Joel is the Executive Director of the Jewish Center for Justice, a distinguished social justice, education, and leadership development platform that meets each individual where they are in their journey to inspire change. Previously, he was the West Coast Legislative Director for the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism. Rabbi Simonds also serves as Rabbi of the Synagogue for the Hebrew Union College in Los Angeles, and for the past ten years has been the Associate Rabbi at University Synagogue in Los Angeles.
Seeing them discover their voice and passion for these issues in real time speaks to the power of this program, and is a positive sign for the future of Jewish justice advocacy.
The Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival (LAJFF) called it a wrap on May 24 after nearly a week of screenings at theaters across Los Angeles