Ahavat Torah Congregation

This community really is as loving as it seems! I started attending in ²⁰⁰⁷⁄₂₀₀₈ when I first met my husband and it is now my spiritual home. The members have accepted me as a warm, loving family and community. Most people know this synagogue because of it’s warm welcome. The best time to meet people is during the potluck lunch after Shabbat morning services (around 1230 or 1pm).
We especially love Rabbi Miriam and the spirited music and singing led by Gary, Kimberly, and Joel on piano. It will touch and move your heart and soul. The Torah chanting each Shabbat and the discussions of Torah always leave us with food for thought (and often social action) and we love that people can raise any topic and it will be received respectfully even if people disagree.
And the holiday celebrations — well they’re always fun! This is definitely my favorite Jewish community in Los Angeles!

Small, friendly, welcoming congregation, very involved with the greater community’s well-​being. Services and programs are filled with joy, as well as spiritual and intellectual stimulation. Very conveniently located for Los Angeles and San Fernando Valley residents.

I love this synagogue and our warm, loving, involved congregation.
Rabbi Miriam has the biggest heart and love of Judaism of anyone I have ever known. I have learned so much from her. Our cantorial soloists, Gary and Kimberly, give me chills every time I hear them.
Besides our weekly Saturday morning Shabbat services, we have frequent special events (like our semi-​annual Havdalah on the beach; one of my favorites.)
We have a full lunch after each service so everyone sits and eats and gets to know each other. There are no strangers here. All are welcome, regardless of the tradition in which you were raised.
This has become more to me than a Jewish service. It has become my community and my family.
Hope to see you there.