Walkable Jewish community
West Los Angeles, Los Angeles
A small walkable core. 3 congregations within a 15-minute walk of each other.
Congregations
Walking time to the nearest others.
Kahal Joseph Congregation
Westwood Kehilla next doorSephardic Temple Tifereth Israel 13 minSephardic Temple Tifereth Israel
Kahal Joseph Congregation 13 minWestwood Kehilla 14 minWestwood Kehilla
Kahal Joseph Congregation next doorSephardic Temple Tifereth Israel 14 min
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Schools
From the middle of the pocket. Drive times assume no traffic.
On foot
K-8th grade
14 min walk
Grades: K - 6th
28 min walk
By car
Yeshiva University of Los Angeles High School for Boys
Grades: 9 - 12 · Boys
6 min drive · 2.2 mi
N-3
7 min drive · 2.3 mi
PK-7 · Co-ed
7 min drive · 2.3 mi
PK-8 · Co-ed
8 min drive · 2.7 mi
YESHIVA UNIVERSITY OF LOS ANGELES YULU BOYS
9-12 · Boys and Girls (separate classes)
8 min drive · 2.3 mi
6-11
8 min drive · 2.8 mi
A year in Los Angeles
🌸 Spring Mar–May
69° / 50°
Long sleeves or a light jacket
Comfortable
🎭 Purim🫓 Pesach🌾 Shavuos
☀️ Summer Jun–Aug
85° / 63°
Short sleeves, light clothes
Comfortable
🕯️ Tisha B'Av
🍂 Fall Sep–Nov
80° / 59°
Short sleeves, a layer for evening
Comfortable
🍎 Rosh Hashanah🕊️ Yom Kippur🌿 Sukkos
❄️ Winter Dec–Feb
64° / 46°
Long sleeves or a light jacket
Dry
🕎 Chanukah🌳 Tu BiShvat
Holiday by holiday
- 🍎 Rosh Hashanah (September to early October): highs about 86°F, lows about 65°F, humidity about 54%.
- 🕊️ Yom Kippur (mid September to mid October): highs about 86°F, lows about 65°F, humidity about 54%.
- 🌿 Sukkos (late September to October): highs about 81°F, lows about 59°F, humidity about 50%.
- 🕎 Chanukah (late November to December): highs about 64°F, lows about 48°F, humidity about 63%.
- 🌳 Tu BiShvat (mid January to mid February): highs about 64°F, lows about 46°F, humidity about 67%.
- 🎭 Purim (late February to March): highs about 64°F, lows about 47°F, humidity about 70%.
- 🫓 Pesach (late March to April): highs about 71°F, lows about 51°F, humidity about 67%.
- 🌾 Shavuos (mid May to mid June): highs about 73°F, lows about 53°F, humidity about 67%.
- 🕯️ Tisha B'Av (mid July to mid August): highs about 86°F, lows about 64°F, humidity about 50%.
Monthly averages for the middle of Los Angeles, 2019–2023 (NASA POWER). Holiday dates move about a month from year to year.
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What is a walkable pocket?
A group of congregations that are each within a 15-minute walk of another, measured along real streets and paths. West Los Angeles, Los Angeles has 3.