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Thu 10Virtual Morning Minyan
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Fri 11Boomers Virtual Cocktail Hour
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Kol Nidre
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Men's Circle Pre-Kol Nidre Mikvah
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Sat 12Shabbat Morning Services
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Yom Kippur
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Sun 13Virtual Caregivers Support Group
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Second Nurture Care Collective
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Mon 14IKAR/Dayenu Phone Bank to Call Arizona Voters
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Tue 15Minyan Tzedek Community Organizing meeting: Know Your Ballot!
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Wed 16Men's Circle
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Virtual Jewish Poetry Circle
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Thu 17Sukkot Day 1 Services
We enter 5785 in a moment of reflection and renewal, aware of the urgency of the challenges that we face as a people, a nation, and a world. This year, our spiritual check-in carries even deeper weight. In the midst of so much uncertainty, we gather to dream, to mourn, to find renewed hope, and to hold each other close.
It has been nearly a year since the atrocities of October 7—a year of war and devastation, grief and anguish. We have held a profound, collective sense of loss, fear and uncertainty.
We will mark this yahrzeit, this anniversary, with numerous opportunities to gather for ritual, song, poetry and prayer. Most importantly, we’ll be together. We invite you to join us for any or all of the gatherings we are holding.
Join your fellow IKARites as we work together to participate in our democracy and help turn out the vote for our shared values, locally and nationally.
Local Action: In LA County and California, IKAR has endorsed YES or NO votes on 6 ballot measures that reflect our shared values and are important for us to speak out about. Read our endorsements here.
National Action: We’re partnering with Dayenu: A Jewish Call to Climate Action and the Environmental Voter Project on Dayenu’s Chutzpah ‘24 campaign to call environmentally-inclined but low-propensity voters in key states to encourage them to vote, and to help them set up a voting plan
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As we plan for the next 20 years, we are taking a moment to celebrate our success and examine our impact. Each section of this survey measures our work with demographic and hard data as well as personal stories. It is important for both members and non-members to fill out the survey because your input helps us understand our reach and ways to further maximize our strengths.
Fusing piety and hutzpah, obligation, and inspiration, IKAR is a dynamic, multi-generational community that fosters a yearning for personal, purposeful, creative engagement in Jewish life, particularly among young and disaffected Jews. Rooted in Los Angeles and reaching globally, we strive to actively and intentionally celebrate the vibrancy and diversity of the Jewish people.
Our membership is an expression of individual commitments and a way for each person to expand their Jewish horizons through learning and spiritual growth.
Justice
“Love your neighbor, and love yourself. That is the whole Torah. All the rest is commentary” — Hillel
We believe that the active pursuit of justice and dignity for all is a core expression of our Jewish spiritual and religious selves, and we integrate that belief into everything we do at IKAR. Minyan Tzedek is how we harness the organizing power of our entire community to work toward the world as it ought to be. Our goal is 100% community participation through one of our four paths: Feeding Our Neighbors, Green Action, IKAR Community Organizing, and Global Partnership.
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“Love your neighbor, and love yourself. That is the whole Torah. All the rest is commentary”
–Hillel