and facilities.  She serves as an ex-officio member of the Temple Board and Executive Committee and she staffs various temple committees including the Membership Committee, Finance Committee, Budget Committee, Endowment Committee, Communications, and the House and Grounds Committee.  Abigail is a graduate of Mount Holyoke College.  She is the Chair of the NATA Ethics Committee, having served as President of the National Association for Temple Administration (NATA), as a member of the NATA National Board, and asVice President of Professional Development among other things.  She is also a Past President of the Professional Association of Temple Administrators (PATA).   contact Board of Trustees Todd Bloomfield Board President Todd Bloomfield has been a proud member of Leo Baeck Temple since 2003.  He and his wife  originally came to Leo Baeck Temple for the Early Childhood Center for their daughter and son.  The family quickly connected with the community and joined shortly after.   The Bloomfields began their involvement in Leo Baeck Temple leadership when they became room parents together for both of their children's religious school classes.  His next step in connecting at Leo Baeck Temple was volunteering in leadership of the annual Purim carnival.  One of Todd's favorite things to do at Leo Baeck Temple has been to serve as greeter for High Holy Day services.  He adds: "What could be better than to stand at the door and welcome so many friends coming to be together at temple." READ FULL BIO 2025-26 Board Officers President President-Elect VP of Communications VP of Community Impact VP of Development VP of Engagement VP of Finance VP of Social Justice Recording Secretary Todd Bloomfield Lewis Wilkenfeld Lee Broekman Sue Meltzer Brandon Koretz Stephanie Cohen Melissa Sohn Tim Shaheen Scott Greenberg Trustees Lauren Abrams Joel Allan Jennifer Baronoff Danielle Cohen Ted Cohen Wendy Glickman Laura Gottlieb Lisa Katz Sara Kaufman Debbie Llewelyn Richard Marks Malinda Muller Jason Rapp  Allison Segan  Kate Taylor  Alan Weil Marc Vermut Shelley Zimmerman Celebrate at LBT LBT is our home for Jewish living, the place where our members – everyone from young children to retirees – truly encounter one another in study, prayer, and the pursuit of social justice.  Leo Baeck Temple is where our congregants want to be.  The design for our campus is grounded in two principles: community-building and integration with nature.  All across our sprawling campus, you will find informal gathering spaces, those that encourage more intimate in-the-round worship, and places to maximize the connection between indoors and out, providing ample natural light – all of which reinforce the temple’s deep communal identity. Book an event History of Leo Baeck Temple In 1948, a small group of families in Los Angeles dreamed about founding a temple that would become a part of the sweeping movement to establish Reform Judaism in Southern California.  It was a dream of a religious home, the simplicity and sincerity of which would reflect our faith. With the leadership and guidance of Rabbi Alfred Wolf, Temple Beth Aaron was formed.  Soon after, members of this young congregation heard a legendary rabbi speak.  This rabbi had survived the Holocaust and risked his life as one of the most important leaders of German Jewry in its struggle to survive under Nazism.  He was a model of the human capacity to rise above the most degrading experiences. This rabbi’s name was Leo Baeck.  So moved were they by his inspiration – our founders chose to rename the young congregation Leo Baeck Temple. Learn more about our early leadership—founding rabbi, Leonard I. Beerman z"l , Cantor William Sharlin z"l , Rabbi Sanford Ragins z"l , and past Presidents of the Leo Baeck Temple by clicking below.  Rabbi Beerman's bio Cantor Sharlin's Bio Rabbi Ragins' Bio past presidents Our Czech Torah scrolls About Leo Baeck Temple is a welcoming and inclusive Reform Jewish community committed to sharing moral, spiritual, and intellectual nourishment with each other and the world. Contact  1300 N. Sepulveda Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90049 310.476.2861 Leo Baeck Temple - Memorial Garden Home Connect Worship Learn Act Give About Watch ShulCloud  Memorial Garden   For them as for us, there is nothing more beautiful than memory. In an era when so many of us are unable to pay frequent visits to the final resting places of our dear departed ones, we are delighted to have created a peaceful oasis for contemplation, meditation, and remembrance in our new Memorial Garden on our beautiful Leo Baeck Temple campus. The LBT Memorial Garden is a first-of-its-kind approach to synagogue remembrance. Whenever you are at the temple, you are welcome to rest and reflect in this lovely outdoor retreat, surrounded by the wonders of nature and our congregation’s collection of personalized memorial markers, available for you to honor the legacies of your loved ones with heartfelt words and the placing of a stone, as is the Jewish custom. Remember Your Loved Ones in our Memorial Garden Click below to  memorialize your loved ones on our campus. dedicate a marker About Leo Baeck Temple is a welcoming and inclusive Reform Jewish community committed to sharing moral, spiritual, and intellectual nourishment with each other and the world. Contact  1300 N. Sepulveda Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90049 310.476.2861 Follow Us powered by   SnapPages Leo Baeck Temple - Watch Home Connect Worship Learn Act Give About Watch ShulCloud Watch Welcome to our live stream and video library of LBT services and programs! Please press the play button in the center of the video feed to begin watching. High Holydays Sermons 2025/5786 Rabbi Ken Chasen's Yizkor Sermon Oct 2, 2025   •   Rabbi Ken Chasen Rabbi Scott Goldberg's Yom Kippur Family Sermon Oct 2, 2025   •   Rabbi Scott Goldberg Rabbi Lisa Berney's Yom Kippur Morning Sermon Oct 2, 2025   •   Rabbi Lisa Berney Rabbi Ken Chasen's Kol Nidre Sermon Oct 1, 2025   •   Rabbi Ken Chasen Rabbi Lisa Berney's Rosh Hashanah Morning Family Sermon Sep 23, 2025   •   Rabbi Lisa Berney Rabbi Scott Goldberg's Rosh Hashanah Morning Sermon Sep 23, 2025   •   Rabbi Scott Goldberg Rabbi Ken Chasen's Erev Rosh Hashanah Sermon Sep 22, 2025   •   Rabbi Ken Chasen Shabbat Sermons Exhausting to Be a Jew May 23, 2025   •   Rabbi Ken Chasen MLK in the Fire Jan 17, 2025   •   Rabbi Ken Chasen “The Stained Canvas of Morality” - Rabbi Ken Chasen Nov 3, 2023   •   Rabbi Ken Chasen "Where Is Our Miracle?" - Rabbi Ken Chasen Jan 26, 2024   •   Rabbi Ken Chasen “We, We Do Not Know” - Rabbi Ken Chasen Nov 24, 2023   •   Rabbi Ken Chasen 75th Anniversary  Tomorrow - Our Students Love LBT Oct 13, 2023 Yesterday - Founding Rabbi Beerman and Cantor Emeritus Sharlin Oct 13, 2023 About Leo Baeck Temple is a welcoming and inclusive Reform Jewish community committed to sharing moral, spiritual, and intellectual nourishment with each other and the world. Contact  1300 N. Sepulveda Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90049 310.476.2861 Follow Us powered by   SnapPages Leo Baeck Temple - Learn Home Connect Worship Learn Act Give About Watch ShulCloud Learn Youth & Families Adults religious school Register for Yom Limmud Please register no later than THURSDAY, MARCH 20, so that we are able to plan appropriately for the day! Please contact Betsy Krut at [email protected] or 310.476.2861 ext. 200 with any questions. Register Creating a Love of Lifelong Learning At Leo Baeck Temple, we strive to instill a lifelong love of Jewish learning from our earliest learners all the way through adulthood. Through engaging classes and programming, we offer something for every learner at every age and stage.  Youth & Families (Birth to age 5) Adults LBT Religious School Welcome! Our Religious School program begins in kindergarten and runs through twelfth grade, and we have a monthly family program on Sundays for three- and four-year-olds and their parents, as well. Please contact Rabbi Berney if you have any questions about our programs and want to learn more.  We look forward to learning with you this year! Learn More About Leo Baeck Temple is a welcoming and inclusive Reform Jewish community committed to sharing moral, spiritual, and intellectual nourishment with each other and the world. Contact  1300 N. Sepulveda Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90049 310.476.2861 Follow Us powered by   SnapPages Leo Baeck Temple - Give Home Connect Worship Learn Act Give About Watch ShulCloud Give Why Give Annual Giving Memorial garden donations ways to give Annual Event contact us Why give? In Judaism, tzedakah is not merely an act of giving; it is a commitment of faith. Each gift to Leo Baeck Temple, whether time and/or resources, reflects that tradition – a commitment of much more than a single act of giving.  Financial contributions provide inspiring worship services, stimulating educational opportunities for children and adults, connection and caring for our congregational community, fulfillment of our  commitment to  tikkun olam (repairing the world) and K’Lal Israel  (the Jewish community worldwide), membership to all who wish to join regardless of ability to pay our full membership commitment, and maintenance of our buildings and grounds. Likewise, gifts of time and talent provide much needed support of our programs and initiatives. Everything we do is possible because of your generosity!  Annual Giving Campaign Build with Us  LBT’s ability to continue to thrive is dependent on the support of our community. Even in an ordinary year, it takes a lot of resources to make our community what it is. Membership commitments and religious school fees alone do not fund Leo Baeck Temple and we always rely on the generosity of our supporters to contribute beyond the fundamental level of membership.     As you reflect on the impact LBT has had on you and your family, we ask that you make LBT’s annual giving campaign a philanthropic priority this year.  With your support, Leo Baeck Temple will be able to continue to enrich our lives, in both good times and challenging times, for many years to come.  Make Your gift Now Relax. Remember. Reflect. The LBT Memorial Garden is a first-of-its-kind approach to synagogue remembrance. Whenever you are at the temple, you are welcome to rest and reflect in this lovely outdoor retreat, surrounded by the wonders of nature and our congregation’s collection of personalized memorial markers, available for you to honor the legacies of your loved ones with heartfelt words and the placing of a stone, as is the Jewish custom. Learn More Ways to Give Annual Giving Campaign Annual Spring Event - Heroes & Angels ATID  - Into the Future While the membership commitment and Religious School tuition help pay for much of the cost to run the temple, we also rely on philanthropic annual gifts from LBT congregants.  These gifts allow us to provide innovative programming and engagement opportunities for our congregation, while also enabling LBT to have a positive impact on the broader Jewish community. Give Now Every spring, we gather as a community for an annual gala event - Heroes and Angels. This event  honors those whose contributions to our community have left an indelible mark on Leo Baeck Temple and who help make it the special place that it is. Sponsorship opportunities are available, along with a tribute book, and event tickets in the months leading up to the event. Learn More ATID was created to ensure the ongoing strength and self-sufficiency of this community to serve our members and to prepare, adapt and respond to unforeseen challenges that may come our way. The way in which Reform Jews choose to experience their Judaism has been changing, and those changes have only been accelerated by the pandemic.  In order to adapt to the changes, both those we can foresee and those we cannot, we seek to make investments in technology,  the future of our membership, scholarship and educational opportunities for our students, and in the recruitment and retention of top clergy and senior staff. Learn More Planned Giving - L'Dor V'Dor Bequest Society Sustaining Tzedek Volunteer One of the greatest gifts someone can give is that of a legacy – a gift that will provide for the present and future of their community.  A planned gift can make a lasting impact and is perhaps the simplest way to provide an endowment or other special gift to Leo Baeck Temple.  Naming LBT as a beneficiary for a set amount or percentage of one’s estate in either a will or trust can create  your Jewish legacy and fund our future. Learn More The Talmud teaches “Kol Yisrael arevim zeh b’zeh” – “all Jews are responsible for one another.”  Leo Baeck Temple has long embraced the conviction that members who are financially able should be counted upon to help those of our members who are less able to afford membership.  Sustaining Tzedek at LBT maintains our egalitarian community, where no one is denied the opportunities of temple membership because of monetary difficulties. Learn More While there are many ways to contribute financially, another important way to give to Leo Baeck Temple is with your time. Whether it be serving on an event committee, spearheading our social justice initiatives, or volunteering to call another congregant in need, we could always use your support. To get involved, click below and complete the interest form. Volunteer now Donations/Tributes An option for a donation is to make a tribute. Tribute donations may be made to honor a birthday, anniversary, or other special occasion, to express sympathy, to honor the memory of a loved one, or simply to say thank you.  Suggested minimum contributions is $36 per tribute, and may be designated in general support to Leo Baeck Temple or to a particular fund or program.  Tributes can be made online or by mailing a check to P.O. Box 418, Montvale, NJ 07645, Attn: Leo Baeck Temple. Make a Tribute About our funds Heroes & Angels 2025 Digital Tribute Book Thank you to all members of our Leo Baeck Temple community who joined us for an incredible Heroes and Angels annual spring event, as we honored past president Dan Giesberg and the founders of our Chesed Companionship program, Jill Halper, Lisa Hillman,  and  Elizabeth Jacobs.  We want to extend our deepest gratitude to the evening's sponsors and donors whose generosity helped make this occasion such a success and for their beautiful messages captured in this year's digital Tribute Book. We invite you to click below to view this year's digital book: view tribute book Need help making your gift?  If you need help making a donation or finding the best way to make a meaningful gift, please complete the form and someone will be in touch with you.  First Name Last Name Phone Number Email How can we help you? Send Mindful LBT Rabbi Scott Goldberg, Cantor Sara Hass "What I Like Most About LBT!" Scott Greenberg's Story - Caring Community Gary Stern's Story About Leo Baeck Temple is a welcoming and inclusive Reform Jewish community committed to sharing moral, spiritual, and intellectual nourishment with each other and the world. Contact  1300 N. Sepulveda Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90049 310.476.2861 Follow Us powered by   SnapPages Leo Baeck Temple - Worship Home Connect Worship Learn Act Give About Watch ShulCloud Worship Watch Live B'nai Mitzvah Shabbat Holidays Yizkor Worship Calendar Prayer Books Service Archive At Leo Baeck Temple we seek to celebrate the joy, beauty, depth, and mystery of life through communal prayer.  Our synagogue is a welcoming home for spiritual exploration. Watch B'nai Mitzvah at Leo Baeck Temple At the age of thirteen a Jewish child becomes a B'nai Mitzvah — a child of the commandments. Now responsible for their own ritual and ethical behavior, the child and family celebrate this milestone by coming to Torah and helping to lead services. At Leo Baeck Temple this is an intimate, warm, joyful, and meaningful experience. visit our B'nai Mitzvah Page B'nai Mitzvah Live stream Shabbat Services From the fall to early summer, we hold our weekly Shabbat Evening Services at 6:15pm. Throughout the summer months, we are thrilled to venture outdoors for our much-loved Shabbat Under the Stars at 7:30pm. On the second and fourth Saturday, we invite you to join us in person or virtually for Shabbat Morning Minyan at 9:30am – a joyful service in song, and Torah learning.   Holiday Celebrations Fortunately in Judaism, the calendar is filled with holidays throughout the year. At Leo Baeck Temple, we make the most of those opportunities to come together as a community and commemorate these holidays through various rituals, traditions, and meaningful  celebrations. Yizkor Services Four Yizkor memorial services are held at Leo Baeck Temple throughout the year: at Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Passover, and Shavuot, to give our community the chance to honor their departed loved ones. Check the calendar for the specific service dates. Worship Services Calendar Prayer Books Coming Soon Shabbat Evening Table Blessing Prayers Shabbat Evening Prayer Book Shabbat Morning Minyan Prayer Book B'nai Mitzvah Morning Service Prayer Book B'nai Mitzvah Afternoon Service Prayer Book On Demand Videos Visioning Our Future: Next Steps May 1, 2026 Ways LBT Has Been Meaningful in My Life Dec 18, 2025 Rabbi Ken Chasen's Yizkor Sermon Oct 2, 2025   •   Rabbi Ken Chasen View More About Leo Baeck Temple is a welcoming and inclusive Reform Jewish community committed to sharing moral, spiritual, and intellectual nourishment with each other and the world. Contact  1300 N. Sepulveda Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90049 310.476.2861 Follow Us powered by   SnapPages Leo Baeck Temple - Home Home Connect Worship Learn Act Give About Watch ShulCloud Learn More Learn More Join calendar Memorial garden watch community Our Community, Our Future – Rabbinic Transition You spoke. We listened. View the Report to See What We Learned. We have now completed our Visioning Our Tomorrow listening campaign in which our community identified who we are today, what we value for our future, and what is most important to us in a senior rabbi. Our listening campaign was a huge success, gathering valuable information while bringing our community together. We are pleased to share the report below, which will be the foundation for the work of our Seeking Our Sacred Partner Committee, LBT’s search committee.  view the report learn more about visioning our tomorrow buy tickets Join Our Community Leo Baeck Temple is a warm and inviting congregation – welcoming members from diverse backgrounds.  Our congregants make deep and long-lasting friendships among each other, learning and celebrating joyous occasions together, and supporting each other in times of need.  Become a Member Upcoming Events full calendar The LBT Memorial Garden is a first-of-its-kind approach to synagogue remembrance. Whenever you are at the temple, you are welcome to rest and reflect in this lovely outdoor retreat, surrounded by the wonders of nature and our congregation’s collection of personalized memorial markers, available for you to honor the legacies of your loved ones with heartfelt words and the placing of a stone, as is the Jewish custom. Learn More Youth & Families From Tot Shabbat and holiday celebrations with our youngest learners, to Religious School for elementary through high school students, to opportunities for youth to informally gather to socialize and participate in tikkun olam activities in the community, Leo Baeck Temple has so much to offer our youth and their families. Adults Within our larger LBT community are smaller affinity groups that offer programming and special events specifically for the adults in our "mini" communities. These groups include: LBT Women, LBT Men, and Community of Engagement, each of which has unique opportunities to connect in more intimate settings.  Learn More Weekly Shabbat Services Live When the busy week comes to an end, join our special summer services—Shabbat Under the Stars at 7:30pm—and experience the gift of restoration, gratitude, and soulful self-exploration. Then,  on the second and fourth Saturday of every month at 9:30am our Shabbat Morning Minyan gathers  our clergy and members of the temple community to create an informal, musical, spiritual and intellectually stimulating Shabbat service.   Watch Live Stream Shabbat Sermons Exhausting to Be a Jew May 23, 2025   •   Rabbi Ken Chasen MLK in the Fire Jan 17, 2025   •   Rabbi Ken Chasen “The Stained Canvas of Morality” - Rabbi Ken Chasen Nov 3, 2023   •   Rabbi Ken Chasen View More About Leo Baeck Temple is a welcoming and inclusive Reform Jewish community committed to sharing moral, spiritual, and intellectual nourishment with each other and the world. Contact  1300 N. Sepulveda Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90049 310.476.2861 Follow Us powered by   SnapPages Leo Baeck Temple - Join Us Home Connect Worship Learn Act Give About Watch ShulCloud Join Us Thank you for your interest in learning more about Leo Baeck Temple. We are proud of the active, caring and committed community that our temple offers its members. Leo Baeck Temple is a place where individuals and families discover the fulfillment of being in deep relationship with one another, and discover the unique embrace of our congregation. We hope that you will be a part of this exciting time—and an even more exciting future—at Leo Baeck. Membership at LBT can offer you numerous blessings. You will have access to our clergy’s assistance at the times of greatest joy and greatest sorrow in your life. Depending on your stage of life, your family will be enabled to enroll in our creative, experiential Religious School, our outstanding B’nai Mitzvah and Confirmation programs, our intimate and innovative Tot Shabbat, Tiny Tot, and Pre-K offerings for our families with young children or our engrossing community of engagement. You will also have multiple opportunities to enjoy the great breadth of our congregation’s programs—everything from community organizing to Torah study, worship services to ‘Bubble up’ Groups, book reviews to arts experiences, our softball teams to our women’s and men’s groups. There are multiple ways for everyone to get involved here at Leo Baeck Temple, and most importantly, they all foster a deep sense of connection between our members. LBT is a place that you will be proud to call home … a place where the people you meet will make you feel at home. We hope you will add to the warmth of our community by joining us! If you have any questions regarding the following material or Temple programs, please feel free to contact me at [email protected] or 310.476.2861 ext 204.  I look forward to meeting you and I hope you will consider becoming a part of our Temple family. Warmest Regards, Abigail Goldberg Spiegel Executive Director Join today About Leo Baeck Temple is a welcoming and inclusive Reform Jewish community committed to sharing moral, spiritual, and intellectual nourishment with each other and the world. Contact  1300 N. Sepulveda Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90049 310.476.2861 Follow Us powered by   SnapPages Leo Baeck Temple - Home Home Connect Worship Learn Act Give About Watch ShulCloud Learn More Learn More Join calendar Memorial garden watch community Our Community, Our Future – Rabbinic Transition You spoke. We listened. View the Report to See What We Learned. We have now completed our Visioning Our Tomorrow listening campaign in which our community identified who we are today, what we value for our future, and what is most important to us in a senior rabbi. Our listening campaign was a huge success, gathering valuable information while bringing our community together. We are pleased to share the report below, which will be the foundation for the work of our Seeking Our Sacred Partner Committee, LBT’s search committee.  view the report learn more about visioning our tomorrow buy tickets Join Our Community Leo Baeck Temple is a warm and inviting congregation – welcoming members from diverse backgrounds.  Our congregants make deep and long-lasting friendships among each other, learning and celebrating joyous occasions together, and supporting each other in times of need.  Become a Member Upcoming Events full calendar The LBT Memorial Garden is a first-of-its-kind approach to synagogue remembrance. Whenever you are at the temple, you are welcome to rest and reflect in this lovely outdoor retreat, surrounded by the wonders of nature and our congregation’s collection of personalized memorial markers, available for you to honor the legacies of your loved ones with heartfelt words and the placing of a stone, as is the Jewish custom. Learn More Youth & Families From Tot Shabbat and holiday celebrations with our youngest learners, to Religious School for elementary through high school students, to opportunities for youth to informally gather to socialize and participate in tikkun olam activities in the community, Leo Baeck Temple has so much to offer our youth and their families. Adults Within our larger LBT community are smaller affinity groups that offer programming and special events specifically for the adults in our "mini" communities. These groups include: LBT Women, LBT Men, and Community of Engagement, each of which has unique opportunities to connect in more intimate settings.  Learn More Weekly Shabbat Services Live When the busy week comes to an end, join our special summer services—Shabbat Under the Stars at 7:30pm—and experience the gift of restoration, gratitude, and soulful self-exploration. Then,  on the second and fourth Saturday of every month at 9:30am our Shabbat Morning Minyan gathers  our clergy and members of the temple community to create an informal, musical, spiritual and intellectually stimulating Shabbat service.   Watch Live Stream Shabbat Sermons Exhausting to Be a Jew May 23, 2025   •   Rabbi Ken Chasen MLK in the Fire Jan 17, 2025   •   Rabbi Ken Chasen “The Stained Canvas of Morality” - Rabbi Ken Chasen Nov 3, 2023   •   Rabbi Ken Chasen View More About Leo Baeck Temple is a welcoming and inclusive Reform Jewish community committed to sharing moral, spiritual, and intellectual nourishment with each other and the world. Contact  1300 N. Sepulveda Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90049 310.476.2861 Follow Us powered by   SnapPages Leo Baeck Temple - Connect Home Connect Worship Learn Act Give About Watch ShulCloud Connect Become a Member Upcoming Events Community Travel lifecycles contact us mindfulness Become a Member Leo Baeck Temple is a warm and friendly congregation welcoming members from diverse backgrounds.  Our congregants make deep and long-lasting friendships among each other, learning and celebrating joyous occasions together, and supporting each other in times of need.  Our clergy is easily accessible to all members as sources of inspiration, teachers of Torah, and providers of comfort. We are proud of the active, caring and committed community that our temple offers its members.   Join our community Upcoming Events Connect to Community Kesher Circles Kesher Circles are for those seeking new or deeper connections in a small group setting, enhanced community, and engaging conversation about the world and what is on our hearts. Caring Community Chesed Companionship Program By being there for each other, bringing food when others are sick,  comforting the bereaved,  supporting families as they welcome new babies, and  reaching out to each other at times of simcha, the Caring Community is one expression of the communal culture at LBT LBT’s Chesed Companionship Program is about building relationships, showing up for and supporting our mourners through life’s most challenging moments and transitions. Chesed is structured to bring comfort to LBT mourners by providing a specially trained LBT congregant who walks alongside them. Supported by a grant from Mount Sinai. College Students Community of Engagement (COE) K-12 Students (Religious School) Whether our college student members have gone through our Religious School or are newly connecting to their Jewish home at LBT, we want to ensure this important segment of our community is engaged in all that LBT has to offer. The COE seeks to create a community within the Leo Baeck Temple community by engaging the senior members of the Temple in a variety of programs. Learn More Our Religious School meets the needs of all our learners from Pre-K through 12th grade through hands-on and experiential learning, gardening, dance, music, art, retreats, and more. Learn More LBT Men LBT Men creates and promotes social opportunities for the men of our congregation  to interact, network, and   grow as Jews. Learn More LBT Women Women of all ages  share religious, spiritual, cultural, and social experiences in both large groups and small, fostering new friendships, and renewing old ties. Learn More Youth  Group LBT's vibrant youth group program includes fun, interactive, and unique activities and programs throughout the year for designated age groups—Grades 3 & 4, 5 & 6,  7 & 8, and 9-12.  Learn More Preschool-Aged Children From our Tiny Tots  and Pre-K family programs, to our monthly Tot Shabbat, to our partnership with the Aaron Milken Center at Wise, Leo Baeck Temple offers a variety of programming for families with children 6 years old and under. Learn More Travel with Us Explore the world with LBT Congregational Journeys As a temple community, congregational travel  enables us to discover the world through the lens of our Jewish heritage, and to encounter one another so much more deeply along the way. Check out the upcoming LBT trips we are planning, and we hope you will join us! Learn More Lifecycles  If you are interested in connecting with one of our clergy or are a member reporting a lifecycle event, please complete the form at the bottom of this section. Birth Brit Milah, or “Bris” is the ritual circumcision of a Jewish boy on the 8th day following his birth.  A “Brita” or “Brit Habat,” is a ceremony for girls that is akin to a Bris but without any medical procedure. Oftentimes, families choose to have a smaller, private Brit Milah or Brit Habat and a more public baby naming and blessing by our clergy members as part of a Friday evening service. Whether you choose to have your ritual at home or as part of a Friday evening service, our clergy team is happy to  give you referrals to a mohel and/or work with you to create a celebration of blessing for your newborn child. Contact us below. B'nai Mitzvah At the age of thirteen a Jewish child becomes a B'nai Mitzvah — a child of the commandments. Now responsible for their own ritual and ethical behavior, the child and family celebrate this milestone by coming to Torah and helping to lead services. Our clergy guide your family through the entire b'nai mitzvah process – from selecting a date, to tutoring, to the rehearsal, and ultimately, the ceremony. At Leo Baeck Temple this is an intimate, warm, joyful and meaningful experience. To learn more about B'nai Mitzvah at Leo Baeck Temple or to contact our clergy office to schedule your event, click below. learn more Marriage The sacred bond between committed partners is a treasured cornerstone of Jewish community life. Here at Leo Baeck Temple you can find a rabbi, cantor, or both to officiate at your wedding.  Our rabbis and cantor cherish the bonds they establish with the couples that they marry. As a mazel tov, LBT offers a year of free membership to newlyweds that are married by one of our clergy. If you wish to have an aufruf , a special blessing on the Friday night Shabbat Service preceding your wedding, call the temple office and it will be arranged. Conversion Leo Baeck Temple is a warm and inviting community for those curious about Judaism, considering converting to Judaism or are raising Jewish children. We welcome those who wish to explore our faith and consider embracing the Covenant of Israel. Our rabbis work with individual candidates toward conversion.  Our Outreach Program provides programming and events designed to give you an opportunity to learn more about Jewish belief and practice, as well as to embrace and celebrate the multicultural aspects of our diverse LBT community. Death & Mourning One of the most important aspects of synagogue life is that people are there for each other at times of crisis, pain, and loss. At the time of a need, call us first so that we can be available for you and your family. LBT’s Chesed Companionship Program is about building relationships, showing up for and supporting our mourners through life’s most challenging moments and transitions. Chesed is structured to bring comfort to LBT mourners by providing a specially trained LBT congregant who walks alongside them. Supported by a grant from Mount Sinai Memorial Parks and Mortuaries. In accordance with Jewish tradition, some of our members “sit shiva,” receiving comforting guests at their home following the service. While the tradition is seven days, many people observe for one or sometimes two or three days. A rabbi, cantor, or layperson will officiate at shiva minyan services in the home of the bereaved for one service or up to the full week of shiva.  LBT provides appropriate prayer books as needed.

 The shiva service culminates in the recitation of Mourner’s Kaddish. Mourners may choose to recite the Mourner’s Kaddish during "shloshim" (the first 30 days following the death of a loved one) and on the first anniversary. Traditionally around eleven months, an unveiling takes place as the stone is placed at the grave. There is no set requirements for an unveiling so you can make it what you want it to be. Contact the temple if you want assistance with planning an unveiling service. Connect with Us Our LBT clergy want to be there for you in your time of need or celebration. Please connect with us by completing the form below, so that we can support you: First Name Last Name Email Phone Number Please select the reason for your inquiry: Become a Member Birth B'nai Mitzvah Marriage Conversion Death/Mourning I am An LBT M MLK in the Fire | Leo Baeck Temple Home Connect Worship Learn Act Give About Watch ShulCloud MLK in the Fire Jan 17, 2025   •   Rabbi Ken Chasen MLK in the Fire - Rabbi Ken Chasen's Sermon (Text Version) More From Shabbat Sermons Exhausting to Be a Jew May 23, 2025   •   Rabbi Ken Chasen “The Stained Canvas of Morality” - Rabbi Ken Chasen Nov 3, 2023   •   Rabbi Ken Chasen "Where Is Our Miracle?" - Rabbi Ken Chasen Jan 26, 2024   •   Rabbi Ken Chasen “We, We Do Not Know” - Rabbi Ken Chasen Nov 24, 2023   •   Rabbi Ken Chasen View Series About Leo Baeck Temple is a welcoming and inclusive Reform Jewish community committed to sharing moral, spiritual, and intellectual nourishment with each other and the world. Contact  1300 N. Sepulveda Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90049 310.476.2861 Follow Us powered by   SnapPages