Estee & Dr. Eben Feinstein
Keter Shem Tov Award
Estee was born in Hadera, Israel, the fourth child and only daughter of Holocaust survivor parents. The family moved to Los Angeles when Estee was two years old. She graduated from UCLA with a degree in Psychology and then worked as a pharmaceutical representative before attending Make-Up Designory (MUD) in Burbank. After graduation, she worked on a couple of feature films, numerous corporate videos and the occasional wedding. All along, Estee has pursued her interests in the stock market and serial home renovation which she continues today. Since high school, Estee had been increasingly drawn to the Los Angeles orthodox community and became observant a few years prior to meeting and marrying Eben. Together they are very proud of their FFB son, Reuvi. During the Corona lockdown, Estee started a weekly Zoom meeting with her Beth Jacob Shabbat seat-mates. Calling themselves “The Ladies of the Balcony” they continue meeting weekly, which has had the added benefit of helping to curtail their talking in shul. Estee is also a member of the Beth Jacob Board of Directors.
Eben was born during a December blizzard in Borough Park, Brooklyn. Unbeknownst to him at the time, he was to be in the vanguard of what is now referred to as the “Baby Boomer Generation.” He received his college education at Columbia in New York city, then medical school at SUNY Buffalo, and postgraduate training back in Brooklyn. While serving in the US Navy stationed in Naples, Italy, he pursued his version of “The Grand European Tour.” After his return home, he completed a fellowship in Nephrology and following the oft-quoted advice, “Go West Young Man,” relocated to Los Angeles. Eben spent ten years on the faculty of USC Medical School where his experience of teaching, research and academic politics convinced him that patient care was what he enjoyed most. So, since 1987, he has been in private practice in the downtown Los Angeles area. A chance invitation to Shabbat dinner at the home of Michael Medved began Eben’s slow, but persistent return to committed Jewish observance, culminating with his marriage to Estee and the birth of their son, Reuvi. After several years of learning with Rabbi Sholom Tendler at Young Israel of North Beverly Hills, Eben became a member of the Shul two blocks from home, Beth Jacob Congregation of Beverly Hills. There he can be found every morning for Shacharit and on Thursday evenings for Dr. Ivor Geft’s shiur in addition to Rabbi Topp’s Shabbos Mincha- Maariv shiur (even without Seudat Shlishit).
Eben was born during a December blizzard in Borough Park, Brooklyn. Unbeknownst to him at the time, he was to be in the vanguard of what is now referred to as the “Baby Boomer Generation.” He received his college education at Columbia in New York city, then medical school at SUNY Buffalo, and postgraduate training back in Brooklyn. While serving in the US Navy stationed in Naples, Italy, he pursued his version of “The Grand European Tour.” After his return home, he completed a fellowship in Nephrology and following the oft-quoted advice, “Go West Young Man,” relocated to Los Angeles. Eben spent ten years on the faculty of USC Medical School where his experience of teaching, research and academic politics convinced him that patient care was what he enjoyed most. So, since 1987, he has been in private practice in the downtown Los Angeles area. A chance invitation to Shabbat dinner at the home of Michael Medved began Eben’s slow, but persistent return to committed Jewish observance, culminating with his marriage to Estee and the birth of their son, Reuvi. After several years of learning with Rabbi Sholom Tendler at Young Israel of North Beverly Hills, Eben became a member of the Shul two blocks from home, Beth Jacob Congregation of Beverly Hills. There he can be found every morning for Shacharit and on Thursday evenings for Dr. Ivor Geft’s shiur in addition to Rabbi Topp’s Shabbos Mincha- Maariv shiur (even without Seudat Shlishit).