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Why Our Benches Must Bend, and We Must Never Stop Seeing Each Other - Rabbi Sharon Brous May 17, 2026

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Two extraordinary moments of recognition in the Book of Ruth remind us that the simple act of seeing one another—of identifying with another’s pain—can restore our humanity and redeem the world.

May 16, 2026 – Bamidbar 5786

Lunch & Learn: World War II Incarceration of Japanese Americans May 17, 2026

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In 1942, Executive Order 9066 laid the foundation for the mass removal and subsequent incarceration of over 125,000 Japanese and Japanese Americans. The federal government built ten concentration camps throughout the interior of the country where they incarcerated the majority of the Japanese Americans removed from the West Coast. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the closure of the camps. Join IKARite Brian Rosenbaum, Kristen Hayashi (Curator and Director of Collections at the Japanese American National Museum), and J.A.N.M. community members, whose family members were incarcerated, for a discussion about this shameful moment in US history, the echoes of which reverberate today.

A Democracy that Celebrates Disenfranchisement is No Democracy At All - Rabbi Sharon Brous May 10, 2026

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How ancient Biblical agricultural laws call us to imagine a radically inclusive social, political, and economic reality.

Behar Behukotai 5786 – May 9, 2026

Siyum: For the Love of Learning with Rabbi Sharon Brous & Rabbi Morris Panitz May 07, 2026

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Source sheet: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1u9DAtF5hBMeh46i6JUiXeLmT4TRpaqR4

This is a recording of the final class of the For the Love of Learning series with Rabbi Sharon Brous and Morris Panitz.

One Day at a Time - Rabbi Hannah Jensen May 03, 2026

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Between Pesach and Shavuot, we count the days of the Omer. What does this practice offer us about being present, making the most of the time we have, and cultivating faith in what is to come?

Shabbat and Holidays: Two Timelines / Parshat Emor - Rabbi David Kasher Apr 30, 2026

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On Monday May 4, join Hadar West and Rising Song's R. Deborah Sacks Mintz for a festive Hilula - uplifting gathering of song and story. https://hadar.org/learn/classes-events/hadar-west-lag-baomer-rising-song

This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's weekly parsha study class, co-sponsored by Hadar and IKAR.

The Price of Being Right: Tanur shel Akhnai - Rabbi Sharon Brous | For the Love of Learning Apr 28, 2026

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Source sheet: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KZ75mWBCUQnUoqY7lwS7yv84Kz6rix_Sb4SVnI1T_rg/edit?tab=t.0

This is a recording of Rabbi Sharon Brous's session of 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.

The Weight of Wounds, The Work of Love - Rabbi Morris Panitz Apr 26, 2026

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A lone figure escorts the scapegoat into the desert, carrying not just the sins of a people, but the unbearable weight of human truth. What unfolds is a raw confrontation with guilt, memory, and the fragile hope that love can outlast both. An ancient ritual becomes a deeply personal journey toward compassion, repair, and return.

The Difference Between Justice and Holiness / Parshat Aharei Mot-Kedoshim - Rabbi David Kasher | The Best Book Ever Apr 24, 2026

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This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's class The Weekly Parashah from 4.23.2026, co-sponsored by IKAR and Hadar.

Sickness in the Torah: Two Models / Parshat Tazria-Metzorah - Rabbi David Kasher | The Best Book Ever Apr 24, 2026

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This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's class The Weekly Parashah from 4.15.2026, co-sponsored by IKAR and Hadar.

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