LA’s biggest challenges

Less than a week ago, I was looking out of a 12th-story window of a hotel near Los Angeles International Airport, watching with horror as flames and smoke began to […]

Our entire Los Angeles community continues to reel from the devastation of the past few days. With miles of land burned, thousands of buildings gone, and casualties rising, our wonderful […]

JFEDLA continues to put the value of community in action by providing resources to those in need during our webinar with local elected officials and Jewish community leaders on the […]

As the year draws to a close, I want to thank our entire Los Angeles Jewish community for your compassion, your empathy, and your love. While times continue to be […]

Short of a lottery win, there wasn’t a way for us to keep him in a Jewish day school while servicing his behavioral and emotional needs.  Our oldest son had […]

While law enforcement and political echelons generally support and work well with us, the Jewish community must take action to ensure our own security. Local and global events after the […]

This week we celebrate Thanksgiving with our families or friends. Some of us watch football, some of us watch parades, and some of us watch for sales on our favorite […]

Earlier this week, JFEDLA co-hosted L.A. Remembers: October 7th at the Saban Theatre. Thousands of in-person guests, as well as thousands more online, joined 35 elected leaders and consuls general […]

Over the past several weeks, I have accompanied groups of leaders, university presidents, elected officials, and donors through the Nova Exhibition, a pop-up museum dedicated to telling the story of the […]

“Today, Jewish college students embody the essence of Jewish peoplehood: resilience. We are no longer the ‘future generation of leaders’; we are the present ones. We are today’s leading scholars […]

Our hearts hurt. Our pain is real. It feels like failure. For 330 days, Hersh Goldberg-Polin languished in the dark. For 330 days, he fought back against despair and kept striving […]

Starting this week, parents across Los Angeles are sending their children back to school. Let’s be honest. For some, it’s a blessing – having kids at home all summer sounds […]

One of our core Jewish values is that human life is sacred. On June 26th, the Jewish Security Alliance — our partnership with ADL Los Angeles and the Community Security […]

Yesterday’s abhorrent violence in the Pico-Robertson neighborhood of Los Angeles, the most densely populated Jewish area on the West Coast, is yet another example of the rising antisemitism and violence […]

Summer is here, and it’s a time when some in our community can slow down, get away, and recharge. For some, especially our family in Israel, summer brings another season […]

Last year was a study in contrasts for Jewish Los Angeles. The unimaginable horrors of October 7th enraged and traumatized our entire community. Those feelings persist to this day. But […]

This month has been challenging, but the Federation has ensured that Jewish life is protected and continues to thrive and prosper. Below, please find a speech I recently gave that […]

We are relieved that the illegal encampments at UCLA’s campus have been removed. Our goal is to ensure the safety and protection of every Jewish student at UCLA. As such, […]