The Pacific Synagogue was founded in 2001 and has built a reputation for overcoming challenges faced by Jewish and Interfaith couples. Our outreach continues to grow and expand at a healthy pace. By the end of 2005 we had supported over 450 members.

The inspiration to establish the Pacific Synagogue was passed from generation to generation. In 1933 Rabbi Ian Adler’s grand father Jacob Adler purchased a large building for the purpose of establishing the King Edward Street Synagogue in London. Soon after, before the start of World War Two, he relocated his family to Windsor, not too far from Windsor Castle. As the war tore through the heart of London, the city began a major evacuation. The Synagogue he had helped to establish needed to keep their Torahs safe from harm and they decided to send them to Jacob. Jacob Adler was well known for his sense of spiritual community and he quickly set up a temporary Synagogue in a Windsor church to provide a spiritual refuge for Jewish people displaced from their homes. It is worth noting that Rabbi Jacobovitz, the son of a member of Jacob Adler’s Windsor wartime congregation went on to become the Chief Rabbi of England.

The veil of responsibility has passed from Jacob Adler to his grandson Rabbi Ian who continues the legacy to, "open our arms, our hearts and the doors of the Synagogue to welcome everyone to celebrate in the spirit of Judaism".

Rabbi Ian is an English Rabbi who moved from London, England to Southern California in 1997. He established the Pacific Synagogue as a spiritual resource welcoming Interfaith couples as well as Jewish couples who want to share Jewish heritage and traditions in an accepting environment. The spiritual foundation of your faiths as an Interfaith couple or a modern Jewish couple is always welcome at the Pacific Synagogue.

The Pacific Synagogue is a non-profit organization 501(c)(3) dedicated to providing spiritual resources for Jewish Interfaith families.