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QueerKAR Thanksgiving

IKAR Creating Circle + Sababa: The Tao of Tzimtzum (In-Person)

IKAR Creating Circle (Virtual)

IKAR Creating Circle (Virtual)

IKAR Creating Circle (Virtual)

IKAR Creating Circle (Virtual)

IKAR Creating Circle (Virtual)

IKAR Creating Circle (Virtual)

IKAR Creating Circle (Virtual)

IKAR Creating Circle (Virtual)

TRIBE (20s-30s) Art Circle

TRIBE (20’s-30’s) School with R’ Hannah Jensen

Bargello Circle

TRIBE (20’s-30’s) Singing Circle (Lay-Led)

IKAR Creating Circle (Virtual)

Unlocking Creativity in a Time of Crisis: Rabbi Adina Allen in Conversation with Rabbi Sharon Brous

Writer’s Circle Meeting (Virtual)

TRIBE (20’s-30’s) School with R’ Dr. Chaim Tureff

Bargello Circle

IKAR Creating Circle (Virtual)

TRIBE (20’s-30’s) Singing Circle (Lay-Led)

Writer’s Circle Meeting (Virtual)

Virtual Book Club Circle

TRIBE (20’s-30’s) School with R’ Hannah Jensen

Yenta Live: Matchmaking!

Circle Kumsitz (Singing)

TRIBE (20’s-30’s) Sukkah Party

Boomers (60+) Sukkot Party

Bargello Circle

Men’s Circle – Pre-Kol Nidre Ocean mikvah (in-person)

Men’s Circle – Potluck Sukkot Dinner (in-person)

Virtual Book Club Circle

Writer’s Circle Meeting (Virtual)

IKAR Creating Circle (Virtual)

Men’s Circle – High Holy Day Prep Hike and Shofar Blowing w/ Rabbinic Intern Jacob Schatz (in-person)

QueerKAR Beach Day

TRIBE (20’s-30’s) Rosh Hashanah New Year’s Eve Party

Men’s Circle- Elul Learning w/ R’ Panitz (Virtual)

TRIBE (20s-30s) Art Circle

Writer’s Circle Meeting: Special Guest – Laura Beck (Virtual)

Writer’s Circle Meeting: Special Guest – Semi Chellas (Virtual)

TRIBE Elul Gathering: Spiritual Prep for the High Holiday Season

TRIBE (20’s-30’s) Singing Circle (Lay-Led)

Sababa (40’s-50’s) Nature Hike

Boomers (60+) Shabbat Dinner

Boomers (60+) Shabbat Dinner

Virtual Jewish Poetry Circle

Grief Garden Circle (FromSoil2Soul)

Bargello Circle

Men’s Circle (in-person)

Grief Garden Circle: Monday Mournings (FromSoil2Soul)

TRIBE (20’s-30’s) Mimouna: A Post-Passover Celebration (Co-Sponsored by NuRoots)

IKAR Creating Circle

TRIBE (20’s-30’s) Singing Circle (Lay-Led)

Sababa (40’s-50’s) Havdalah + Potluck Pool Party

Men’s Circle IMC Pizza Break-chametz Fast

Men’s Circle (Virtual)

Virtually Neighbors Circle: Passover Seder

TRIBE (20’s-30’s) Second Night Seder (Co-Sponsored by NuRoots)

Men’s Circle (in-person)

IKAR Creating Circle

TRIBE (20’s-30’s) Singing Circle (Lay-Led)

Valley Circle Haroset Share and Tasting

TRIBE (20s-30s) Havdalah

TRIBE (20’s-30’s) Shabbat Dinner

Bargello Circle

Writer’s Circle Meeting (Virtual)

Men’s Circle (In-person)

newMoon Rosh Hodesh Nisan Circle (FromSoil2Soul)

newMoon Rosh Hodesh Nisan Circle (FromSoil2Soul)

Virtual Book Club Circle

Men’s Circle (Virtual)

Men’s Circle (Virtual)

Boomers (60+) Skirball Visit + Lunch

The Ripple Effect: Exploring Community (Co-Sponsored by IKAR)

Adventure Circle – Hike

Creating Circle: The Ripple Effect – Compassion – Deep Dive

Sababa (40’s-50’s) Bowling

Grief Garden (FromSoil2Soul)

Grief Garden (FromSoil2Soul)

newMoon Rosh Hodesh Circle

QueerKAR Gayme Day 2.0 (Groundhog Edition)

QueerKAR Lunch Meetup

Adventure Circle x Sababa – Bicycles CICLAVIA

QueerKAR Backyard BBQ

TRIBE (20s-30s) Happy Hour (Before Services)

Men’s Circle (Virtual)

TRIBE (20s-30s) Happy Hour (Before Services)

Bargello Circle

IKAR Creating Circle

TRIBE (20s-30s) Havdalah

TRIBE (20s-30s) Havdalah

Men’s Circle – Vodka-Latke Hanukkah Party

Virtually Neighbors Circle – Hanukkah Party

Valley Circle Hanukkah Potluck

Boomers (60+) Hanukkah Party Potluck

IKAR Creating Circle

Virtually Neighbors – Movie Night: Yentl

newMoon Circle: L.A. All Night Gong Sound Immersion Winter Solstice

Men’s Circle

Men’s Circle

Men’s Circle

TRIBE (20’s-30’s) School with R’ Hannah Jensen

Virtual Book Club Circle

Creating Circle: The Amen Effect (Session 2)

Bargello Circle

Men’s Circle (in-person)

TRIBE (20’s-30’s) Art Circle (Lay-led)

Writers Circle Meeting (Virtual)

Sababa (40’s-50’s) Mixtape

Virtual Book Club Circle

Virtual Book Club Circle

Virtual Book Club Circle

The Ripple Effect: Exploring Blessing (Co-Sponsored by IKAR)

TRIBE (20’s-30’s) Art Circle (Lay-led)

Writer’s Circle Meeting (Virtual)

QueerKAR Town Hall Meeting

newMOON Saltbowl Ritual (FromSoil2Soul)

newMOON Saltbowl Ritual (FromSoil2Soul)

Men’s Circle Bike Ride (in-person)

IKAR Creating Circle

Adventure Circle – Hike

Adventure Circle – Tu B’Shevat Hike

Sababa (40’s-50’s) Potluck Shabbat

TRIBE (20’s-30’s) Singing Circle (Lay-Led)

Boomers (60+) Pool Party Potluck

Creating Circle: The Amen Effect (Session 1)

(FULL) TRIBE (20’s-30’s) x Base LA Community Garden Volunteering

TRIBE (20’s-30’s) x Base LA Community Garden Volunteering

TRIBE (20s-30s) Happy Hour (Before Services)

Men’s Circle (In-person)

Men’s Circle (Virtual)

TRIBE (20’s-30’s) School with R’ Hannah Jensen

TRIBE (20’s-30’s) Singing Circle (Lay-Led)

Virtual Book Club Circle

Bargello Circle

The Ripple Effect: Discover Compassion (Co-Sponsored by IKAR)

TRIBE (20’s-30’s) School with R’ Hannah Jensen

Creating Circle: Freedom & Framing

Men’s Circle (in-person)

Writer’s Circle Meeting (Virtual)

TRIBE (20’s-30’s) Hike and Learn (Lay-led)

TRIBE (20s-30s) Hike and Learn (Lay-led)

Sababa (40s-50s) Summer Kick-Off Picnic Brunch

Virtually Neighbors Circle: Tu Bishvat Seder

Virtually Neighbors Circle – Book Discussion: The Matchmaker’s Gift

TRIBE (20’s-30’s) School with R’ Hannah Jensen

Men’s Circle Pre-Kol Nidre Mikvah

Teen Circle

Circle Kumsitz (Singing)

Boomers (60+) Happy Hour – IN PERSON!

Sababa (40’s-50’s) Havdalah + Israeli Wine Tasting (Home-Hosted)

Men’s Circle (Virtual)

IKAR Creating Circle

Tour de Summer Camps Bicycle Ride

Virtually Neighbors Circle – Zman Zoomchateinu!

Bargello Circle

Bargello Circle

Virtually Neighbors Circle: Purim Megillah Reading!

newMOON Rosh Hodesh Circle (FromSoil2Soul)

Sababa (40’s-50’s) Hamantash Bake (Home-Hosted)

Sababa (40’s-50’s) Shabbat Potluck (Home-Hosted)

Sababa (40s-50s) Shabbat Potluck (Home-Hosted)

Men’s Circle

Bargello Circle

Boomers (60+) Harvest Moon Potluck Dinner

TRIBE (20’s-30’s) Singing Circle (Lay-Led)

Queer Havdalah Hangout

Boomers (60+) Happy Hour – IN PERSON

IKAR Creating Circle

TRIBE (20’s-30’s) Art Circle (Lay-led)

Virtual Book Club Circle

TRIBE (20’s-30’s) Hike and Learn (Lay-led)

TRIBE (20’s-30’s) Hike and Learn (Lay-led)

newMOON Rosh Hodesh Circle

newMOON Rosh Hodesh Circle

Circle Kumsitz (Singing)

Creating Circle: Liberation

newMoon Rosh Hodesh Circle

TRIBE (20’s-30’s) Coworking Space

TRIBE (20’s-30’s) Coworking Space

Men’s Circle (in-person)

TRIBE (20’s-30’s) Art Circle (Lay-led)

TRIBE (20’s-30’s) Hike and Learn (Lay-led)

TRIBE (20’s-30’s) Happy Hour (Lay-Led)

Virtual Book Club Circle

IKAR Creating Circle

TRIBE (20’s-30’s) Shabbat Dinner

Bargello Circle

Bargello Circle

Men’s Circle (Virtual)

TRIBE (20’s-30’s) Art Circle (Lay-led)

TRIBE (20’s-30’s) Singing Circle (Lay-Led)

TRIBE (20’s-30’s) Elul House Party

IKAR Creating Circle

Men’s Circle

TRIBE (20’s-30’s) Art Circle (Lay-led)

Boomers (60+) Pool Party

Virtually Neighbors Circle: Erev Shavuot/Shavuot Get Together

Virtually Neighbors – Movie Night: Funny Girl

IKAR Creating Circle

Boomers (60+) Sukkot Party

QueerKAR Pride Kick-off Clothing Swap

IKAR Creating Circle

Writer’s Circle Meeting (Virtual)

TRIBE (20’s-30’s) Hike and Learn (Lay-led)

TRIBE (20s-30s) Hike and Learn (Lay-led)

Men’s Circle

newMoon Rosh Hodesh Circle (FromSoil2Soul)

Sababa (40s-50s) Potluck Shabbat Supper

TRIBE (20’s-30’s) Art Circle (Lay-led)

TRIBE (20’s-30’s) Shabbat Dinner

TRIBE (20’s-30’s) Singing Circle (Lay-Led)

TRIBE (20’s-30’s) Singing Circle (Lay-Led)

Men’s Circle (In-Person)

TRIBE (20’s-30’s) Hike and Learn (Lay-led)

QueerKAR Yoga

TRIBE (20s-30s) Happy Hour (Before Services)

TRIBE (20’s-30’s) Shabbat Dinner

TRIBE (20’s-30’s) School with R’ Hannah Jensen

Men’s Circle (Virtual)

Bargello Circle

TRIBE (20’s-30’s) Singing Circle (Lay-Led)

Bargello Circle

Adventure Circle x Sababa – Hike

Virtual Book Club Circle

TRIBE (20’s-30’s) Hike and Learn (Lay-led)

TRIBE (20’s-30’s) Shabbat Dinner (Co-Sponsored by OneTable)

Bargello Circle

IKAR Creating Circle

IKAR Creating Circle

Men’s Circle (Virtual)

IKAR Creating Circle

Virtual Book Club Circle

QueerKAR Beach Party (Lay-Led)

QueerKAR Friendsgiving Potluck

Sababa (40’s-50’s) Open Mic (Home-Hosted)

Jews of Color Sukkot Family Potluck (Lay-Led)

IKARites of Color Sukkot Family Potluck

Sababa (40’s-50’s) Havdalah Pool Party

Men’s Circle (In-person)

Bargello Circle

TRIBE (20’s-30’s) Coworking Space

TRIBE (20’s-30’s) OBKLA Volunteer Night

Jews of Color Kickoff Brunch (Lay-Led)

Writer’s Circle Meeting (Virtual)

TRIBE School with R’ Hannah Jensen

Teen Circle

Teen Circle

Virtual Book Club Circle

Boomers (60+) Havdalah Potluck

TRIBE (20’s-30’s) School with R’ Hannah Jensen

QueerKar Post Election Gathering

Virtual Book Club Circle

TRIBE (20’s-30’s) Shabbat Dinner

Sababa (40’s-50’s) Shabbat Potluck (Home-Hosted)

TRIBE (20’s-30’s) Singing Circle (Lay-Led)