Michelle Missaghieh actively works to integrate her interests in conversion, aging, and intergenerational conversation with the needs of her community. After her ordination by the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, Missaghieh began to serve as associate rabbi at the LGBTQ-inclusive Temple Israel of Hollywood. She is also on the board of LA Family Housing, the Southern California Muslim Jewish Forum, the Rabbinic Advisory Board of the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem, and the Executive Board of the Sandra Caplan Community Bet Din, the only pluralistic Bet Din in the United States. Missaghieh is also a member of the ARZA Rabbinic Counsel.