Our Staff
Clergy
Rabbi Scott Perlo was born and raised in Los Angeles, and attended Temple Aliyah in Woodland Hills from preschool all the way on up. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2001 with a degree in Literature and Literary Theory, and took a year waiting tables on the beach before entering the Ziegler School of Rabbinic studies. He was ordained in 2008, winning the David Aronson award for Excellence in Rabbinic Literature.
His adventures have taken him across the country and around the world, most notably to Poland, where he spent an extraordinary summer as the student rabbi of Beit Warszawa, a small congregation in Warsaw. He was formerly the rabbi in residence of the Professional Leaders Project, and has worked for Hillel at UCLA, LA Hebrew High, Camp Ramah, and lectured at the Ziegler School. He was a fellow at the Kollel of the Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem, and was the rabbinic intern of IKAR in West L.A.
Rabbi Perlo served as the rabbi of Moishe House, an innovative organization that aids Jews in their 20’s around the world to create a community of their own for their peers. He also served as the rabbinic coordinator at Mazon and taught at Milken Community High School. He is a founder of Ma’or, a new kind of learning experience for Jews of all stripes in Los Angeles.
When not at Adat Shalom, you can find Rabbi Perlo surfing the early morning waves off the L.A. coast or reading as many novels as he can get his hands on. Please send him an email to set up a meeting!
Chaim Sabbah- Torah Reader
Chaim Sabbah’s extensive knowledge of Torah, Jewish customs and history derives from over half a century of regular daily active participation in Jewish religious services. Since 1986, he has been Adat Shalom’s regular Shabbat Torah reader, the person who conducts the early morning services during the High Holy Days and other Jewish holidays.
Marc Kraus - Rabbinic Intern
Administrative
Joanna Garcia –
Administrative Director – joanna@adatshalomla.org
Kate Ferreri –
Rabbinic Assistant – kateferreri@adatshalomla.org
Early Childhood Center
Eva Wysocki,
Director – eva@adatshalomla.org
Chen Goldberg, Director's Assistant – ecc@adatshalomla.org
Religious School Office
Michael Raileanu, Education Director and Community Builder - michaelr@adatshalomla.org
Michael Raileanu was born and raised in El Paso, TX and grew up in a family of teachers and dedicated Zionists. He got my first classroom assignment at the age of 15 and has been teaching non-stop ever since. He has held leadership positions in every Jewish educational setting, formal and informal, that can be named. He has spoken before groups ranging from preschoolers and their parents to governmental symposia.
He got his B.A. in English (Creative Writing) from the University of Texas, Austin and his M.A.Ed. from the University of Judaism. In 2007 he was the winner of the JProStl Peer Excellence Award for adult education. Additionally, he received both the 2010 Stuart I. Raskas Outstanding Day School Teacher Award & the Grinspoon/Steinhardt Award for Excellence in Jewish Education.
Finally, he is a firm believer in the educational worthiness of regular synagogue attendance. Coming to synagogue with your children presents them with so many important parts of Jewish life: community, food, Hebrew, music, food, inter-generational activity, study, food, and friendship.
If you have ideas you would like to share or would like to discuss the Dodgers, the Dallas Cowboys, the Lakers, the Texas Longhorns, or the importance of frozen Peanut Butter M&M’s please feel free to make an appointment to come by his office
United Synagogue
Youth
David Nussbaum – adatshalomusy@hotmail.com
Maintenance
Cesar Olivares
Contact Us
Our staff is always available for any questions you might
have. Please send us an email.
Main Office: 3030 Westwood Blvd. Los
Angeles, CA 90034
Phone: 310-475-4985 Fax: 310-474-4975
Early Childhood Center Office Phone: 310-474-8573
Religious School Office Phone: 310-474-0197