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Sephardic Temple Tifereth Israel is a modern synagogue in the Sephardic tradition. It is the largest Sephardic synagogue in California, and one of the largest in the country. The synagogue offers a robust and diverse array of spiritual, cultural and social activities, including daily morning minyan, Shabbat services with hundreds of attendees, Torah classes, a vibrant Men's Club, Sisterhood, Young Professional events, and more. Sephardic Temple offers traditional non-equalitarian services, using Orthodox liturgy and prayer books. Sephardic Temple maintains its own unique blend of authentic traditional Judaism with openness to the opportunities and challenges of modern life. As such, it is not formally affiliated with any specific Jewish stream or movement. In the words of its legendary cantor, Hazan Haim Mizrahi: "We are simply traditional, and Sephardic". This traditionalism appeals to hundreds of families who feel disengaged from liberal Judaism, and yet do not fully subscribe to Orthodoxy at the same time.
