IKAR


IKAR is a non-denominational Jewish congregation and community founded in Los Angeles, California, in the United States. The congregation was founded in 2004 and is led by rabbi Sharon Brous, who was one of its founders.

History

IKAR, was founded in 2004 by CEO Melissa Balaban, senior rabbi Sharon Brous, and others in a Santa Monica home.
In September 2015, IKAR announced that it had signed a two-year lease to relocate to the newly built campus of Shalhevet High School. In August 2018, the synagogue announced that it paid $6.9 million for a building on South La Cienega Boulevard near 18th Street, although the move was not immediate due to time needed for construction., IKAR still met at Shalhevet.

Activities

IKAR schedules its services to avoid conflict with Shalhevet's school days, meeting in the gymnasium on Shabbat and other holidays where Shalhevet is not in session.

Notable members