Beach Cities

Your home. A backlot studio. The Baal Shem Tov Forest in the Galilee. A golf course. The Western Wall in Jerusalem. The beach. A community synagogue in Los Angeles. Open Temple creates sacred spaces in the world surrounding us. Read what was featured in the Jewish Journal about Open Temple’s customizable B Mitzvahs.

Congregation Ner Tamid Preschool was established to meet the needs of families of all denominations desiring a warm and nurturing preschool experience for their children. For children 2-5, our Preschool program promotes cognitive, social, emotional, physical and creative development. Our children are also given the opportunity to observe and experience Jewish rituals, celebrations, and customs so that they can develop their own Jewish identities. We have Friday Shabbat parties, hands-on activities and projects, family programs and more.

Each summer our preschool is open for our Camp Growing Garden. The camp is for children from 3 months through 4 years of age. For children 5 years and older we have a separate Camp Gan Israel at the same campus.

Each week of camp we have a unique theme where all the activities and learning follow the weekly theme. Here are some of the activities your child will enjoy at Camp Growing Garden

Water Days

The Blessing Exchange offers our students and their families service learning and volunteer opportunities!

A Service Program for Jewish Teens and Young Adults with Autism and Neurodiverse Abilities in cooperation with Los Angeles Senior Living Communities and other Local Service Organizations

June 23rd - August 15th, 2025
Join us for a summer of Fun and Adventure!
We offer a preschool summer program for children ages 2-5, including an incoming special program just for kindergarteners. With year-round and week-to-week contracts available for the summer, we have a program that can fit your schedule. This summer we're focusing on Jewish values to help enhance our superhero skills to become great humans!

Summer Highlights
Weekly Water Days & Wilderness Park Trips

Virtual Field Trips and Onsite Special Guests

Tuesday, February 2, 2016 from 10:00-11:30 AM at KI.
Come learn from Jeffrey Schein, Reconstructionist Rabbi, educator and director of a national research project on social media and Jewish life as he shares:
? How does Reconstructionism view the relationship with Technology?
? How does your grandchild's generation use technology?
? How might we recapture a "lost" Jewish language?
To RSVP, go to http://ourki.org/jec

Join us on Fridays at 9 a.m. for a special Baby & Me series! Each week, one of our wonderful local community partners will join us for a fun activity, like music, sensory art, and more. Our November and December guest organizations include Families & Music, ARTWELL, Books and Cookies, FIT4MOM, and more to be announced! Afterward, you’re invited to join our preschoolers for Shabbat songs and challah!

7 Weeks of Fun From June 23 - August 8
* Warm & Professional Staff!
* Giant Water Slides!
* Sports Instructors!
* Spectacular Trips!
* Incredible Camp Spirit!

EREV ROSH HASHANAH
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2
7:15PM | Childcare (ages 2-7) begins
7:30PM | Evening Service
ROSH HASHANAH • DAY 1
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3
9:30AM | Childcare (ages 2-4) and
Children’s Programming (K-5th Grade)
(throughout the morning service)
10:00AM | Morning Service
1:30PM | Rosh HaShanah Lunch and
Learn with Rabbi Rebeccah Yussman
Join us for lunch
An interactive exploration of the Rosh
HaShanah Torah and Haftarah portions.
4:00pm | “Shofar on the Shore,”