We are proud to share that construction is underway on the Hooshang Zaghi z”l Sephardic Beit Midrash. We are incredibly grateful to Miriam and Edwin Zaghi for spearheading this project, in memory of Edwin’s father, Hooshang Zaghi z”l.
For several years, our campus has been blessed with a growing Sephardic community and a Sephardic minyan, offering our students and families the beauty of Sephardic tefilla. The Hooshang Zaghi z”l Sephardic Beit Midrash builds on that foundation with a dedicated Rabbinic presence and Sephardic educator. It will serve as a spiritual and learning center for everyone—Sephardim and Ashkenazim alike—enriching our entire student body through the study and practice of Sephardic traditions, halakha, history, and culture, and deepening our shared connection to Torah, tefilla, and one another.
We are deeply grateful to the generous donors whose gifts are bringing this vision to life:
Additional dedication opportunities are still available. If you are interested in partnering with us in this meaningful project, please reach out to Shmarya Gasner at gasners@mjbha.org.
Construction is expected to be completed in November, and we look forward to welcoming the community into this new makom kadosh.
About Hooshang Yehuda Zaghi z”l
Hooshang Zaghi was born in Shiraz, Iran. After completing his education in the United States, he returned home to work as an electrical engineer for the National Iranian Oil Company. Having been outside of Iran during the Islamic Revolution, he was forced to leave everything behind and begin anew in Los Angeles. With resilience and determination, he rebuilt his life, making tremendous sacrifices to ensure his children were raised with a strong Jewish education while instilling in them the beauty of his Persian traditions and minhagim. He is the proud grandfather of Eliana, Arel, Erez, and Edan.
