Temple Beth Am, Conservative synagogue in Los Angeles, United States

Temple Beth Am is a Conservative synagogue at the corner of Olympic and La Cienega Boulevards, just south of Beverly Hills. Its current building, occupied in 1959, was designed by Ralph A. Vaughn, one of Los Angeles's earliest African-American architects. The sanctuary is named for Holocaust survivors Sigi and Marilyn Ziering, whose donations funded it.

Temple Beth Am was founded in 1935 as the Olympic Jewish Center, making it the third oldest Conservative synagogue in Los Angeles. Under Rabbi Jacob Pressman, who led the congregation from 1950 to 1985, it took its current name in 1957. In 1959 it moved into a building designed by Ralph A. Vaughn, one of the earliest African-American architects in Los Angeles; the building is named for Holocaust survivors Sigi and Marilyn Ziering, its major donors.

The name means "House of the People" in Hebrew, and the congregation took it in 1957 under Rabbi Jacob Pressman, who led from 1950 to 1985. After the Sefer Torah nearly fell during a 2012 service, Rabbi Adam Kligfeld asked members to share forty days of fasting. The building honors Holocaust survivors Sigi and Marilyn Ziering, its donors.

The location provides spaces for worship services, educational programs, and community events with distinct areas for different activities. Visitors should know that room availability and program offerings vary depending on the day of the week and season.

In 2012 the Sefer Torah nearly fell during a service, which is considered traumatic in Jewish practice; Rabbi Adam Kligfeld asked congregants to undertake forty days of fasting in response. The building is named for Holocaust survivors Sigi and Marilyn Ziering, donors to the congregation.