California
General
Capital
Sacramento
Population
~39.5 מיליון
Major Cities
Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, San Jose, Fresno
Economy
טכנולוגיה (Silicon Valley), בידור (Hollywood), חקלאות, תיירות, תעשייה אווירית
Climate
ים-תיכוני בחוף, חום בעמק המרכזי, שלג בהרים, מדברי בדרום
🕍 Jewish Population
~1.2 מיליון — המדינה השלישית בריכוז יהודי בארה"ב
🇮🇱 Israeli Population
~200,000 — הריכוז הגדול ביותר של ישראלים מחוץ לישראל, בעיקר ב-LA
💰 Cost of Living
Los Angeles$3,500–$6,000 לחודש (2BR)
San Francisco$4,500–$7,000 לחודש (2BR)
San Diego$3,000–$5,000 לחודש (2BR)
🏛️ Israeli Consulates
Los Angeles — 11766 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1600
San Francisco — 456 Montgomery St, Suite 2100
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Wildfires
סיכון גבוה יוני–נובמבר, בעיקר SoCal ו-NorCal
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Earthquakes
סיכון בינוני–גבוה לאורך שבר סן אנדראס
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Floods & Mudslides
אחרי גשמים כבדים, בעיקר בחורף ובאביב
ℹ️ During wildfires, follow Cal Fire and emergency alerts. Evacuate immediately when ordered. Make sure your homeowner's insurance covers wildfire damage.
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Neighborhoods
Pico-Robertson (LA) — 'Little Israel'San Fernando Valley (Encino, Tarzana, Sherman Oaks)Beverly HillsHancock ParkBrentwoodWestwoodSan Diego (Carmel Valley, Poway)SF Bay Area (Palo Alto, Sunnyvale, San Jose)
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Chabad
Los Angeles
Chabad of Pico-RobertsonChabad of Beverly HillsChabad of BrentwoodChabad of Studio CityChabad of EncinoChabad of TarzanaChabad of West HollywoodChabad of Hancock ParkChabad of Sherman OaksChabad of Santa MonicaChabad of Westwood (UCLA)
San Diego
Chabad of La JollaChabad of PowayChabad of Rancho BernardoChabad of San Diego
SF Bay Area
Chabad of San FranciscoChabad of Palo AltoChabad at StanfordChabad of SunnyvaleChabad of Marin CountyChabad of Berkeley
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Synagogues
Orthodox
Young Israel of Century CityBeth Jacob Congregation (Beverly Hills)Kehillat Yedidya (Pico-Robertson)Young Israel of Hancock Park
Sephardic-Persian
Nessah Synagogue (Beverly Hills)Ohel David & Shlomo (West Hollywood)Sephardic Temple Tifereth Israel (Westwood)
Conservative
Sinai Temple (Westwood)Adat Israel (SF)Congregation Beth Am (Los Altos Hills)
Reform
Stephen S. Wise Temple (Bel Air)Temple Israel of HollywoodWilshire Boulevard TempleTemple Emanu-El (SF)
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Jewish Schools
Shalhevet High School (Fairfax)Valley Torah High School (North Hollywood)YULA Boys & Girls (Pico-Robertson)Emek Hebrew Academy (Sherman Oaks)Milken Community Schools (Bel Air)Bais Yaakov of LA (Hancock Park)Hillel Hebrew Academy (Beverly Hills)Abraham Joshua Heschel Day School (Northridge)Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon ChabadTorah High (afternoon & Shabbat programs)
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Torah Classes
Pico-Robertson
daily & weekly classes at Chabad, Young Israel, and Aish HaTorahGateways — outreach seminarsTorahAnytime.com — free recorded classes in Hebrew & EnglishYUTorah.org — massive online libraryDaf Yomi — groups in Pico-Robertson, Beverly Hills, and SF Bay AreaPartners in Torah — phone-based study partnerships
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Rabbis by City
Los Angeles
Rabbi Elchonon Tauber (Kehillat Yedidya)Rabbi Yosef Kanefsky (B'nai David-Judea)Rabbi Boruch Sufrin (Young Israel of Century City)Rabbi Mendel Greenbaum (Chabad Pico-Robertson)
San Diego
Rabbi Motte Frank (Chabad of La Jolla)
SF Bay Area
Rabbi Peretz Mochkin (Chabad of SF)Rabbi Moshe Gersht
💬 Pico-Robertson in LA is the Israeli hub — Israeli restaurants, supermarkets (Super King, Israeli Mall), bookstores, and cultural events. The LA consulate is the most active for Israelis in the US.
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