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.