Rabbi Elazar Muskin
Senior Rabbi
Rabbi Elazar Muskin assumed the rabbinic leadership of Young Israel of Century City in January, 1986. Under his leadership, the congregation became one of the fastest growing Orthodox synagogues on the West Coast, and is considered a leader in creative adult education programs. The synagogue was awarded the national citation from the Orthodox Union for its Annual Adult Education Program Calendar and the Tikun Olam Award for its varied Chesed Programs.
Prior to becoming Rabbi of Young Israel of Century City, Rabbi Muskin served for five years as the Rabbi of the Mt. Sinai Jewish Center in New York City. Before entering the rabbinate, Rabbi Muskin served as Executive Director of T’chiya Volunteers, an organization dedicated to serving development towns in Israel. Rabbi Muskin directed T’chiya for eleven years, helping establish it as a premier summer program for American college students interested in volunteering in Israel. Rabbi Muskin studied in Israel at Yeshivat Kerem B’Yavneh from 1972-1975. He continued his studies at Yeshiva College, where he earned his B.A. in Psychology. He received his Rabbinic Ordination from Yeshiva University’s Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary. He also earned a Master’s degree in Medieval Jewish Philosophy from the Bernard Revel Graduate School and a Master’s degree in Education from Columbia University.
Rabbi Muskin has published a number of scholarly and popular articles and has lectured in numerous communities in the United States, Europe and Israel. He has served as columnist to the Los Angeles Jewish Journal’s weekly Torah Portion articles and published a monograph on the Jewish attitude towards racism for the National Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ). Appointed by Mayor Hahn, Rabbi Muskin served for four years as a Commissioner on the Human Relations Commission of the City of Los Angeles. Rabbi Muskin served as President of the Rabbinical Council of America from 2017 - 2019, the first Los Angeles Rabbi to be elected to this post. He was past president of the Rabbinical Council of California from 1992-1997. Rabbi Muskin can be reached at rabbiemuskin@gmail.com.
Rabbi David Mahler
Rabbi of Young Community Minyan
Rabbi David Mahler is the Limudei Kodesh Principal at Gindi Maimonides Academy. Previously he held administrative positions at both the Joseph Kushner Hebrew Academy and Westchester Day School. Additionally, as part of his role at the Consortium of Jewish Day Schools (COJDS), he is the West Coast Principal Mentor for novice principals. Rabbi Mahler received his Bachelor and Master's degree in Jewish Education from Yeshiva University. He is currently working toward a Ph.D. in Educational Administration. Rabbi Mahler received Semicha from Rav Zalman Nechemia Goldberg in Yerushalayim.