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

I Care About Our Safety. And I Care About Our Soul.

– Rabbi Sharon Brous

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May 4, 2024 – Aharei Mot 5784

We must have zero tolerance for violent and racist rhetoric in our Jewish community. We must support the birth of a new mixed multitude: those who reject extremism, who reject the violent, reductive idea that Palestinians and Jews must be eternal enemies. That one’s victory necessitates another’s victimhood, or even worse: elimination. This mixed multitude is made of people who know that we do not undermine our own sorrow or betray our own people when we see one another, those who understand that our fates are all tied up in one another.

Click here to watch, listen, and read.

May 4, 2024 – Aharei Mot 5784

We must have zero tolerance for violent and racist rhetoric in our Jewish community. We must support the birth of a new mixed multitude: those who reject extremism, who reject the violent, reductive idea that Palestinians and Jews must be eternal enemies. That one’s victory necessitates another’s victimhood, or even worse: elimination. This mixed multitude is made of people who know that we do not undermine our own sorrow or betray our own people when we see one another, those who understand that our fates are all tied up in one another.

Calendar

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Monday-Friday & Sunday, 8am PT, Virtual Morning Minyan

Wednesday, 5/8, 6pm, R’ Chaim Seidler-Feller 3 Part Series (Virtual)

Wednesday, 5/8, 7pm, Virtual Jewish Poetry Circle

Wednesday, 5/8, 7pm, Men’s Circle

IKAR Reflects

Yom HaShoah 2024 and The Future of Memory

Click here to view our poignant lunch and learn with Auschwitz Survivor Ella Mandel and Amit, Zeve, and Oren Zilberstein, Jason Neidleman, and Alexia Gyorody, the second, third, and fourth generation of family members who both survived and perished in the Shoah. As living survivor numbers dwindle, we explored together how we can understand and hold their experiences in ways that co-create a more just, humane and dignified future for one another and our world. Co-produced by Peanut Productions.

Party With A Purpose

Sunday, June 2, 5pm

Celebrating 20 Years of IKAR Magic

Sunday, 6/2, 5pm, Historic Woman’s Club, RSVP

Honoring the Founding Board and celebrating founding members. Join us for a magical evening of food, drinks and dessert.

Have an awesome experience you can donate or source for our auction? Let us know here!

Purchase tickets and sponsorships here.

Attire: Magical and festive

Celebrating 20 Years of IKAR Magic

Sunday, 6/2, 5pm, Historic Woman’s Club, RSVP

Honoring the Founding Board and celebrating founding members. Join us for a magical evening of food, drinks and dessert.

Have an awesome experience you can donate or source for our auction? Let us know here!

Purchase tickets and sponsorships here.

Attire: Magical and festive

Responding to the crisis in Israel and Gaza

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-Remembering and Rebuilding Kfar Azza

-Writings

-Videos

-Audio

-On Israel

-Importont articles featuring our partner organizations

Support

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

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Thank you for enabling us to do this holy work.

The 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.

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