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Sephardi / Mizrahi Shabbat: Yoni Avi Battat & Sarah Bunin Benor in Conversation Jan 21, 2026

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Guest hazzan Yoni Avi Battat and Sarah Bunin Benor in conversation at IKAR's Lunch & Learn from our Sephardi / Mizrahi Shabbat on January 17, 2026.

The Road, the Ruins, and the Rabbis - Berakhot 3a-b - Rabbi Morris Panitz Jan 20, 2026

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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.

For the People of Iran - Rabbi Morris Panitz Jan 18, 2026

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The people of Iran are begging us to turn towards them, our hearts open to their pain. They deserve our solidarity and support, our identification with their struggle. Because human life is precious. And we, who love life, must always be on the side of those who love life.

On WONDERS and WONDERING Ta'anit 23a - Rabbi Sharon Brous | For the Love of Learning Jan 13, 2026

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This is a recording of Rabbi Sharon Brous'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.

Leadership: Character or Destiny? - Rabbi David Kasher | The Best Book Ever Jan 13, 2026

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This is a recording from 1.7.2025 of Rabbi David Kasher's Weekly Parashah class, co-sponsored by Hadar and IKAR.

The Midwives Birthed Into the World More Than Those Hebrew Babies - Rabbi Sharon Brous Jan 11, 2026

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A seemingly superfluous sidebar in our grand narrative in fact models what we most need to remember in a time of tyranny: There will emerge a vast moral vacuum. Step into it. Use the power you do have to muck up the machinery of injustice. Lean into faith. And remember that goodness, courage, and integrity are contagious. This is how we push back against the darkness.

Parashat Shemot 5786

On COMMUNITY, On UNITY? Ta'anit 23a - Rabbi Sharon Brous | For the Love of Learning Jan 07, 2026

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Two Messiahs, Three Opinions - Rabbi David Kasher | Best Book Ever Jan 05, 2026

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This is a recording from 12.31.2025 of Rabbi David Kasher's Weekly Parashah class, co-sponsored by Hadar and IKAR.

Of Serpents and Salvation - Rabbinic Intern Jacob Schatz Jan 05, 2026

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Jacob’s farewell address in Parashat VaYechi features a vision of a snake and a cry for Divine salvation. As our world backslides into fear, anger, violence, and deceit, we nonetheless find hope in self-transformation. By caring for the needy and welcoming the stranger, we preserve the legacy of B’nei Yisrael, and become partners with God in redeeming a broken world.

Counting Sheep - Rabbi Morris Panitz Dec 31, 2025

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Hidden within the broader narrative of exodus and redemption is a sub story about how a minority retains its distinctive culture. And the unlikely messengers of this story are… sheep.

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