Rabbi Noah Farkas

President and CEO, Jewish Federation Los Angeles

Rabbi Noah Farkas serves as the Federation’s President & CEO. Noah served from 2008 to 2021 as a clergy member of Valley Beth Shalom, the largest Jewish congregation in the San Fernando Valley, where he led successful innovations in synagogue life through social action, mental health, and next-generation spiritual initiatives. Previously, Noah served Congregation Beth Israel in Biloxi, Mississippi, where he helped rebuild the Gulf Coast Jewish community after Hurricane Katrina. Noah is the former Chair of the Los Angeles Homelessness Services Authority, and a third-generation veteran and served as a United States Navy Reserve chaplain during Operation Iraqi Freedom.