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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

Search

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

Support IKAR

Be a mensch. Do a mitzvah. Give in whatever way you can. Building this community has been an act of love and will, and requires a tremendous amount of engagement – whether through welcoming visitors at the door, helping in the office, hosting an event in your home, or offering Rabbi Brous Purim costume ideas. We can’t do it without you.

Learn about our Hesed network, and sign up to volunteer at IKAR services or an event.

Donate

Step up and support
your community

Whether you come to services every week or only every Kol Nidre, you know that IKAR is here for you in times of celebration and struggle. That’s why we ask you to step up and support our community. Donate now.

Join

Engage, stretch, give, repair. Join IKAR.

IKAR’s unique spirit depends on the love, talent, and involvement of each of our members. Expand your own Jewish horizons through learning and spiritual growth. Become a member.

Volunteer

We can't do it
without you

Building this community is an act of love and will, and requires a tremendous amount of engagement. Learn about the many ways to volunteer at IKAR.