Rabbi Erez Sherman
Senior Rabbi
Rabbi Erez Sherman was ordained from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in May 2009. He is also a graduate of Albert A. List College and Columbia University (with degrees in Music and Talmud).
At Sinai Temple, Rabbi Sherman oversees the Sinai Temple Israel Center, which engages the synagogue and the Los Angeles community in Israel advocacy and education through speakers, classes, trips, and programs. He founded the Sinai Temple Israel Center Rabbinical School Fellowship, which trains future Rabbis through seminaries across North America how to engage Israel in a deep and nuanced manner. He also directs the David and Angella Nazarian Youth Fellowship, inspiring the next generation of Jewish leaders to use their voices in Israel and civic conversations. He was recently named the 5th top Visionary for Israel by the Jerusalem Post.
Rabbi Sherman is the host of “Rabbi On The Sidelines,: a podcast dedicated to the intersection of sports and faith. He has been featured on Inside the NBA with Ernie Johnson and Charles Barkley, and served as an in studio guest on ESPN’s NBA Today to discuss and educate its viewers following social media posts containing antisemitic content within professional sports. He has written for The Forward, eJewishPhilanthropy, The Jewish Journal, and The Los Angeles Times.
Rabbi Sherman is married to Rabbi Nicole Guzik of Sinai Temple. They work hand-in-hand to foster a warm, welcoming synagogue family, alongside their energetic children Annie, Zachary, and Henry.
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Rabbi Sherman’s Op-Eds:
“Sports and Faith: A Court of Solutions”
“This Holiday Season, How Can We Navigate Difficult Conversations?”
“How Rosh Hashanah Encourages Us to Fight the Loneliness Epidemic”
“Blacks, Jews, & the Bond of Sports”
“A Visit to Palisades High School”
“On October 7, Sinai Temple Will Mourn, Then We Will Dance Again”
“Coach Pearl Plays Offense for Israel and American Hostage Edan Alexander”
“Auburn’s Bruce Pearl a Vocal Leader of a Trio of Jewish Coaches with Teams at the Final Four”
Articles about Rabbi Sherman:
“How Sherman, Sinai Responded to Angry Rabbinical Students”
“Live Like We Play: A Rabbi’s Perspective”
“Gaza Hostages Raise Painful Reminders as Jews Prepare for Passover”
“For L.A. Jews, Weeks of War Have Changed Everything”
“More Than 300 Clergy Members Sign Letter Asking Columbia University to Protect Jewish Students”
“Jewish National Fund-USA Announces New Rabbis for Israel Advisory Committee”
“For Rabbis Writing High Holiday Sermons During the Israel-Hamas War, Procrastination Pays Off”
“LA’s Sinai Temple Launches Beren Scholars Program to Train Teens to Combat Antisemitsm”
“Sinai Temple in Los Angeles Launches Program to Help Jewish Students Combat Antisemitism”
“Program Prepares Jewish American High Schoolers for Antisemitism on US College Campuses”
JTA: The Jewish Sports Report – December 6, 2024
“LA Synagogue Seminar Equips High Schoolers to Fight Antisemitism in Higher Ed”
“Program Prepares Jewish American High Schoolers for Antisemitism on U.S. College Campuses”
“Program Prepares Jewish American High Schoolers for Antisemitism on U.S. College Campuses [The Jerusalem Post'”
“New Seminar Prepares U.S. Jewish Teens to Combat Antisemitism on College Campuses”
“Israeli High School Basketball Team Reunites at Sinai Temple”
“They Survived Oct. 7…Now They’re Playing Basketball in Los Angeles”
“Program Prepares Jewish American High Schoolers for Antisemitism on U.S. College Campuses”
“Israeli High Schoolers Impacted by Fighting in Middle East Find Ways to Heal on the Court”
“Rabbi Erez Sherman and a Group of Young Israeli Sportsmen Were Special Guests of the LA Clippers Tonight!”
“Clippers Honor LA Rabbi and Israeli Teens’ Basketball Coach”
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