Position: Rabbi/ Artistic Director

Founder of The Open Temple centered in Venice, CA, Lori seeks to take her experience from her broad background in the arts and academia, and serve unaffiliated and disaffiliated seekers. Prior to founding Open Temple, Lori was the Director of Jewish Life at USC Hillel. Lori spent time living and studying in communities of Orthodox, Reform, Conservative, Reconstructionist, Renewal and Non-Denominational Judaism. A fellow with CLAL/Rabbis Without Borders Clergy Leadership Incubator, Lori is a graduate of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, the Academy for Jewish Religion, CA and Barnard College. Lori and her husband, Dr. Joel Shapiro, live in the Venice (CA) canals with their daughters Harel Simone and Golda Lev.

Specializations

• Spiritual Counseling/Spiritual Direction

 

Other Specializations:
Start-up Rabbi

Thesis Title:
*THE KING OF ISRAEL:
A Thematic Dramatization of Jewish Identity in Hasmonean Judea (2010)

Email: rabbilori@opentemple.org