IKAR is a post-denominational Jewish congregation and community founded in

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and led by Rabbi

Sharon Brous Sharon Brous (born 1973) is an American rabbi who currently serves as the senior rabbi of IKAR, a Jewish congregation in Los Angeles. She was one of the founders of IKAR in 2004, along with Melissa Balaban, who currently serves as IKAR's Chief E ...

. IKAR ("essence" in Hebrew) was founded in 2004 by Brous along with Melissa Balaban and others, including

David N. Myers David N. Myers (born November 2, 1960) is a professor of history at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he holds the Sady and Ludwig Kahn Chair in Jewish History. Myers was the president and CEO of the Center for Jewish History from J ...

, Andrea Blaugrund Nevins and Daniel Sokatch. Its membership includes

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, the former mayor of

. IKAR's musical director is Hillel Tigay.

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* Non-denominational Judaism Jewish religious organizations Synagogues in Los Angeles Jewish organizations established in 2004 2004 establishments in California {{Jewish-org-stub