• Sun 14
    9:30 am - 11 am
    Conscious Aging 5786 with Rabbi Deborah Silver (Virtual)
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  • 9 am - 11 am
    TRIBE (20s-30s) Hike and Learn (Lay-led)
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  • Mon 15
    5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
    Community Virtual Hanukkah Lighting
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  • 8:30 am - 9 am
    Grief Garden Circle: Monday Mournings (FromSoil2Soul)
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  • Tue 16
    6:30 pm - 8 pm
    Miracles and Mazels: A Night of Joy and Justice (Cosponsor)
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  • 7 pm - 9 pm
    TRIBE (20s-30s) Art Circle
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  • Wed 17
    7 pm - 8:30 pm
    Grief Garden Circle (FromSoil2Soul)
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  • 12 pm - 1 pm
    The Weekly Parashah with Rabbi David Kasher (Co-Sponsored with Hadar)
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  • 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
    Men's Circle In Person Hanukkah Party, Wilshire/Fairfax
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  • 6 pm - 8 pm
    Boomers (60+) Hanukkah Party Potluck
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  • Fri 19
    6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
    Kabbalat Shabbat Services & Dinner
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  • 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
    SHABBANUKKAH: Kabbalat Shabbat Services + 1st Annual IKAR Hold’em Dreidel Classic
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  • Sat 20
    1 pm - 2 pm
    Lunch & Learn: Randi Weingarten
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  • 9 am - 9:30 am
    Before Services: Guided Mindful Meditation
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  • 8 pm - 11 pm
    TRIBE (20s-30s) Disco Hanukkah
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  • 6:30 pm - 9 pm
    newMOON Saltbowl Ritual (FromSoil2Soul)
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  • 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
    Shabbat Morning Services
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  • Sun 21
    3 pm - 5 pm
    QueerKAR Family Hanukkah Party
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Hanukkah
Hanukkah

As the days shorten and the nights grow longer, Hanukkah awakens us to one profound truth: even from within the darkness, we can still dream. We can – we must – imagine that something else is possible. We start – like our ancestors before us – with just one tiny light, one flame flickering in the darkness. Just a tiny, hopeful glimmer of something better on the horizon.

Adult Learning
5786 Adult Learning

Welcome to IKAR’s Adult Learning Line-up for 5786. We’ve got something for everyone. Let’s learn, grow, and connect together.

The IKAR Center

IKAR’s mission is to reanimate Jewish life and develop a spiritual and moral foundation for a just and equitable society. The IKAR Center will be a permanent, central place for all of IKAR’s activities and work, bringing together our prayer space, religious school, ECC, event space, and offices.

Minyan Tzedek
Support Immigrants

Our city has risen up to defend our immigrant families and community, led by the people who are directly impacted. We know that many of you are looking for other ways to help support our immigrant neighbors. There are many excellent organizations and grassroots groups doing everything from offering pro-bono legal counsel to delivering groceries and coordinating rides.

Membership
You Belong Here

From soulful Shabbatot and holidays to inspiring learning and programs for all ages—this past year at IKAR has been full of meaning and connection. Ready to be part of what’s next? Renew now for 5786. Early bird rates through July 8.

Our Mission and Purpose
IKAR is a Jewish community rooted in ancient wisdom and inspired by the moral mandate to build a more just and loving world. We are dedicated to reimagining Jewish life through deep relationships and shared values, intellectual and spiritual curiosity, piety and irreverence, joy and defiant hope.

Our Purpose

  • To embody a radically welcoming, ever-evolving Jewish community sustained by a true sense of connection and belonging.
  • To excavate our vast Jewish tradition, uncovering pathways toward a more meaningful, joyous, and spiritually rich life.
  • To bring people together to work toward a more just, curious, and compassionate society that honors the dignity and humanity of every person.
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.

IKAR is fueled by the love, talent, and creative investment of each of our community members.

Our membership is an expression of individual commitments and a way for each person to expand their Jewish horizons through learning and spiritual growth.

A Land for All
Responding to the Crisis in Israel and Gaza

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