Saba Soomekh, AJC Los Angeles assistant director, told the 13 women and five men in attendance, which included representatives from Sinai Temple, Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills, Leo Baeck Temple, Valley Beth Shalom, Stephen Wise Temple, Congregation Kol Ami, Zioness, Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles, Jewish Public Affairs Committee of California (JPAC), JQ International, 30 Years After, and Jumpstart, that an “important timely conversation,” was needed.