Walkable Jewish community
Downtown Santa Monica, Santa Monica, Los Angeles
A small walkable core. 3 congregations within a 15-minute walk of each other.
Congregations
Walking time to the nearest others.
Chabad Santa Monica
Chabad at Santa Monica College 9 minLiving Torah Center Chabad 13 minChabad at Santa Monica College
Living Torah Center Chabad 7 minChabad Santa Monica 9 minLiving Torah Center Chabad
Chabad at Santa Monica College 7 minChabad Santa Monica 13 min
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Schools
From the middle of the pocket. Drive times assume no traffic.
On foot
Gan Israel Preschool S. Monica
Preschool
7 min walk
By car
12 min drive · 5.9 mi
Boys and Girls (separate classes)
12 min drive · 5.9 mi
12 min drive · 5.9 mi
Grades: K - 6th
12 min drive · 5.1 mi
K-8th grade
13 min drive · 5 mi
K-8 · Boys
14 min drive · 8 mi
A year in Los Angeles
🌸 Spring Mar–May
69° / 50°
Long sleeves or a light jacket
Comfortable
🎭 Purim🫓 Pesach🌾 Shavuos
☀️ Summer Jun–Aug
85° / 63°
Short sleeves, light clothes
Comfortable
🕯️ Tisha B'Av
🍂 Fall Sep–Nov
80° / 59°
Short sleeves, a layer for evening
Comfortable
🍎 Rosh Hashanah🕊️ Yom Kippur🌿 Sukkos
❄️ Winter Dec–Feb
64° / 46°
Long sleeves or a light jacket
Dry
🕎 Chanukah🌳 Tu BiShvat
Holiday by holiday
- 🍎 Rosh Hashanah (September to early October): highs about 86°F, lows about 65°F, humidity about 54%.
- 🕊️ Yom Kippur (mid September to mid October): highs about 86°F, lows about 65°F, humidity about 54%.
- 🌿 Sukkos (late September to October): highs about 81°F, lows about 59°F, humidity about 50%.
- 🕎 Chanukah (late November to December): highs about 64°F, lows about 48°F, humidity about 63%.
- 🌳 Tu BiShvat (mid January to mid February): highs about 64°F, lows about 46°F, humidity about 67%.
- 🎭 Purim (late February to March): highs about 64°F, lows about 47°F, humidity about 70%.
- 🫓 Pesach (late March to April): highs about 71°F, lows about 51°F, humidity about 67%.
- 🌾 Shavuos (mid May to mid June): highs about 73°F, lows about 53°F, humidity about 67%.
- 🕯️ Tisha B'Av (mid July to mid August): highs about 86°F, lows about 64°F, humidity about 50%.
Monthly averages for the middle of Los Angeles, 2019–2023 (NASA POWER). Holiday dates move about a month from year to year.
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What is a walkable pocket?
A group of congregations that are each within a 15-minute walk of another, measured along real streets and paths. Downtown Santa Monica, Santa Monica has 3.