IKAR Podcasts

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Rabbi Sharon Brous in conversation with Rep. Adam Schiff Mar 19, 2023

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Redemptive Art - Rabbi Sharon Brous Mar 13, 2023

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How our artists—then and now—transform even the deepest suffering into worlds suffused with beauty. Celebrating Betzalel, Robert Russel, and the artist within us all.

BEST BOOK EVER: ASTROLOGY with Chani Nicholas Mar 09, 2023

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Astrologer Chani Nicholas joins Rabbi Kasher to discuss astrology in the Torah and one of the greatest Jewish thinkers who just happened to be an astrologer himself. They discuss Ibn Ezra, the intersection of Judaism and astrology, the implications astrology has for concepts like fate and freewill, and so much more.

If We Want To, We Can - Rabbi Sharon Brous Mar 06, 2023

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After a week of violence, we must hear the torah of the streets of Tel Aviv. Brief reflections on the heartache and the hope.

Fasting before Feasting - Rabbi Morris Panitz Mar 05, 2023

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Purim summons us to joy, but how do we access that joy when our hearts hurt from the shameful display of excessive violence this past week in Huwara? Our tradition pleads with us to linger in grief before we get to Purim, to mark a solemn day of fasting and course correction. For, the only road to real joy travels first through grief.

Seeds of Hope and Defiance - Rabbi Sharon Brous Feb 28, 2023

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Parashat Terumah 5783

Entering Adar with hearts heavy from hate, our tradition reminds us of the messages embedded from the past, and their subversive claims on our future.

Yotam Polizer CEO of IsraAID & 2023 Charles Bronfman Prize recipient in conversation with R' Sharon Brous Feb 27, 2023

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BBE BONUS CLASS: PICTURES IN THE SKY: Pattern-Spotting at Sinai - Parshat Terumah Feb 24, 2023

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This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from February 23, 2023

REPRO SHABBAT w/ R'David Kasher, Rabbinic Intern Hannah Jensen, & adult Bat Mitzvah Kieran Shamash Feb 20, 2023

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BBE BONUS CLASS: AN EYE FOR AN EYE - Parshat Mishpatim Feb 17, 2023

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This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from February 16, 2023