The synagogue offers a robust and diverse array of spiritual, cultural and social activities, including daily morning minyan, Shabbat services with hundreds of attendees, Torah classes, a vibrant Men's Club, Sisterhood, Young Professional events, and more.

Sephardic Temple offers traditional non-equalitarian services, using Orthodox liturgy and prayer books.

Sephardic Temple maintains its own unique blend of authentic traditional Judaism with openness to the opportunities and challenges of modern life.

This traditionalism appeals to hundreds of families who feel disengaged from liberal Judaism, and yet do not fully subscribe to Orthodoxy at the same time.

However, significant numbers of Sephardim came in the early 20th century from places such as Egypt, Rhodes, Salonica, Turkey, and other regions of the former Ottoman Empire and elsewhere in the Middle East.

Groundbreaking ceremonies took place on September 1, 1931 with 125 members, and the new Santa Barbara Avenue Temple was dedicated on February 21, 1932 with invited guests including the mayor of Los Angeles.

[1] Following World War II, the congregation started a choir and increased the frequency of Friday night services.

[1] In 1994 the temple installed a group of "Sephardic Heritage" stained glass windows by Israeli artist Raphael Abecassis.

He is also an award winning Cantor, writer, composer, and recording artist who has lectured and performed around the world.