JULY HAPPENINGS
Summer with L.A. partners and friends.
Summer brings longer days and warmer rhythms, brighter light, air fuller. And between us, sometimes, disconnection, quiet distance. Judgment more than curiosity.
Jewish tradition offers a counterweight — ahavat chinam. Love without reason or condition. Noticing, opening, stretching toward. The smallest gesture can shift the air.
SUMMER SHABBAT
DAREDEVIL SHABBAT
POTLUCK
FRIDAY 7.11
VENICE
Gather with Open Temple to celebrate Shabbat and the opening night of Electric Lodge's Daredevil Arts Festival.
FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE
FRIDAY 7.11
WESTWOOD
Join Atid and Sinai Temple for their biggest monthly event.
DE-ALGORITHM
SHABBAT
FRIDAY 7.18
VENICE
An unplugged and tech free Shabbat with Open Temple.
SHABBAT SUMMER
PICNIC
FRIDAY 7.18
GRIFFITH PARK
Join Nefesh for songs and prayer, blanket hopping, and stargazing.
BASE L.A.
BIRTHDAY PARTY
FRIDAY 7.25
MID CITY
Celebrate two years of Base L.A. with cocktails, stories, and a delicious dinner.
MORE THIS MONTH
FROM FASTING
TO FESTIVAL
TUESDAY 7.1
ONLINE
Latin Jews are invited to join Jewtina y Co.'s rabbinic council to explore Jewish wisdom in the stories we tell, with Rabbi April Villareal.
IDANCE NIGHT
WEDNESDAY 7.9
TARZANA
Join Moishe House West Hollywood for an Israeli dance class open to all.
MAHJONG NIGHT
THURSDAY 7.10
SILVER LAKE
Join SIJCC for a laid back night of tiles and strategy and community.
TRIBE SCHOOL WITH
RABBI HANNAH JENSEN
TUESDAY 7.15
MID CITY
Once a month, Ikar presents a fresh take on the beit midrash (house of study, in Hebrew), diving into texts over dinner and talking about navigating life in our 20s and 30s.
TISHA B’AV
IN THE TALMUD
SUNDAY 7.20
ONLINE
Latin Jews are invited to join Jewtina y Co.'s rabbinic council for practical lessons in avoiding pitfalls of well intentioned activism, with Rabbi Juan Mejía.
TRIBE SINGING
CIRCLE
TUESDAY 7.22
MID CITY
Sing your heart out with Ikar.
SHALOMLA
ART NIGHT
SUNDAY 7.27
ENCINO
An evening of creativity and culture with all the art supplies you need.
TRIBE ART CIRCLE
TUESDAY 7.29
MID CITY
Gather with Ikar for an evening of creativity and community.
JULY
VOLUNTEERING
RONALD MCDONALD
HOUSE
SUNDAY 7.13
EAST HOLLYWOOD
Join Federation and Repair the World to help pack snack bags and clean up a residential home serving families with kids in the hospital.
L’DOUGH V’DOUGH
SUNDAY 7.13
BEVERLY GROVE
Join Federation, Repair the World, and Holocaust Museum L.A. to hear remarkable stories from survivors and their families while braiding and baking challah together.
FREEDOM SEDER
HOPE TOUR
SATURDAY 7.19
COMPTON
Join Repair the World, partners, and hundreds of Black, Jewish, and Black-Jewish community members to clean, paint, plant, and help transform Compton Early College High School for the city's remarkable next generation.
WEEKLY
GATHERINGS
TORAH STUDY
MONDAYS
DOWNTOWN L.A.
Join Der Nister's Rabbi Henry Hollander up on Walt Disney Concert Hall's beautiful roof.
TORAH ON TAP
TUESDAYS
HIGHLAND PARK
Grab a pint with Temple Beth Israel of Highland Park and Eagle Rock's Rabbi Alex Weisz.
TRIPS & IMMERSIVE
EXPERIENCES
TRYBAL SOCAL
SEPTEMBER 18–21
OJAI
Bring your summer dreams to life. Escape L.A.? Check. Play outside as much as possible? Check. Dance under the stars, al fresco Shabbat, vacation with friends? Check, check, check.
Time is ticking to join us for the best long weekend — Trybal SoCal, from our friends at Trybal Gatherings, is right around the corner and more than 80% sold.
MIZRAHI & SEPHARDI
TRIP TO THE UAE
NOVEMBER 9–16
This year, our annual NuRoots and JDC Entwine journey heads to the United Arab Emirates. L.A. is home to one of the most beautifully diverse Jewish communities in the world, representing a wide spectrum of traditions, stories, identities, and roots.
Inspired by this richness, our adventure will center the voices, cultures, and experiences of Jewish Angelenos with Mizrahi and Sephardic backgrounds.
ABOVE & BEYOND
SUMMERS, SOUR CREAM,
& DIRTY DANCING
THROUGH 8.31
THE SKIRBALL
L.A. artist Marisa J. Futernick looks into her mother’s and grandmother’s Catskills vacations in a playful, loving, and meditative show exploring questions about leisure, loss, and what it means to live in diaspora.
MOISHE HOUSE OPENINGS
FOR NEW RESIDENTS
VENICE & WEST L.A.
Moishe House residents receive generous rent subsidies, programming budget, and staff support to build incredible gatherings all year long, plus professional and leadership development and deep connection to a renowned global community. For young adults 22–32.
HEY ALMA
JEWISH FICTION CONTEST
SUBMIT THROUGH
FRIDAY 7.25
Emerging and established writers alike are invited to share exciting stories, prose, and voices.
RESOURCES
& SUPPORT
If you or someone you know needs support, NuRoots and Federation are here to help. The Ezra Network and our community resource guide offer personal advising and every kind of resource for mental health and more.
Our community call line, at 855-JFED-HLP, is open Monday through Thursday from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm and on Fridays from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm.
The JQ Helpline offers inclusive support and resources for LGBTQ+ Jews, families, and allies.
And our longtime friends at Jewish Family Service L.A. are also here. Whether you need someone to listen or resources, reach out to them at 877-275-4537 or services@jfsla.org.