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On Justice and Responsibility, Yoma 23a - Rabbi Sharon Brous | For the Love of Learning Feb 11, 2026

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Source sheet: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wv-W6BEn2iahSenDoy9F9b4CBDrffE8RQkeyCM621O0/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.oq4x0c2v3hwp

This is a recording of Rabbi Sharon Brous's For the Love of Learning class. Every Tuesday morning, a new story from the Talmud. Taught by your rabbis in a monthly rotation, we’ll dig into the strange and compelling world of the Talmud, exploring the ways ancient dilemmas speak to modern questions. Join us in-person at the Event Space (coffee and nosh provided) or over Zoom (B.Y.O. nosh) for as many sessions as possible… your Tuesday will thank you.

Midrashic Origin Stories / Parshat Yitro - Rabbi David Kasher | The Best Book Ever Feb 11, 2026

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This is a recording from 2.4.2025 of Rabbi David Kasher's Weekly Parashah class, co-sponsored by Hadar and IKAR.

Come Back to the Mountain - Rabbi Morris Panitz Feb 08, 2026

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It is human nature to retreat from the risks of love and the demands of goodness. But, it isn’t inevitable. Come back to the mountain– painfully aware of why we flee– but recommitted to love and life.

What’s Mine and Yours is Hers, Ketubot 62b/Nedarim 50a - Rabbi Morris Panitz Feb 04, 2026

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⁠Click here to read the source sheet.⁠

This is a recording of Rabbi Morris Panitz's of For the Love of Learning. Every Tuesday morning, a new story from the Talmud. Taught by your rabbis in a monthly rotation, we’ll dig into the strange and compelling world of the Talmud, exploring the ways ancient dilemmas speak to modern questions. Join us in-person at the Event Space (coffee and nosh provided) or over Zoom (B.Y.O. nosh) for as many sessions as possible… your Tuesday will thank you.

We Win This Fight Together - Rabbi Hannah Jensen Feb 01, 2026

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In our first battle with Amalek - the perennial enemy of the Israelites that preys on the vulnerable - the Torah also gives us the tools to fight back. In this moment, we desperately need these tactics, strategy, and spiritual grounding for the fight ahead. It's going to take all of us.

Pharaoh Never Died / Parshat Beshalah - Rabbi David Kasher | The Best Book Ever Jan 30, 2026

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This is a recording from 1.28.2025 of Rabbi David Kasher's Weekly Parashah class, co-sponsored by Hadar and IKAR.

Resisting Tyranny in the Public Square, Berakhot 61b - Rabbi Morris Panitz | For the Love of Learning Jan 27, 2026

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HIAS CEO, Dr. Beth Oppenheim and Rabbi Hannah Jensen in Conversation Jan 26, 2026

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Beth Oppenheim, the new CEO of HIAS, in conversation with Rabbi Jensen. why supporting immigrants and refugees feels both newly urgent and deeply familiar. As displacement and fear shape lives in our own neighborhoods, this conversation asks what it means to respond not only with memory, but with action.

We Are Under-Reacting - Rabbi Sharon Brous Jan 25, 2026

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When the nation falls under the spell of state terror, when we spiral from a politics of aspiration to one of capitulation, the people must rise up with love. This is the fight of our lives.

Hard-Heartedness / Parshat Bo - Rabbi David Kasher | The Best Book Ever Jan 23, 2026

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This is a recording from 1.21.2025 of Rabbi David Kasher's Weekly Parashah class, co-sponsored by Hadar and IKAR.

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