B’ruchim ha’baim, welcome!

My name is Rabbi Michal Loving, and I am a community rabbi in southern California.  If you are in need of spiritual guidance or companionship during times of joy or loss, or are looking for someone to officiate at a baby naming, bar/bat mitzvah, wedding, divorce, conversion, funeral, or other life-changing event in your life, please know that I would be happy to accompany you on your journey.  

It is my honor to work with those of every background, including those who are LGBTQ and interfaith. Everyone connects to Judaism in different ways, and there is no "right" way to practice or believe. In our time together, you will explore what is right for you, and discover and enhance your own Jewish meaning. Feel free to email me here; I want to meet you! 

"[T]he purpose of Judaism – and the purpose of relationships – is to love the other and the Other, the thou and the Thou.  When you do, you find meaning – an understanding of the significance of life; you find purpose – an imperative to do what you are put on earth to do during your life; you find belonging – a community of people who will be there for you and with you; and you find blessing – a feeling of deep satisfaction and gratitude, a calendar and life cycle of opportunities to celebrate the gifts of life."

—Dr. Ron Wolfson, Relational Judaism: Using the Power of Relationships to Transform the Jewish Community
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