Passman said she feels fortunate to be able to make giving to others a vocation. For the past 14 years, she has volunteered her time assisting seniors in various capacities, including delivering weekly meals through Meals on Wheels and offering counseling as a case aide at the JFS/ Freda Mohr Multipurpose Center. Passman and her husband, a prominent music attorney, are active members of Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills. She first became involved in community service after the eldest of her four sons volunteered as a counselor for Camp Harmony, a summer camp program for homeless and impoverished children founded by a temple member. She sits on executive and advisory boards of a variety of organizations and educational institutions, including JFS, the food bank SOVA, United in Harmony, Pitzer College, and Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion’s School of Jewish Nonprofit Management.