The Westwood Kehilla

The Westwood Kehilla is situated between Fairburn and Thayer Ave on the North side of Santa Monica Blvd. It is conveniently located 2 miles west of Beverly Hills and 1.5 miles south of the UCLA campus. From I-405, exit onto Santa Monica Blvd and proceed 1.2 miles east.

The Westwood Kehilla is an Orthodox synagogue committed to a halachic approach to life and communal affairs while remaining engaged in the modern world. It is home to both Ashkenazim and Sephardim, each with its own minyanim but sharing a community. By providing religious services, education opportunities, communal activities and home hospitality, the community seeks to share the riches of Judaism and to encourage spiritual growth in all who come through its doors.

The Kehilla is unique in two main aspects. It hosts one of the most diverse communities in the area. In addition, the community strives to provide a warm atmosphere to all, visitors and regulars alike. The two ideas combined allow us to reach out to Jews along a broad spectrum of knowledge, belief and religious practice in a welcoming, non-judgmental way.

Under the leadership of Rabbi Asher Brander the Kehilla continues to expand upon its tradition of classes and numerous community activities throughout Los Angeles. We are home to two very vibrant minyanim; the Ashkenazi minyan led by Rabbi Brander, and the Sephardic minyan under the auspices of Rabbi Mordechai Lebhar, who in addition serves as the Rosh Kollel of the LINK Kollel.