Rabbi Noah Zvi Farkas is the President & CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles.Previously, Farkas was a clergy member at Valley Beth Shalom, where he taught, preached, and led strategic development. He is also a former chairperson of the L.A. Homelessness Services Authority.Farkas's first book, "The Social Action Manual: Six Steps to Repairing the World," was published in 2010.Farkas received his B.A. from American Jewish University and his M.A. in Philosophy from The Jewish Theological Seminary.