Chabad of Greater Los Feliz

On our third term of Chabad Hebrew school the rabbi finally took the time to read my intake paperwork and helpfully inform me that I am not jewish in the eyes of orthodoxy (my mother converted in Reform). It broke my heart to take a six year old out of school and away from her beloved teachers. If only my paperwork had been read when I first signed up we would have known to go elsewhere from the start. I am not religious enough to convert myself now as an adult.
As far as community events go the Shabbat dinners and celebrations are inclusive and welcoming and I suppose if you are orthodox you know what to expect from the Chabad brand.

I have now been going to Chabad Los Feliz for l8 months, AFTER
Rabbi L Korf did my house blessing, which was an absolutely
wonderful experinece. I had lots of guests who had NO idea
what Mezzuzah is (One woman said «I thought they were on
the doorposts at Cedars Sinai Hospital because eveyrone is
so sick) and I epxlained thre is a Prayer in the LIturgy which
instructs us to place them on the doorposts of our house… I am not
an ‘Observant Jew’» as i was raised in the Reform tradition, where
my parents were fanatic about not being part of the ‘non assimilated’
as they looked down on those religious Jews. Things have
changed now, of course, but that is not why I started going to Chabad
Los Feliz. First, I like the Rabbi-​during the house blessing, he
made people feel at home –and even though I had to use the
Mezzuzahs he brought, due to mine not being the right ‘kind’
(They were souveneirs of Israel)-he had a great sense of
humor-​and yes, I added additional monies to the figure I
came up with as an appropriate donation for his Services.
At Chabad you do NOT have to pay anything, and whle
there is a general push for contirbutions it is NOT like the
olden days, where they practically grabbed you off the
street, esp on Fairfax, and you felt as if you were being hustled
into a Judaism you had no desire to belong to. NOW if is
true that men and women sit separately (and that is just one
of the traditions that are observed) at Services-​but Rabbi Korf
is such a mensch and his wife, Dvyonye as well-​that I have
come to accept this-​especially because they seem to genuinely
accept my less than conservative attitude toward eveyrthing from
garb to conversation. The Congregation at Los Feliz is a
wide mix, from many very observant Israelis to a lot of
younger people who, like me (and I am not young) want
to find a Congregation of Jews where we can feel comfortable.
I must also add that at every occasion when food is served,
the cuisine has been top notch – and I mean first rate!
There is sometihing quite wonderful about observing
the children, especially those of the Rabbi and his wife-​they
are bright, well mannered (!) and when they get bored
at Services, they simply go and find a book and sit there,
reading! I know it sounds unbelievable-​given the reputation
of the Chabadniks, but trust me, the folks at Chabad Los
Feliz are real gems-​but you have to try it out yourself.

My son has been going to the Hebrew school program for over a year and just had his Bar Mitvah. If you are looking for a place where you are welcomed unconditionally this is the place!!! Rabbi Korf and his family are the kindest people and will find a way to embrace you and help you learn and love the tradition as well as the religion.