The event was sponsored by Sinai Temple and Sharaka, a group working to build societal bridges between Arabs and Israelis.
At the morning event, Muslim leaders met with L.A. Jewish middle school students at Sinai Akiba Academy and discussed efforts to challenge hate and promote coexistence.
"I expect children to learn something new," said Sinai Temple's Rabbi Erez Sherman. "I expect children to see people who do not speak like them, that do not look like them, but in their hearts and souls they have the same common values."
Maryam Younness, a guest speaker at the event, said: "This is what we represent in our core and this is our message to everyone -- that we should reach over any political opinions or any political events. It's important to look at the person as a person first."
The gathering was held two days ahead of the 9/11 anniversary, and weeks before the anniversary of the beginning of the Gaza war.
Organizers said they hope the message of unity can spread beyond the temple where the interfaith event took place.
"That they can go home and tell their parents and tell their siblings and tell their communities that 'We can do this, too,'" Sherman said.