IKAR
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.

Join us for House Parties focused on preparing for the Days of Awe
Join 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.
Tired 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...
purchase 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.
IKAR's first full-length CD of music from Kabbalat Shabbat is now available.
It'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...
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.