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?

Act

Strengthen Community

“It is taught: When the community is in trouble, a person must not say, ‘I will go into my house and I will eat and drink and peace will be upon my soul…’ Rather one must share in the distress of the community.” – Talmud Bavli, Taanit 11a

Hesed

Join the Hesed network

Our community is at its strongest when we are able to care for one another. Our hesed network of volunteers supports IKAR members and their families in times of both loss and celebration – delivering care packages, Shabbat baskets, cooked meals, love, care and conversation across the city. You in?

Volunteer

We can’t do it
without you.

Whether through welcoming visitors at the door on Shabbat, helping out in the office, hosting an event in your home, or offering Rabbi Brous Purim costume ideas, IKAR needs you!