Rabbi David Vorspan is the Spiritual Leader of The Ami Havurah, Canoga Park..

Rabbi Vorspan’s early religious training included the L.A. Hebrew High School, Camp Ramah, the United Synagogue’s Leadership Training Fellowship, and the University of Judaism’s Hebrew Teacher’s College. Rabbi Vorspan was ordained by the Hebrew Union College, where he served as president of the student body and founder and editor of the student newspaper, and joined the staff of the Conservative synagogue Temple Beth Emet in Anaheim.

During his two years at Temple Beth Emet, in addition to his pastoral and educational responsibilities, Rabbi Vorspan directed the youth program, which received the coveted United Synagogue Solomon Schechter Award designating it as being one of the finest youth programs in America, organized and conducted the largest temple-affiliated symphonic band, and instituted "The K'vutzah Plan," a unique youth grouping program in the senior youth department.

Rabbi Vorspan had served, Temple Beth Ami, for 18 years, during which time he created many varied programs, including two that received Solomon Schechter Awards: "The Hevrat Mitzvah Program"--a peer-support program for the enhancement of kashrut, Shabbat observance and prayer; and "The Pledge Program" which encouraged synagogue attendance at services. In addition, Rabbi Vorspan received an award for creating the Contemporary Service, a unique Saturday morning guitar-accompanied, full-participatory service.

Rabbi Vorspan served as Executive Director and Associate Rabbi of Shomrei Torah Synagogue, West Hills, where he founded the Institute of Jewish Culture.

Rabbi Vorspan is a graduate of UCLA, where he received his BA in Political Science. He attended the Chaim Greenberg Institute in Jerusalem, and did post-graduate work in education at UCLA. In addition, he received his Bachelor and Master of Hebrew Literature degrees from the Hebrew Union College.

Rabbi Vorspan is an accomplished photographer, composer and instrumentalist, and was a dance soloist, with his wife, Bonnie, with the professional Israeli Dance Troupe The Sabra Dancers.

Rabbi Vorspan is a past president of the Pacific Southwest Region of the Rabbinical Assembly, and has served as the coordinator and instructor of the Conversion Program for the Conservative Movement in Los Angeles, and is on the faculty of the L.A. Hebrew High School.