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— Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, “On Prayer”
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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.

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Minyan Tzedek Green Action Tu b’Shvat Westwood Greenway Tour

Lunch & Learn: HIAS CEO, Beth Oppenheim

Annual 5K + Community Day

Annual Hanne Mintz z”l Thanksgiving Tikkun

Minyan Tzedek Green Action House Party

Minyan Tzedek Green Action Meeting

Green Action Produce Share Shabbat

Minyan Tzedek x OBKLA Volunteering

Minyan Tzedek Green Action Meeting

Annual 5K & Community Day

Minyan Tzedek Green Action Meeting

Minyan Tzedek Green Action Meeting

Minyan Tzedek Green Action Meeting

Minyan Tzedek Green Action Meeting

Thanksgiving Tikkun

Green Action Produce Share Shabbat

Green Action Produce Share Shabbat

Tikun Aveer—Repair the Air—Workshop

Minyan Tzedek x OBKLA Volunteering

The Nightingale of Iran

Green Action Santa Monica Beach Clean-up

Grow Greener with Native Plants

Indigenous Rights, Jewish Environmental Stewardship & Climate Justice

Regenerative Change with Devorah Brous

The Climate Crisis is Here: What We Do Matters