GET INVOLVED WITH HESED AT IKAR!
We are all created in the Divine Image, and imbued with a quality that differentiates us from other creatures on this Earth - we would call it our humanity. We spend our lives cultivating that quality: cherishing it, defining it, sharing its nature with others. Yet, when a human being is hungry or struggles to find the money for a roof over her head, when a person loses a loved one, or is imprisoned by the pain of his illness - even when new parents are simply overwhelmed by the responsibility of the life that has been entrusted to them - then the sense of our own humanity can be obscured by the urgency of the moment.
Hesed is a way of restoring to others that which is by right theirs, that which they deserve, but has been temporarily taken from them. When we visit the sick, feed the hungry, or comfort mourners, we help them recover the knowledge of their humanity, the image of the Divine that is within them. There is no limit we can place on the value of acts of hesed.
How can I help?
We need you to deliver meals and Shabbat baskets to those in need in our community. Volunteers are organized by location, so you would be asked to help someone in your own neighborhood. For more information email , or to volunteer fill out this form.