Upcoming events

We need prayer and connection more than ever during this time. So every weekday at 8am, we will gather online for a half-hour Zoom of prayer and learning.

Poetry can often heal, elevate the soul and awaken the heart. Come join IKAR’s Jewish Poetry Circle as we read Jewish poets — the Oneg Shabbos poets of the Warsaw Ghetto, Medieval Sephardic poets, Israeli and Jewish-American poets up to the present—the historical context of their writing, spiritual relationships, personal agonies and joys. The Circle is not an academic writing class but rather an informal experience of a committed group of participants to explore and hopefully bond with Jewish poetic expression and with each other.

Join us for IKAR’s annual fundraiser, Party With a Purpose, a casino night to celebrate IKAR turning 21. PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS AND SPONSORSHIPS TODAY Date & Time: Thursday, May 15, 2025 | 6-10 PM Location: Neman Hall (1317 North Crescent Heights Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90048) What to Expect: Classic casino games Fabulous silent auction Delicious food and drinks to keep the good times rolling A vintage Vegas vibe MC Matt Price, a guest DJ, and live performance by Couplet Valet parking for all guests Attire: Vegas Chic! Think bold, glamorous, and high-roller style—channel the glitzy magic of Vegas.

Join us for a literary study of the text of the Torah, aided by the keen eyes of the classical commentators. This course will meet at 3:00 PM Eastern | 12:00 PM Pacific. This class is co-sponsored by IKAR.

Let’s enter Shabbat together with a sweet, spirited Kabbalat Shabbat service. Daven with us in person or on YouTube, our website, and Zoom. RSVP for our kosher, vegetarian community dinner (suggested donation $25).

Wind down and get ready for Shabbat with us! Join our virtual Happy Hour, every Friday at 5pm PST. We are diverse: still working and retired; single, divorced, widowed, and in a relationship; have children, grandchildren, pets, plants, or none of the above; Angelinos and transplants. What we have in common is Ikar, a multitude of experiences, and a desire to spend some of our time enjoying events and experiences with those in our age group. Approximately 60 and above.

Before Services, join fellow TRIBErs for great drinks, conversation and noshing!

We welcome everyone to our Shabbat morning services at 9:30am PT, no matter their level of observance, experience, or familiarity with Hebrew. Daven with us in person at Shalhevet, or join us virtually on YouTube or Zoom. Childcare is available during Services for kids ages 2-5. Stay afterward for our kosher, vegetarian community lunch. Upcoming B’nai Mitzvahs 5/24/2025 Kai & Mila Buchler 6/7/2025 Yael Deutchman 6/14/2025 Zev Goldstein 6/21/2025 Chloe Miller 6/28/2025 Ness Leitman 7/12/2025 Sophia, George, & Nathaniel Shurin-Balis 8/16/2025 Inez Jasper 8/23/2025 Ace Frank 8/30/2025 Samuel Weiss 9/6/2025 Sophie Weitz 9/13/2025 Grace Epstein 10/11/2025 Judah Wester 10/25/2025 Dan Gilbert-Katz 11/1/2025 Eliot Lehmbeck 11/8/2025 Zeke Feuerstein 11/15/2025 Zyva Weiss 11/22/2025 Raaka Grouper 12/6/2025 Henry Treem

For families of all types and stripes with kids ages 0-5 (kids – don’t forget to bring your grown-up!) Whether you’re a rookie or a ringer, we invite you to tap into the age-old wisdom of Shabbat with your family. Join us as we slow down, reconnect, and rock out with our favorite clergy. What better way is there to end the week? Contact [email protected] for more information.

Every Saturday morning at Ikar, join Dev Brous and/or Dr. Barry Goldstein for FREE weekly meditations at 9am on the Shalhevet rooftop. Find your way to sip some homemade herbal tea blends, FromSoil2Soul, throughout Ikar’s Shabbat service

Join us after services for a conversation with Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove.

Join fellow TRIBErs in an easy-level hike in Los Angeles. Lay led by Kayla Morris. Hike Description: It’s a 2.8 mile loop, with a 393ft elevation gain. It’s listed as easy. This trail is dog friendly. More information on the hike HERE. For more information, please contact [email protected] 

Join QueerKar circle member and certified yoga instructor Alexia for a morning of connection and relaxation in a lovely garden in Del Ray (address to be shared upon rsvp).

Join Rabbi Brous for a candid conversation with parents of teens and young adults (ages 16–20) about how to talk—and listen—when it comes to Israel and Palestine. This session will offer tools for staying in relationship across disagreement, fostering open dialogue at home, and grounding our families in a Judaism rooted in justice and compassion. RSVP is required; location TBD.

🌱 A Grief Garden 🌱 Got Grief? Please join us in community. YOU are warmly invited.   To sign-up, please fill out the participant intake form.

🌱 A Grief Garden 🌱 Got Grief? Please join us in community after Morning Minyan.

Learn how you can participate in our campaigns. We bring the community together to fight for social justice, inspired by Torah.

We are an intergenerational circle of men who support one another in becoming the men we want to be in the world.

Join us for a literary study of the text of the Torah, aided by the keen eyes of the classical commentators. This course will meet at 3:00 PM Eastern | 12:00 PM Pacific. This class is co-sponsored by IKAR.

Let’s welcome Shabbat together with good food, good company, and meaningful connection. Please bring a vegetarian dish to share—all are welcome. SIGN UP TO BRING A DISH HERE!   Don’t forget to RSVP!

How do you raise a mensch? Come together with fellow parents to explore how Jewish rituals, wisdom, and values can guide us on the sacred (and really hard) journey of raising Jewish children. It takes a village—and maybe a few thousand years of wisdom too.

For womxn and nonbinary people – please gather together for ritual and community, energetic healing, dance, and nourishing food.  Have questions? Please visit www.fromsoil2soul.com

Join us for 2 sessions of connecting and experiential learning around the practices of the Hevra Kadisha. We welcome both current members of the Hevra and those interested in learning more. No cost, but please register so we order enough food for breakfast.

The IKAR Writers Circle is a space for adult fiction and nonfiction Ikar writers to gather, share their work, and receive feedback. The circle is an intergenerational community that seeks to uplift Jewish writers and authentic Jewish stories removed from the pressures of writing and entertainment industries. Writers will meet once a month virtually, at 7:30 pm, on the last Monday of the month. Have questions? Please email [email protected].