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Building Beloved Community: Responding to Racism and Anti-Semitism - Rev. Dr. Najuma Smith-Pollard & Rabbi Sharon Brous Nov 07, 2022

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Rev. Dr. Najuma Smith-Pollard, spiritual leader of Word of Encouragement Community Church, joins Rabbi Sharon Brous in conversation on recent racist and anti-Semitic incidents and how true friendship and allyship is the only way to overcome bigotry.

Murder of a Man or a Movement? - Rabbi Sharon Brous Nov 06, 2022

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There is a direct line from the 1995 murder of Yitzhak Rabin to the ascendance of right wing, ultranationalist extremists in Israel today. The election this past week has me revisiting a question that has haunted me for more than 25 years: did the assassin murder a man or a movement?

Abraham's Spiritual Development - Parshat Lekh Lekha Nov 04, 2022

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This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from November 3, 2022

ParshaNut Book Release! - Rabbi David Kasher Oct 30, 2022

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Rabbi Kasher shares a surprising teaching from his new book on Torah commentary.

People of Los Angeles: We Are Each Others’ Keepers - Rabbi Sharon Brous Oct 23, 2022

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Rather than turn against one another, we must turn toward each another. Rather than assume that your gain is my loss, your representation is my disenfranchisement, your liberation is my oppression… we must recognize that your liberation is essential to my own. We must trust that the only way to build beloved community is together. This is the moral message of the Torah: we are our brothers’ keepers.

BEST BOOK EVER Season Finale! - Parshat V’zot HaBrachah Oct 21, 2022

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A new cycle of reading through the Torah! A new book! And a new season of Best Book Ever!

BBE BONUS CLASS Where Does Bad Come From? - Parshat Bereishit Oct 21, 2022

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This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from October 20, 2022

HOME: Our Stories of Housing Insecurity Oct 20, 2022

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These are our stories, stories told by IKAR community members about how it feels to struggle with the high cost of affording a place to live. For some of us, housing instability was caused by the breakup of a relationship we had to leave, for others, because of an illness or disability, and for some, simply because the rents keep going up and pay is not keeping pace. We’re telling these stories because we at IKAR are committed to working together for systemic change in our housing policy. Homes end homelessness, and homes are what we all need to feel a measure of safety and security.

We hope you’ll feel inspired to share our stories with friends and we hope that you’ll join us in our work for building more homes.

Preserving Doubt - Rabbi Morris Panitz Oct 19, 2022

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We think of the Bible as a fixed book, but an ancient debate amongst the Rabbis reveal how close Kohelet (Ecclesiastes) came to being left out of the canon. What’s so dangerous about this book of the Bible, and why is crucially important that it found its way in?

BONUS CLASS Back to the Beginning - Parshat Ha'azinu Oct 09, 2022

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This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from October 6, 2022

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