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Ikar Jakša Kalogjera
IKAR is a Non-denominational Judaism, non-denominational Judaism, 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 (transliterated from Hebrew language, Hebrew as "essence"), was founded in 2004 by CEO Melissa Balaban, senior rabbi Sharon Brous, and others in a Santa Monica, California, 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 $6.9 million ($ million in dollars) 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 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judaism
Judaism () is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic, Monotheism, monotheistic, ethnic religion that comprises the collective spiritual, cultural, and legal traditions of the Jews, Jewish people. Religious Jews regard Judaism as their means of observing the Mosaic covenant, which they believe was established between God in Judaism, God and the Jewish people. The religion is considered one of the earliest monotheistic religions. Jewish religious doctrine encompasses a wide body of texts, practices, theological positions, and forms of organization. Among Judaism's core texts is the Torah—the first five books of the Hebrew Bible—and a collection of ancient Hebrew scriptures. The Tanakh, known in English as the Hebrew Bible, has the same books as Protestant Christianity's Old Testament, with some differences in order and content. In addition to the original written scripture, the supplemental Oral Torah is represented by later texts, such as the Midrash and the Talmud. The Hebrew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
