Sinai Temple Senior Rabbi David Wolpe to Retire

Sinai Temple Senior Rabbi David Wolpe to Retire Beverly Hills City Council Honors Annette Saleh

BY BIANCA HEYWARD

Sinai Temple at 10400 Wilshire Blvd. After 25 years serving the largest conservative Jewish congregation in Los Angeles, Sinai Temple’s Senior Rabbi David Wolpe announced that he will step down on June 30, 2023. Following his departure, for the 2023-2024 school year, Wolpe, 63, will serve as visiting scholar at Harvard Divinity School in Boston. Sinai Temple Rabbis Nicole Guzik and Erez Sherman will jointly assume the position of Senior Rabbi next summer, when Wolpe will transition to Emeritus Rabbi.

Since joining Sinai Temple in 1997, Wolpe has emerged as one of the most prominent rabbinic voices in the country, being named as one of the 50 most important rabbis in America by Newsweek, one of the 50 most infl uential Jews in the world by The Jerusalem Post, and twice named one of the 500 most infl uential people in Los Angeles by the Los Angeles Business Journal. (Rabbi Wolpe continues on page 17) The Beverly Hills City Council recognized former Human Relations Commissioner Annette Saleh at the April 12 City Council meeting with a special proclamation for her accomplishments and service. Pictured (from left): Councilmember Lester Friedman, Vice Mayor Julian Gold, Annette Saleh, Mayor Lili Bosse, Councilmember John Mirisch, Councilmember Bob Wunderlich, Marc Saleh and Anton Saleh