Shavuot

IKAR and Temple Beth Am are joining forces for Shavuot. What better way to celebrate the giving of the Torah at Mt. Sinai than pulling an all-nighter, learning Torah from sundown to sunrise. We’ve got it all covered: soul-stretching study, heart-expanding singing, and too much dairy to be good for you (BYO Lactaid). From text-based learning to creative workshops, there’s something for everyone! *No RSVP needed— just show up!* Due to unforeseen circumstances Rabbi Benay Lappe is unable to be in LA for Shavuot. We hope to bring her to our communities for another opportunity of beautiful learning soon! Renowned rabbi and scholar, Elliot Dorff will join Rabbi Sharon Brous in conversation on “Seeing Each Other in the Age of Outrage” 7:15 PM Minha, Ma’ariv 8:00 PM Plenary session: “Seeing Each Other in the Age of Outrage” a conversation between Rabbi Elliot Dorff, Ph.D and Rabbi Sharon Brous in Ganzberg Sanctuary and on YouTube 9:30 PM “The Yom Kippur That Wasn’t” with Rabbis Matt Shapiro and Deborah Silver in Ganzberg Sanctuary “The Journey to Sinai: A Jews by Choice Panel & Discussion” with Lauren Augarten, Yesi Padilla, and Ivy Quinn— moderated by Rabbi Morris Panitz in Adelson Hall “Revelation: Sensory load or Sensory Overload” with Rabbi Cheryl Peretz in Pilch Hall “Midrash Rabbah’s ‘Storehouses of Reward’: Raising Adoptive Children Jewish” with Lane Igoudin in Kopelove “Between Heaven and Kushta: A Journey through the Limits of Truth” with Rabbi Candice Levy in Dorff Nelson Chapel 10:30 PM “The Soul Has an Algorithm: Spiritual Technology Timeless Tools for the Life You’re Actually Trying to Build with Rabbi Iggy Gurin-Malous in Ganzberg Sanctuary and on YouTube “The Torah of ‘Unprecedented Times’: The Jewish Response to a World Full of Urgency” with Rabbi Cantor Hillary Chorny in Pilch Hall “Judaism as Art: When Creation Gets Out of Hand” with Danielle Natelson in Dorff Nelson Chapel “From Kabbalistic Fruit to Agrarian Root: The Ecology of Revelation” with Devorah Brous in Hersch Hall 11:30 PM “The Voice Behind the Mechitza & The Voice Within: Yemima Avital Meets the Maharal” with Rabbis Sofia Zway and Brett Kopin in Ganzberg Sanctuary and on YouTube “Night’s Possibility” – Poems for Leil Shavuot. with Rabbi Maeera Shreiber in Adelson Hall “The Torah’s Two Towers: Babel vs. Mishkon” with Rabbi Josh Katzan in Pilch Hall “Standing in Torah” with Amie Segal (Jewish Movement Collective) in Hersch Hall 12:30 AM ICE CREAM SNACK IN THE LOBBY 1:00 AM “Is Time on Our Side?” with Rabbi Joseph Shamash in Dorff Nelson Chapel “Sinai Story Hour” with Rabbi Kerry Chaplin in Hersch Hall 2:15 AM “Holy Holes: Gut Reactions to the Bathroom Blessing ” with Joey Abeles in Hersch Hall “What the Bible Is Not Confused About: The Plagues of Egypt” with Aaron Asher in Dorff Nelson Chapel 3:00 AM “Buddies with G-d” with Stevie Green in Hersch Hall 4:00 AM Rabbi Q&A with Rabbis Morris Panitz and Rebecca Schatz in Dorff Nelson Chapel 5:00 AM Sunrise Shaharit on Pilch Roof

Daven with us in person at Shalhevet or join us virtually on YouTube at 10am PT for our 1st day of Shavuot Services.

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. 5/23/2026 Wolff Lakota Ellis 6/6/2026 Bear Karuna & Theo Hirschel Bender Miller 6/13/2026 Liam Avi Bachrad 6/20/2026 Levi Hochman 6/27/2026 Milo Reid Greenberg-Creel 7/25/2026 Michael Goldstone 8/1/2026 Jonah Pulde 8/15/2026 Jonah YoonWoo Kend 8/22/2026 Noa Ellis Goldstein 8/29/2026 Archer Mekor Sroka 10/10/2026 Myla Vener 10/17/2026 Ayla Morchower 10/24/2026 Samuel Ethan & Joshua Gabriel Goldstein 11/7/2026 Lucille (Luci) Halpern-Fingerhut 11/14/2026 Henry Posalski 11/21/2026 Bo Mandell 11/28/2026 Ezekiel Mataan Brous-Weber 12/5/2026 Samuel Rafael Marquit 12/19/2026 Finch Rhodes