Sukkot Sermons

Ask

Are you a synagogue or what? Yes and no and kinda. Words like “synagogue” can feel constraining, and we want to think expansively about what Jewish life can be… so we think of ourselves as a spiritual community, and let the experience define itself.

Pray

“Prayer is meaningless unless it is subversive, unless it seeks to overthrow and to ruin the pyramids of callousness, hatred, opportunism, falsehoods. The liturgical movement must become a revolutionary movement, seeking to overthrow the forces that continue to destroy the promise, the hope, the vision.” –Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, “On Prayer”

Learn

“To educate means to cultivate the soul.” -Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel

Act

“Love your neighbor, and love yourself. That is the whole Torah. All the rest is commentary.” –Hillel

Meet

This community is crawling with good folks — from longtime members to newbies — and there are so many ways to connect.

Join

IKAR is fueled by the love, talent, and creative investment of each of our community members. Our membership is an expression of individual commitments and a way for each person to expand their Jewish horizons through learning and spiritual growth.

Donate

“All beginnings require that you unlock new doors. The key is giving and doing. Give tzedakah and do kindness.” – R’ Nachman of Bratslav

We are all searching for something. What’s your thing?

Sukkot Sermons

Kavannot by our clergy & community

Click each link to listen & watch:

Preserving Doubt – Rabbi Morris Panitz – October 15th, 2022 – Sukkot 5783

A Time to Dance: Simchat Torah, The Last Happy Memory! – Guest Rabbi Brad Artson – September 25, 2021 – Sukkot 5782

Sukkot and the Garden of Eden – Rabbi Morris Panitz – September 21, 2021 – Sukkot 5782

Dream Big – Guest Rabbi Brad Artson – September 29, 2018 – Sukkot 5779

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