Beth Jacob Congregation, Orthodox synagogue in Beverly Hills, United States
Beth Jacob Congregation is an Orthodox synagogue in Beverly Hills with separate prayer spaces for men and women according to Jewish tradition. The building spans multiple levels, featuring different areas dedicated to worship services, study, and community gatherings.
The congregation began in 1925 as the West Adams Hebrew Congregation, at West Adams Street and Hillcrest Drive in Los Angeles. It moved to Olympic Boulevard in Beverly Hills in 1954 and became more traditional and Orthodox under Rabbi Simon A. Dolgin. Its day school was renamed Hillel Hebrew Academy in 1955 and moved a block away. Rabbis Maurice Lamm, Abner Weiss and Steven Weil later led the congregation; Kalman Topp has been Senior Rabbi since 2009.
The synagogue maintains an extensive program of Torah studies, including daily classes, lectures, and special sessions during religious festivals.
The synagogue stands at 9030 West Olympic Boulevard in Beverly Hills, on the stretch of Olympic east of Doheny Road. Visitors should arrange attendance in advance with the congregation, as it is an active Orthodox house of worship rather than a monument open to walk-in touring. The Hillel Hebrew Academy, its former day school, occupies a building one block away.
In July 2014 the synagogue hosted a ceremony honouring the three Israeli teenagers kidnapped and killed that summer: Yaakov Naftali Frankel, Gilad Michoel Shaar and Eyal Yifrach. Lihi Shaar, aunt of Gilad Shaar, is a member of the congregation.
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