Welcome to TBI of Highland Park! We're so glad you're here.
TBI is a growing, joyful Jewish community rooted in the heart of Highland Park, one of the fastest expanding centers of Jewish life in Los Angeles. We are a home for young families, students, creatives, longtime residents, and new Angelenos who are building a vibrant and accessible Jewish center in Northeast LA.
Founded more than a century ago and sustained across generations, TBI has become the spiritual anchor of a new wave of Jewish life in NELA. Our synagogue sits beside the Metro A Line and within easy reach of major freeways, drawing members from Highland Park, Eagle Rock, Glassell Park, Mount Washington, Atwater Village, South Pasadena, Pasadena, and the wide stretches of the San Gabriel and San Fernando Valleys. Students and faculty from USC, Caltech, and Occidental College have also found a welcoming haven here.
TBI embraces a traditional approach to Jewish life that is neither compulsory nor restrictive. We offer the richness of Jewish observance not as an obligation but as an invitation to joy, meaning, and connection. Our prayers, rituals, and practices are grounded in tradition while being fully egalitarian, inclusive, and responsive to modern Jewish life. Join us for Shabbat services sometime!
We are one of the rare Los Angeles synagogues that truly balance intimacy with vibrancy. With roughly 200 families (and growing!), TBI remains personal, warm, and relational, yet we consistently punch far above our programmatic weight. Our calendar is filled with spirited prayer, weekly learning opportunities, holiday celebrations, social gatherings, family programs, community organizing, and cultural events that rival and even dwarf communities many times our size. At TBI, you feel both the closeness of a neighborhood shul and the energy of a thriving, growing Jewish center.
A love of Jewish learning is at the heart of everything we do. From early childhood through adulthood, TBI is committed to accessible, rigorous study that welcomes beginners, returning learners, and advanced students alike. Our community gathers weekly for classes, Torah study, holiday learning, and text exploration, believing that learning together strengthens our souls and deepens our bonds.
All genders participate fully in synagogue life. Children are cherished and included, not just tolerated. Interfaith families, LGBTQ+ families, seekers, skeptics, out-of-town guests, and curious visitors all belong here. What brings us together is a shared desire for spirited prayer, deep learning, community-wide celebration, and relationships that sustain us.