From backstage, Rabbi David Baron surveys the almost full house at The Saban Theatre on Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills. When it’s not the venue for national touring acts like Al Dimiola or A-list comedians like Jerry Seinfeld, the Saban is home to Baron’s flock.
Known as “Hollywood’s Rabbi,” Rabbi Baron’s Temple of the Arts caters to the spiritual needs of many in the motion picture and television industry. The Temple’s database rivals Amy Pascal‘s e-mail list, without the vitriolic messages of overnights stats or jibes at Hollywood’s A-listers. Many of them have sat in this very audience to soak up a signature sermon by Rabbi Baron.