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UPCOMING HAPPENINGS

1 ELUL: RADICALLY BEGIN

SHABBAT TAKE ME HIGHER

CREATIVE TORAH ACADEMY: ENROLLMENT NOW OPEN

SOUL JOURNEY: INTRO TO JUDAISM/CONVERSION

HAPPENINGS
OPEN YOUR TEMPLE

Open Temple creates an open door for everyone to go on their Jew-ish Soul Journey. 

Through Radical Ritual, Performance Art, Spontaneous Happenings, Intellectual Rigor and Raw Self-Knowing, Open Temple invites the Seeker into being Found.

Open Temple: Re-enchanting Judaism for the Jew-ishly Curious and Those who Love Us.

WHO WE ARE
Open Temple is truly a place like no other. We find reflection, celebration, deep learning and community here.
Jenny G
Rabbi Lori Shapiro is exceptional, the congregation is inspirational. a wonderful sense of belonging to anyone who passes through the doorway.
Cheri W
I want a community to do Jewish with a contemporary, Los Angeles, 21st century vibe.
Mark S
Open ideas and open arms to all.
Wendy G
Great people, big ideas. A Jewish community that strikes balance between the old world and the new.
David R
The love that I have for the people of this inclusive congregation has allowed me to embrace my Jewish roots.
Yael M
An amazing open-minded community and approach to spirituality with a new vision for the best of what religion can be.
Andy G
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JEWISH JOURNAL: OPENING JUDAISM
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CREATIVE JUDAISM
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CREATIVE TORAH ACADEMY
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OPEN TEMPLE MOVING IMAGE: A PORTAL TO OUR RITUAL EXPERIENCE
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CO-CREATORS: A WINDOW INTO OUR COMMUNITY
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“Sing unto God a new song.”
-Psalm 96

If God is already tired, as suggests the Psalm, of hearing the old song, all the more so will ordinary mortals be.
-Alcalay (20th c. Jewish lexicographer)

The Open Temple.
Sing a new Song.