The Brenda Rosenfeld Scholars Series welcomes Rabbi Laura Geller to Temple Beth Israel on Friday, Nov. 17, during Shabbat services.

Rabbi Laura Geller, Emerita Rabbi of Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills, was the first woman to be selected through a national search to lead a major metropolitan synagogue as Senior Rabbi. Ordained by Hebrew Union College in 1976, she was the third woman in the Reform Movement to become a rabbi.

She was twice named one of Newsweek’s 50 Most Influential Rabbis in America and was featured in the PBS documentary “Jewish Americans.” She is a founder of the first synagogue based village, ChaiVillageLA, which is part of the national Village Movement.

Shabbat services begin at 7:30 p.m. For more information, please contact Temple Beth Israel by calling the Temple Office at (909) 626-1277.