We welcome everyone to our Shabbat morning services at 9:30am PT, no matter their level of observance, experience, or familiarity with Hebrew. Daven with us in person at Shalhevet, or join us virtually on YouTube or Zoom. Childcare is available during Services for kids ages 2-5. Stay afterward for our kosher, vegetarian community lunch. 10/24/2026 Samuel Ethan & Joshua Gabriel Goldstein 11/7/2026 Lucille (Luci) Halpern-Fingerhut 11/14/2026 Henry Posalski 11/28/2026 Ezekiel Mataan Brous-Weber 12/5/2026 Samuel Rafael Marquit 12/19/2026 Finch Rhodes

Join us and some of our amazing teens one Saturday a month for sensory play, a bit of music and movement, and a snack! Open to families with littles ages birth-5 years. Meet us from 11am – 12pm in Shalhevet’s rooftop beit midrash. Did you know IKAR has an amazing preschool for children ages 18 mos-5 years? Contact [email protected] for more info and to join a tour!

This Saturday class offers opportunities for connection, learning, play, and community. We include music and movement, child-led play, and grown-up discussion of developmental and Jewish topics. Open to members and non-members. Facilitated by our Early Childhood Engagement Consultant Beth Weisman, M.A. and coach/trainer Cricket Buchler. The cost is $400/family. Shalhevet Room 303. Also: 10/31, 11/7, 11/14, 12/5, 12/12

For decades, Barry Michels has been one of the most sought-after psychotherapists in Hollywood—a practitioner whose no-nonsense, transformative approach earned him the devotion of some of the most creative minds in the industry. Bret Easton Ellis, Adam McKay, and Mark Levin are all patients who spoke openly in a 2011 New Yorker profile about how his methods changed their lives and their work. The book he co-wrote with his mentor and colleague Phil Stutz, The Tools, became a New York Times bestseller that has sold nearly 500,000+ copies, recently finding a new generation of readers through Jonah Hill’s acclaimed Netflix documentary STUTZ. Two years ago, Barry was, by any measure, a man at the height of his powers. And then a doctor delivered a diagnosis that changed everything: Lewy Body Dementia—the same degenerative disease that had taken his father’s life—would take his own. Ahead of All Parting: On Learning to Live with an Open Heart is a remarkable and unexpected book. Where one might anticipate a story of grief and loss, Barry has written something far more surprising: an expansive meditation on what becomes possible when we stop running from our deepest fears and allow ourselves to be truly seen. Barry is still practicing, still hiking, and very much present in the world, and that comes through on every page of this remarkable and deeply moving memoir. Michels shows us that being alive is more fragile and more astonishing than we usually allow ourselves to feel.

Through IKAR’s PATH Meals collaboration, a small group of volunteers will serve and enjoy warm meals with residents who are temporarily housed at PATH Cotner residence. Drop off a prepared dish or join us in person to serve warm meals for residents getting back on their feet at PATH Cotner. How can I participate? You can participate by donating items before the event begins or signing up to bring donations and serve. Those who donate food and serve during the event will have the opportunity to eat with the clients we serve. Who can participate? Volunteers must be at least 16 years of age to serve meals at PATH, but we encourage you to make a dish at home with younger children and drop it off if they are too young to serve. Does food need to be home-cooked? No, participants can feel free to prepare meals at home or bring store-bought items to serve. Should participants expect to cook items onsite? No, please bring pre-cooked dishes. There will be an oven to warm up items, if needed. How much food should I prepare/purchase? We expect to serve 25-30 PATH clients during each event. Please bring enough food to serve 20 guests, as it will be served potluck style. Other accessibility info: There are steps to access the building and a handicap lift – if needed, please reach out in advance for assistance. There is only street parking available with no guarantee of a handicap spot.

Wednesdays, 10/28, 11/18, 12/9, 1/6, 2/10, 3/3, 4/14, 5/12 at 7pm The sudden rise of Elijah marks a major shift in the leadership of Israel, from the King to the Prophet. This transition raises all the thorny questions about the relationship between religion and politics that we continue to grapple with today. Fire from heaven, resurrections, sea-splitting, and more – come study some of the wildest, most riveting stories in all of Tanakh (the Hebrew Bible) in a monthly Beit Midrash led by Rabbis Brous, Panitz and Kasher.

Off-Mic Kabbalat Shabbat Services + Community & TRIBE (20’s-30’s) Dinner IKAR Event Space (1729 S. La Cienega Blvd), 6:30pm Services, dinner Come together for our tech-free (off-mic) Kabbalat Shabbat Services with a focus on lifting our voices in song as a community. Enter through our alleyway and down the ramp into our event space. For those with accessibility needs, you can be dropped off and enter through the front door. Following Services, join us for a community, veggie, kosher dinner.

All the dancing. None of the late night. Home by 10! Leave the kids at home and join us for an adults-only dance party with great music, good people, and plenty of reasons to let loose. Come for one song, stay for twenty. Just come ready to have fun! And when you need a break from dancing, you can learn more about The IKAR Center and share your questions about our vision for the future. Bring your friends. Bring your moves. Be home in time for your bedtime.

This event is for IKAR members only. Join IKAR member Bob Wolfe for a special walking tour of Jewish history in Downtown LA. The route is compact and flat: we’ll walk north to south from 2nd to 6th Streets and east to west from Spring Street to Olive Street, ending at Grand Central Market. Wear comfortable shoes, and give yourself extra time to find parking.  The afternoon is part of our Taste of IKAR series, hosted by the Capital Campaign team in collaboration with Minyan Tzedek. Throughout the afternoon, you’ll have the opportunity to learn more about The IKAR Center and ask questions about our vision for the future. As we work toward our goal of 100% community participation, every gift truly makes a difference. The afternoon will conclude with an opportunity to support the campaign. About The Taste of IKAR Series:   Taste of IKAR is a curated event series designed to give our community a tangible “taste” of the kind of vibrant, creative, and soul-nourishing programming we will be able to offer in the new IKAR Center. Each gathering brings to life a different dimension of what’s to come—food, music, learning, art, and meaningful connection—offering an experiential glimpse into a future filled with dynamic Jewish life