Rabbi Steve Leder - named by Newsweek Magazine twice as one of the ten most influential rabbis in America and over his 37 year tenure at Los Angeles’ oldest synagogue, Wilshire Boulevard Temple - has ushered thousands of families through life’s most joyous and heartbreaking moments. He's been a contributor to THE TODAY SHOW, CBS SUNDAY MORNING, CNN, and NPR. Steve’s Most recent book, New York Times best seller FOR YOU WHEN I AM GONE; 12 ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS TO TELL A LIFE STORY makes the case for writing an ethical will, which is a life narrative to leave to your loved ones after you go to. In 2024, he retired and became Senior Rabbi Emeritus of Wilshire Boulevard Temple.