Community Involvement

Mr. Zolla is active in numerous community and charitable organizations. He served as an officer and a member of the Board of Trustees of Wilshire Boulevard Temple, as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Union for Reform Judaism and Vice-Chair of the Department of Jewish Family Concerns. He has also been a member of the Los Angeles Board of Overseers of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion and a member of the Commission on Social Action of Reform Judaism. He also serves on the National and Los Angeles Boards of the American Jewish Committee, and is a current member of the Steering Committee of the Kalsman Institute on Judaism and Health at Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion. Mr. Zolla is also active with and a member of the Board of Directors of the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem.

Following are recent activities Mr. Zolla has been involved in:

  • Community Lay Leadership Retreat
    Shalom Hartman Institute
    Jerusalem, Israel
    June 27 – July 4, 2012


    Board of Trustees Meeting
    Shalom Hartman Institute
    Jerusalem, Israel
    June 24 - 27, 2012


    Board of Directors Meeting
    Shalom Hartman Institute
    New York, N.Y.
    December 7 - 9, 2011

  • Global Forum
    American Jewish Committee (AJC)
    Washington, D.C.
    May 2 – 4, 2012


    Diplomatic Mission to Israel
    American Jewish Committee (AJC)
    July 2011


    National Board of Governors Retreat
    American Jewish Committee (AJC)
    Tarrytown, N.Y.
    October 21 - 24, 2010

  • Guest Speaker
    Hebrew Union College
    New York, N.Y.
    October 20, 2010
    Topic: The Synagogue and Community as Support During Life-Threatening Illness

  • American Jewish Committee Award Recipient
    On April 1, 2009, Marshall Zolla and his wife, Barbie z”l, were honored by the American Jewish Committee ("AJC") with the prestigious 2009 Community Service Award, honoring their life-long commitment to community service.