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At IKAR, membership is more than just a $ contribution (though that matters, too). When you join IKAR, you sign our membership brit. This brit is an expression of your core commitments and a way to expand your own Jewish horizons through learning and spiritual growth. So, in addition to a financial commitment, each person is asked to make concrete commitments to Torah (learning), to Kehillah (volunteering and supporting the community), and Tikkun (justice).

We never want financial constraints to get in the way of joining IKAR, so we have a few different membership models to fit different needs. If our membership rates feel out of reach, you can fill out the “Ezra” portion on our membership form and indicate a membership contribution that is meaningful for you.

Membership contributions are payable in installments through June 30 of the current membership year.

We love you, too. We have an associate membership for people who want to support the community but aren’t around as regularly. Associate memberships have everything a full membership has, except IKARds (tickets) for the High Holy Days. Talk to us.

Members will be given priority to register for in-person elements and will be updated once High Holy Day plans are in place.

You may notice that you’ve been asked to contribute $360 for security in the membership calculator. With the state of the world right now, Jewish institutions worldwide have had to take action to promote the security and safety of the community. Here at IKAR, this has taken the form of additional security guards at events/services, additional training for staff, and engaging with security consultants to review and implement best practices to enhance our physical security needs.

We discussed how to increase our budget for security efforts, without making membership feel like a financial burden, and we decided to implement an optional $360 Security Contribution that will cover a portion of our increased security costs.

We recognize that $360 is not feasible for some members. If you are able to contribute a different amount to our Security Fund, please click here.

If you have any questions about our security efforts, please email us at [email protected].