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"I will take you along a new path - one that is very old, but completely new."

Rabbi Natan of Breslav

 
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We believe that serious, passionate, and authentic engagement with Torah is an enduring response to the deepest cry of the human heart.

We believe that prayer and learning in a kehillah kedoshah, a holy community, can be soulful, inspiring, and profoundly impactful.

We believe that matters of the spirit are intimately linked to matters of the world, and that the Jewish community has a distinct responsibility to participate in social justice and tikkun, healing.


IKAR NEEDS YOU!

IKAR MembershipTo be a member of IKAR is to enter into a brit, a covenant, with the rest of the community, connecting each of us to another and building IKAR as a kehillah kedoshah, a sacred community. (For those of you who are already members, it’s time to renew your partnership with IKAR. For those of you who are not yet members, we hope that you decide to officially become a part of our community.)

 
Next Shabbat

Shabbat Morning Services

Saturday 08/23/08 9:15AM
Josh Engelman's Bar Mitzvah

at the Westside JCC

»learn about Shabbat at IKAR«

HHD PREP HOUSE PARTIES

IKAR HHD Prep House PartyJoin us for House Parties focused on preparing for the Days of Awe
MON 09/08/08 8:00PM
WED 09/17/08 8:00PM
SUN 09/21/08 8:00PM (Music of HHD with Hillel)

THE GREY AREA

IKAR's The Grey Area NEXT GREY AREA:
WordPlay is an engaging, funny genre-defying show where stories and music intertwine. It's part This American Life, part stand-up comedy and like nothing you've seen.
THU 08/21/07 at 8:00PM
The Fake Gallery
4319 Melrose Ave.
$25 members
$30 non-members

IKAR SUMMER SHABBAT SCHEDULE

Our summer schedule is a little different than the rest of the year. Download this printable page for your fridge so you know what's up and when.

MUSIC FOR HIGH HOLY DAYS

High Holy Days 5769Join us, sing with us. Download the newest auditory offering from IKAR's shatz Hillel Tigay, selections from the High Holy Days liturgy to learn the tunes.

IKAR HIGH HOLY DAYS MAP

IKAR High Holy Days MapTired of sitting bored/lost/uninspired during interminable High Holy Day services? IKAR is happy to share its irreverently pious guide to the High Holy Day experience, which will make the services both accessible and spiritually challenging. If you are coming to IKAR this year, we'll have them on hand. But if you would like one (or many) of your own...

EASY BEING GREEN

Greenraising sells great eco-conscious products and gifts and 25% of every GreenRaisingpurchase you make from them gets donated back to IKAR. This is a great way to support our community and our planet at the same time. Be sure to select IKAR as your affiliate from the pulldown menu at the top when you visit their site.

WHEN WE LEFT FOR OUR JOURNEY...

When we left for our journey... IKAR CDIKAR's first full-length CD of music from Kabbalat Shabbat is now available.

SIDDUR DEDICATIONS

Siddur DedicationsIt's a priceless opportunity to plant a secret message, story, memory in a siddur. Imagine what your friend/ partner/ colleague will think when she opens it up next Shabbat to see what you've written! Say mazal tov to someone in your community, honor a family member, recount a funny story about the board member you saw in a bar last week, propose to the partner of your dreams...

ISAIAH INITIATIVE

Isaiah InitiativeDid you know that the hours IKAR members devote to working toward justice in our community, our city and our world are matched by monetary donations to IKAR from our Isaiah Fund? Contribute to our Isaiah Fund, or log your volunteer experiences today.

GOT PIX?

Got Pix?Do you have photos from an IKAR event in an online album at a site like Shutterfly or Flickr? Send us a link and we'll post it to a new photo page on this site.



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