IKAR

Annual 5K FunDay

Sunday, December 4th, 9:30 am-12 pm at Cheviot Hills Park

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!

All funds raised will support the holy work of our Minyan Tzedek team.

How do I create or join a team?
After registering, create a team or join our existing teams: ECC, Limudim, Minyan Tzedek, Morning Minyan, Sababa, & TRIBE! We will send you the team link to share with friends and family.

Tell me more about the event following the 5k!
We will be having a community lunch with games, prizes, and more. Members are encouraged to register and join us for the event even if they are not participating in the 5k. An entrance fee will be included in the event for all 5k participants.

Volunteer: Looking to participate in the Fun Day but not the 5K? Let us know if you can volunteer by emailing Andrea van Leewan at [email protected].

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!

All funds raised will support the holy work of our Minyan Tzedek team.

How do I create or join a team?
After registering, create a team or join our existing teams: ECC, Limudim, Minyan Tzedek, Morning Minyan, Sababa, & TRIBE! We will send you the team link to share with friends and family.

Tell me more about the event following the 5k!
We will be having a community lunch with games, prizes, and more. Members are encouraged to register and join us for the event even if they are not participating in the 5k. An entrance fee will be included in the event for all 5k participants.

Volunteer: Looking to participate in the Fun Day but not the 5K? Let us know if you can volunteer by emailing Andrea van Leewan at [email protected].

Upcoming Events

Click each link to register.

11/28-12/2, 8am PST, Morning Minyan (virtual)

11/28, 6pm PST, Book Club Circle: The Magician by Colm Toibin (virtual)

11/28, 7pm, Death, Dying, and Mourning in Judaism (in person)

11/29, 4pm, Limudim (in person)

11/29, 6pm, PST, Spiritual Kneading Circle (virtual)

11/30, 7pm PST, Jewish Poetry Circle (virtual)

11/30, 7pm, Men’s Circle (in person)

Doubling Our Love

– R’ Morris Panitz

November 19, 2022 – Parshat Haye Sarah

There’s nothing brave about regurgitating antisemitic lies. That’s not truth to power, it’s unwitting support of white power. It’s time to deconstruct these narrative fallacies, and tell a new story.

Click here to watch, listen, & read.

We Raise Our Voices

We are devastated by yet another mass shooting this weekend, this time targeting patrons of an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs. We hold with tenderness our friends and family in the LGBTQ+ community, knowing the vulnerability, isolation and profound sadness so many are experiencing in light of this horrific hate crime. Our Jewish community embraces you with love.We are heartbroken and we are outraged, but we are not surprised.What happened on Saturday night was only the latest evidence of the marriage of two deadly forces in America: this country’s fanatical obsession with guns and the rising tide of white nationalist terror in our country. This movement has been fueled by several years of trans- and homophobic, racist, and antisemitic conspiracy theories. What was once a fringe movement has now been mainstreamed by politicians eager to appeal to white supremacist aggrievement, and amplified by amoral and immoral media platforms.

Click here to read the full statement.

We are devastated by yet another mass shooting this weekend, this time targeting patrons of an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs. We hold with tenderness our friends and family in the LGBTQ+ community, knowing the vulnerability, isolation and profound sadness so many are experiencing in light of this horrific hate crime. Our Jewish community embraces you with love.We are heartbroken and we are outraged, but we are not surprised.What happened on Saturday night was only the latest evidence of the marriage of two deadly forces in America: this country’s fanatical obsession with guns and the rising tide of white nationalist terror in our country. This movement has been fueled by several years of trans- and homophobic, racist, and antisemitic conspiracy theories. What was once a fringe movement has now been mainstreamed by politicians eager to appeal to white supremacist aggrievement, and amplified by amoral and immoral media platforms.

Click here to read the full statement.

Yom Kippur Pledge

“The meaning comes not from what we have, but what we share” – Rabbi Sharon Brous

Please consider a donation to our Yom Kippur Campaign in support of the holy work we do together throughout the year.

Your donation to IKAR will help sustain our work, support ongoing programs and initiatives, and fuel our social justice work.

We are grateful for your commitment to IKAR.

Careers

Come work with us:

Operations Assistant

Director of Events and Production

Programs & TRIBE (20’s-30’s group) Assistant

Education Administrative Assistant

Operations and Office Manager, Early Childhood Center

Limudim Saturday Teacher Helper

Our Mission

Creating a Just Community

Click here to watch us live out our mission.

IKAR’s mission is to reanimate Jewish life and develop a spiritual and moral foundation for a just and equitable society. 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. Click here to learn more.