We have been members of the temple for almost 2 years now and have found a wonderful, fun, and…read moreeducational community. If you have ever wanted to join a low stress, inclusive, and passionate Temple centered around Jewish culture and religion, this is a terrific place to be.

My dad was the Rabbi of 1992-1994 (Rabbi Efraim Warshaw)…read more I had my Bar-mitzvah there. Nothing but good memories

My girlfriend and I visited this Temple Sinai last month. She has friends that live out here that…read moreshe visits once a month. We were invited to the Synagog,and it was fun and pleasant. The Rabbi is wonderful and friendly like many others we have met and visited. I like the congreagation as well. Too bad we live far from here and cannot be members here. But we will always have a chance to visit whenever in the area. I like the Adult and Seniors programs they have here. Its just a happy place to be.

Wonderful inclusive congregation- thriving religious school, adult ed and seniors programs. Zoom…read morefeeds often available for services. Good security.

This review is for a Bat Mitzvah. My coworker sent me an invitation to her daughter's Bat Mitzvah…read morewhich was held at this conservative synagogue. I sped here with my guest, arrived at 9:25 with the service scheduled to begin at 9:30. As we pulled into the parking lot, there were only a handful of cars, the parking lot had plenty of space. The service started a little late. My first impression inside a Jewish synagogue, was that the interior was beautiful and spacious. A high vaulted ceiling, long, dark wooden beams. At the front of the synagogue a humongous arched marble slab. It was shaped like an upside down U. Colored curtains with a painting on it in the middle. It made me curious, what was behind those curtains? Small, stained glass windows with bright lights around the synagogue. My guest looked at his finest in his suit. A lady with a blue green colored yarmulke greeted us in the foyer. She handed my guest a black yarmulke (skull cap) and he was informed this was a requirement. He also donned a white tallis or tallit (prayer shawl) in a manner that a man in a locker room would put a towel around his neck. I noticed that some men wore purple satin yarmulkes that were provided on site. The rabbis upfront wore a different type of prayer shawls, bigger blankets, at least it looked that way to me. They flipped it around their shoulders, draped in a specific manner. The women wore folded up yarmulkes, that looked to me a bit like part of a French maid's outfit. Some wore them folded up in a fan shape, attached with bobby pins at the back of their head. Others wore lace yarmulkes. Most were white, some were glittery. I was entertained the first hour. I didn't understand a word of Hebrew. It certainly kept me awake, as it was fast paced with lots of sitting, standing, clapping. The seating was varied. There were rows of pews, then other rows of seating, similar to movie theater type of chairs, all connected together. The service consisted of mostly men reading from a book and simultaneously the congregation also read along . It was more like a combination of reading and singing. I did not see any musical notes which left me somewhat puzzled. Sometimes it seemed like they mumbled to themselves a little before and after reading a passage. They would also do a curtsy type of bow to the curtained area. The 2nd hour revealed what was behind the curtain. I thought maybe a statue of some sort. No, it looked like 4 finely decorated creme colored bags with doll's legs that stuck out at the bottom. Maybe a fancy short golf or laundry bag. At the top it looked like the headstock of a guitar. It looked awkward to carry, as they passed it around to the girl who was honored in this Bat Mitzvah. She carried it through the aisles of the synagogue. Members of the congregation stood outside their pews and touched it as she led a procession. Quite a fanfare, a jubilant time. Finally the cover was lifted off that mysterious embellished bag. It was the Torah, which is scripture. They rolled out the scroll on the podium. Men and women gathered around this Torah, plus the Bat Mitzvah girl read from it too. It looked as though they were gathered around a huge map laid out. In fact, from a kitchen perspective, more like gigantic rolling pins with parchment paper in between. The 3rd hour came, the novelty started to wear off. As part of the service, the Bat Mitzvah girl read/sang long passages in Hebrew. The children threw candy at the Bat Mitzvah girl, a woman sang as she played the guitar. More prayers and we stepped out. I have to say I admire the stamina and endurance of this congregation. More blessings to them Shabbat Shalom. Part 2 of Bat Mitzvah to be continued tomorrow - the party.

After almost 2 years of attendance, and 1 year of membership, I feel that this conservative…read morecongregation has become my Jewish home. Evening kabbalat Shabbat services are from 6pm-7pm on Friday nights. Morning Shabbat services are at 9:30am-12pm Saturday mornings, followed by a kiddush lunch immediately afterward. For those who attend a minyan services, morning minyan is at 7:30am, evening minyan is at 7pm Monday-Thursday. They have all kinds of additional tracks of service built into the morning Shabbat program- they have periodic Om Shalom Shabbat Yoga services, kids congregation Shabbat services and meditation Shabbat services. They all start at 9:30am, but the dates change, so check the website at www.adatariel.org for the schedule. There are many different levels of observance within the community, which helps most people feel at home, regardless of their traditions. The rabbis and cantors are all very approachable and genuinely friendly. Adat Ari El also offers a preschool program, a day school, and a religious school (which my son attends on Tuesday afternoons and occasional Sundays).

We attended Temple Beth Israel of Highland Park and Eagle Rock during Passover. My girlfriend is…read morefamiliar and have visited many of these location synagogs. She also has family and friends here that attend this location. I was happy to break bread and pray with the congregation. I am studying the Hebrew language now, and I eventually will be learning to pray and sing the Bibilical Torah scripts. The people were nice and welcoming here as well as all of the others I have visited. Its just nice to know that I will soon be fully part of the community, and that I can attend any Synagogs around the world.

Amazing leadership and staff. Very friendly and supportive congregation! You'll really feel…read morewelcomed there.

TBH is a truly unique yet familiar experience all wrapped together. we've sent our child there for…read more2 year and joined the congregation as well. my husband and I didn't grow up in LA so the fact that we found a community that is so welcoming has really been a gift. can't recommend it enough...it's a VERY special and sweet place!

Very friendly people. The Rabbis are great. I've been there a few times very welcomingread more

Rabbi Ralph Resnick is terrific! When I needed a Rabbi a month ago, during the Corona Virus to…read moreofficiate at my Mom's graveside funeral, he was the first person I thought to call. He called us all the night before to discuss my Mother, who he knew and some of the highlights of her life to be able to comfortably discuss at the funeral. With only being allowed to have 10 guests for the graveside burial, he made it a beautiful and memorable event. My brother wrote me a lovely letter afterwards complimenting me for making such a lovely funeral for Mom, letting me know she would have been proud of me, and especially finding such a great Rabbi to be there. I highly recommend for any wedding or funeral, this is the Rabbi to call! rresnick@aol.com

A very warm and welcoming community, great clergy with a strong emphasis on meaningful services.read more

I saw Adam Sandler attend this past Rosh Hashana. It was amazing. The synagogue itself was also…read morebeautiful and the service was great.

This post is only about Shabbat on June 22, 2018…read more I travel all of the county for work so when I saw I need to be in the area I called KI to get info. The lady on the phone was so nice and told me where to park, about security ect. I visited last night, the service was beautiful, the sermon was great, from the heart and powerful. Why only two stars you ask.... The congregation is very cold, not warm or welcoming at all. I have visited a lot of congregations in the LA area and this was hands down the coldest ever. Only one person spoke to me at all even when I tried. Next time my job has me in this area on Friday afternoon I will sit in traffic for 2 hours instead of wasting my time at this place.

I grew up down the street from this temple, the rabbi at the time (during the 50s & 60s) also lived…read more2 doors down. We all learned to swim at his house! Great memories.

What an awesome synagogue! Rabbi Benson is seriously one of the best teachers I've ever had. He…read moreexplains everything so well, accessibly but on a really high intellectual level, and at the same time has a superb sense of humor. If you're looking for a small, neighborhood kind of experience, in a traditional setting, check out this place. He has really cute kids as well!

We've had a really positive experience with TIOH. We were really looking for a connection with…read moreother families as we have a toddler and knowing that we are in the area and other members are too has been very helpful and supportive. We strangely lived up the block from the temple for years when we were dating & first married and we didn't join. In hindsight I think was really silly as it would have been nice just to meet more people or to get involved in something positive like charity work. I'm completely not religious, but the preschool certainly has been a positive experience for my daughter and I would recommend it and the teachers as well.

If you don't have young kids and don't use the day school, it seems to be a very expensive…read moresynagogue that doesn't value its members. We joined last year and never felt a part of the community even though we were involved in classes and services. Too bad because it is a nice building. Spoke to the executive director and rabbi and they were not very helpful or particularly interested in feedback.