The Pacific Jewish Center Shul on the Beach has hosted many, many guest. Jews and non-Jews from all over the world have come through its doors marveling at its charm and aura.
This morning the Pacific Jewish Center hosted a special group of visitors. Friend of the Shul, Harry Medved is an active member of the Venice Historical Society. Today, the Venice Historical Society arranged a walking tour of Venice with a focus on landmarks and locations used in movies and Television.
The tour made a stop at the Shul on the Beach.This is our shul sporting a new, classic Venice paint job.
Once at the shul, I welcomed the group into the sanctuary where Harry told the attendees of some of the cinematographic significance of the shul.
I added my 2 cents to the discussion. We got a notice that NCIS LA is filming in front of the shul on Tuesday and that I was able to see the front entrance canopy in the movie “I Love You, Man”.
Then I addressed the crowd. I spoke briefly about the importance of the Shul on the Beach. A landmark that is passed by thousands of people every month has an impact on those who see it. Even if the only benefit the shul provided was that the passers-by reflected on their lives for a second, it would be an important place.
But there is so much more than just the brick and mortar of the shul. There is a vibrant community, weekly services, acts of loving-kindness, Torah classes and much more in our shul. I thanked everyone for visiting and invited them back to see us again.
We wrapped up this part of the tour with a group photograph in front of the shul. It came out really nice. (Thanks to my wife Tova for snapping the picture and thanks Leslie Friedman for giving me a hand welcoming the Venice Historical Society.)
Harry Medved is in the center wearing a blue shirt. See if you can spot the Rabbi…
It’s like that awesome game “Where’s Waldo”!
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Rabbi,
Thank you so much for the wonderful article on the Venice Historical Society’s Movie Tour. We greatly appreciated the invitation to visit your Shul. Your welcome was both inspiring and heartwarming. It was certainly a highlight of the walking tour! We are very lucky to share Harry Medved. He led one of our most successful tours. VHS cannot thank you enough for your support.
And, the VHS will look forward to another visit soon, as we prepare for a Venice Spiritual Landmark Walking Tour.
My best regards,
Jill
Venice Historical Society President
How fab that Harry brought the historical society… You’re doing such a fantastic job, Rabbi Fink! We in the northwest only hear great things about the shul and, in particular, your leadership. Your blog is awesome (how do you do that neato spherical tag list?) and PJC is very blessed to have you and Tova!
Kol tov,
Diane Medved (wife of a PJC founder…)
Thank you for your support.
We do hope you will come visit us soon!
all the best
ef