Ikar

IKAR, Los Angeles CA (Independent, 350 household units) IKAR will build upon its already successful Shabbat morning family education program, Limudim, during which children and adults engage in both family-based and grade-based learning and //davening//. IKAR plans to improve the current program by continuing to explore creative and effective means to teach the community about Torah, //tefillah//, Hebrew and more while experiencing Shabbat together. To that end, IKAR plans to develop personalized family education plans, create a Shabbat morning CD, create more at-home learning resources, promote inter-generational //parshah// discussions during the community lunch and to invest in teacher training to effectuate these changes. IKAR also plans to create a more substantive and engaging programming for “premudim” aged children (2 ½ - 5 years) and to diversify the adult-focused activities in an effort to reach IKAR’s broad population.

[|IKAR Website]


 * Contact Information:**

Rabbi Sharon Brous rabbi@ikar-la.org 323-634-1870

Lisa Alpern, Education Director lisa@ikar-la.org 323-634-1874

Melissa Balaban, Executive Director melissa@ikar-la.org 323-634-1870

Family Handbook
 * Publicity/Marketing Materials:**

B'nai Mitzvah Handbook [|B'nai Mitzvah Handbook]

[|Click here to view IKAR press]

[|Read about the IKAR Minyan Tzedek tracks]

[|IKAR of Judaism schedule and topics] The broad strokes of our curriculum Letter to families about Family Education Plans Limudim Opening Day Family Education Program (focusing on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur) Some pictures from the program! Family election day program Weekly emails to parents (gives a brief update of what happened in each class with an at-home discussion questions) Materials for b'nai mitzvah family boot camp led by Rabbi Brous Information about b'nai mitzvah tikkun project D'vrei Torah from this year's b'nai mitzvah class Limudim text study (incorporated into the Limudim service) Limudim service objectives and breakdown Holiday Yad b' Yad at-home learning guide for parents (reflects the Limudim curriculum) "Nosh on this!" sheets to promote table discussions about the parashah
 * Educational Materials:**

Online resources for Torah study (to help Limudim families lead text study) and examples of what families created!

Family/adult Hanukkah learning

Shabbat morning map/explanation guide Results of 2008-2009 Legacy Heritage End of Year Evaluation Survey Revised Limudim mission (as of August 2009) Agendas and materials from teacher development meetings Limudim committee roles and responsibilities Limudim Teacher Self-Evaluation
 * Materials related to systemic congregational change:**

Links for information about IKAR of Judaism, IKAR's year-long adult learning program: http://www.ikar-la.org/documents/IKARofJudaism.pdf (schedule, teachers and course topics) http://www.ikar-la.org/programs.html (link to podcasts of previous sessions)
 * Miscellaneous resources/materials:**

Family Tu B'Shevat Seder: IKAR Purim Justice Carnival Kids Passport:

[|Click here to learn about Minyan Tzedek, community organizing, IKAR style]

Rosh Hashanah/Yom Kippur Limudim students program schedule