| Pacific Jewish Center | |
|---|---|
 The synagogue on the Venice Boardwalk, 2009 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Orthodox Judaism |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Synagogue |
| Leadership | Rabbi Shalom Rubanowitz |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | 505 Ocean Front Walk, Venice, Los Angeles, California 90291 |
| Country | United States |
  Location in western Los Angeles | |
| Geographic coordinates | 33°59′35″N 118°28′44″W / 33.993°N 118.479°W |
| Architecture | |
| Date established | c. 1940s (as Bay Cities Synagogue) |
| Completed | 1925 (power station completed) |
| Website | |
| pjcenter | |
The Pacific Jewish Center, abbreviated as PJC and also known as the Shul on the Beach, is an Orthodox Jewish synagogue located at 505 Ocean Front Walk, in Venice, Los Angeles, California, in the United States. The synagogue is known for its outreach to unaffiliated and disconnected Jews.[1][2] The Shul remains the last of the synagogues built in Venice during the first part of the 20th century. Although an Orthodox synagogue,[3] worshippers who identify themselves as many different denominations are all welcomed when attending services and other events due to its location in an eclectic neighborhood.
The 1925 building, originally a power station, was identified as a City of Los Angeles landmark.[4]
- ^ Spence, Rebecca (September 26, 2007), "Prayer Shawls, Flip-Flops Mingle at 'Shul on the Beach'", The Forward, retrieved November 2, 2012
- ^ Suman, Michael (1997). Religion and Prime Time Television. UCLA Center for Communication Policy, Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 116.
- ^ Clark Roof, Wade, ed. (2007). "Religious pluralism and civil society". Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 612. Sage Publications: 144. ISBN 978-1-4129-5987-2.
... the Pacific Jewish Center, an Orthodox synagogue in Venice Beach,…
- ^ "Venice Community Plan" (PDF). adopted. City of Los Angeles Department of City Planning. September 29, 2000. p. A-2. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 3, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2012.