King Saul's Fortune at the Hands of the Homilists (Reprinted from Conservative Judaism, Vol. 33, No. 3, Spring, 1980, pp.7-21 with the permission of The Rabbinical Assembly).

 

Rabbi Weinberg and the Members of Hollywood Temple Beth El will join Congregation Beth Israel for the High Holy Days

 

Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur

Joint High Holy Days Services for Hollywood Temple Beth El and Congregation Beth Israel

The oldest existing synagogue of Los Angeles  once again invites the oldest existing synagogue of Hollywood to usher in the new Jewish Year of 5786, starting with Rosh Hashanah eve, Monday, September 22, 2025

Cantor Steven Walfish and Rabbinical Scholar Michael Jacoby and the members of Congregation Beth Israel welcome  Rabbi Norbert Weinberg and the members of Hollywood Temple Beth El for joint services. The style will be a blend of the unique liturgy and centuries old cantillation by Cantor and 4-Voice professional choir, together with contemporary readings and inspirations for the period of internal examination and communal cohesion.

The services include  contemporary readings, translations, and transliterations, alongside the ancient Hebrew liturgy to address the spiritual search of the contemporary Jew, with  the classic Jewish soul music of the season to elevate the mood.

This year, services will be held  at this temporary  location:

8338 Beverly Blvd, 2nd floor, between Kings and Flores, Los Angeles, CA 90048.

Street parking is available as Los Angeles waives restrictions on the High Holy Days.

Admission to services is based on pre-registration for security and safety of all concerned and a donation to help us meet our costs and to continue to provide Jewish teaching is highly welcome.

To register through Hollywood Temple Beth El, online to

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rosh-hashanah-and-yom-kippur-2025-tickets-1555186156659

 or mail to : Hollywood Temple Beth El, 1317 N Crescent Heights Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90046.

To register through Congregation Beth Israel, mail to 8338 Beverly Blvd, 2nd floor,  Los Angeles, CA 90048  or call to 323-651-4022 and leave name and phone number.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services Schedule
Rosh Hashanah Eve: Monday, September 22, 6:15 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah, 1st Day: Tuesday, September 23, 9:30 a.m.
Rosh Hashanah, 2nd Day: Wednesday, September 24, 9:30 a.m.
Yom Kippur Eve, Kol Nidrei: Wednesday, October 1: 6:15 p.m. Time?
Yom Kippur Day, Thursday: October 2: 9:30 a.m.
Yizkor: 11:30a.m. Neilah: 6:00 p.m.

 

 

About:

Rabbi Norbert Weinberg has served  as Rabbi of Hollywood Temple since the 1990’s. He is also President of Memory in Action, a research project preserving the story of Los Angeles Jewry with implications for the future, www.pastfuturememory.org . Weinberg has run educational services, both general and Jewish, in the US and Israel, and has published a volume on 20^th century European Jewish history, Courage of the Spirit. He blogs at www.rabbiweinberg.com.

About:

From the time he could stand, Cantor Steven Walfish was on the Bima singing with his father, renowned Cantor Hershel Walfish at Congregation Beth Israel, acting as assistant Cantor by Bar Mitzvah age. Walfish joined the cantorial staff at Stephen S. Wise Temple from 1999 till  2007, when he returned to Congregation Beth Israel as Executive Director and Cantor. He spearheaded the redevelopment of Congregation Beth Israel, including a senior housing project planned for 2025.

 

About Michael Jacoby

Scholar Michael Jacoby received his early education at Emek and Rambam Torah Institute, and then continued Judaic studies in Talmud and Jewish history at Yeshivat Kerem B'Yavneh in Israel and at Brandeis University, He has been active in Zionist youth movements, and has  led Hebrew and Jewish literature seminars at Camp Ramah. He has been serving as scholar in residence at  Congregation Beth Israel for the past six years.

 

Norbert Weinberg Arrives in Israel Just in Time for War- Interview with Ari Noon, Jewish Journal, August 2, 2025

 

As you can tell from my previous blog, I spent the 12 Day War mostly hunkered down because of Iranian missile attacks. 

I recently gave an interview to Ari Noonan, veteran reporter for the Jewish Journal. The interview appeared on August 2, 2026.

You can open the full text by following the link:

https://77360759.flowpaper.com/250808/#page=54

When you open the link, there is a tool box on the top that allows you to enlarge the page view by sliding the white ball to the right/

Here is a screenshot of the interview: