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Lunch & Learn: Senator Ben Allen with Rabbi Sharon Brous

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2026/04/13

California State Senator Ben Allen, representing Senate District 24, including Beverly Grove, Fairfax, Mid City West, Santa Monica, and West Hollywood, joined Rabbi Sharon Brous in conversation.

24:34

Lest We Become Agents of the Angel of Death - Rabbi...

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2026/04/12

The death penalty has no place in a just society. And it has no place in a Jewish society.

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Leaving Egypt with the Shekhinah - Rabbi Deborah...

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2026/04/10

An introduction to the Yizkor service

25:49

The Song and The Star - Rabbinic Intern Jacob Schatz...

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2026/04/10

Source Sheet here: https://ikar.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/The-Song-and-The-Star.pdfJudaism greets our most powerful experiences of salvation and redemption with song and music. Using the lens of Franz Rosenzweig’s Star of Redemption, we find music not only passively accompanying our experiences of the Divine, but also actively attuning us toward justice, bringing redemption to others and joy to God.

16:02

Sacred Meetings - Agnes Borinsky | Pesah II

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2026/04/06

How do we think about mo’adim, the fixed times in our calendar when we are asked to show up for a meeting with God? Can we treat these occasions as moments of sacred recognition?

17:09

The Stories We Tell - Rabbi Cheryl Peretz | Pesah I

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2026/04/06

We Jews are obsessed with telling stories – as the core of the Passover Seder and beyond. The obsession to do so is woven into the fabric of Jewish life and practice. Through interpreting our people’s narrative, we become the story we tell about ourselves and we partner with God in completing creation.

18:49

A Prayer for Those Who've Gone Astray - Rabbi Morris...

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2026/04/05

Ezekiel’s prophecy, read on the Shabbat of Passover, challenges us to dream audaciously. You cannot tell a redemption story that leaves some behind. And that includes those amongst our own people who’ve gone terribly astray.

14:44

Search the Corners of Yourself - Rabbi Hannah Jensen

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2026/03/29

As we approach Pesah, we often consume ourselves with cleaning our houses, but we neglect any spiritual preparation for the holiday. What would happen if we let the search for chametz in our houses lead to a search for something in ourselves? What might we find?

65:56

Lesson Learned: On Accepting/Rejecting Women, AZ...

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2026/03/24

Source sheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YKuYB4tSLePVfl1YytWeZSShpH2kdw4P/viewClass #16 | March 24, 2026 This is a recording of Rabbi Morris 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

62:47

CEO of The Gaza Children Village Dr. David Hasan and...

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2026/03/22

Join peacebuilder, activist, Palestinian American neurosurgeon Dr. David Hasan, Founder, President & CEO of The Gaza Children Village, in conversation with Rabbi Sharon Brous Recently featured in The New York Times, The Gaza Children Village provides daily education, nutritious meals, healthcare, and trauma-informed support to orphaned and vulnerable children through their Academies of Hope. Co-Sponsored by NewGround: A Muslim-Jewish Partnership for Change.

17:55

We Expect More of You - Rabbi Sharon Brous

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2026/03/22

From movement leaders to strongmen, the whole world is reeling from the abuses of men striving for greatness. But it’s never too late for a moral reckoning. Humility and decency must be our new metric for leadership.

60:17

The Kli Yakar’s Psychology of Wealth and Poverty -...

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2026/03/19

Parashat Vayikra This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's class The Weekly Parashah from 3.18.2026, co-sponsored by IKAR and Hadar.

65:08

Torah, Danger, and Legacy, Chagigah 15 - Rabbi Morris...

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2026/03/17

Class #15 | March 17, 2026 This is a recording of Rabbi Morris Panitz'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.

19:36

Don’t Let the Need for Cognitive Closure Harden Your...

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2026/03/15

This is a heavy and complicated and confusing time. But we must not respond to the spiritual overload by closing off our hearts. Let us pry our hearts open instead. Vayak-hel Pekudei 5786

58:33

The End of Exodus - Rabbi David Kasher | The Best...

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2026/03/12

Parashat Vayakhel-PekudeiThis is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's class The Weekly Parashah from 3.11.2026, co-sponsored by IKAR and Hadar.

67:58

Peeking Behind the Veil - Rabbi Morris Panitz | For...

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2026/03/10

Class #14 | March 10, 2026 | Click here for source sheet. When the man entered with the boy in his arms, a change came over the place. All of us felt it. Something in the air trembled; a warmth passed through the yard, and we knew that one of the living had come among us. We assembled in small knots, whispering about our former lives. Some remembered their misdeeds, some their triumphs. We debated, we argued, we laughed when the memory allowed it, but always we were together, bound by the

54:54

Taking Responsibility in Public Office / Parashat Ki...

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2026/03/10

This is a recording from 3.4.2025 of Rabbi David Kasher's Weekly Parashah class, co-sponsored by Hadar and IKAR. There were technical difficulties in the last 10 minutes of class and Rabbi Kasher had to join from a different device.

17:49

Finding our Rock - Inviting Sacred Encounter - Rabbi...

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2026/03/08

Moses has an encounter this week that he never speaks of again. But we can’t seem to stop quoting it. What happened, and what can we learn from Moses’ secret?

64:13

From Mistakes to Meaning - Michael Lynton and Joshua...

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2026/03/08

Michael Lynton and Joshua Steiner discuss their new book, From Mistakes to Meaning: Owning Your Past So It Doesn't Own You (https://www.simonandschuster.com/book...)

50:43

Rabbi Sharon Brous and Gideon Maltz, 2025 Charles...

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2026/03/03

Gideon Maltz is the Chief Executive Officer of the Tent Partnership for Refugees, having previously served as Executive Director from 2017 to 2021. The Charles Bronfman Prize recognizes young humanitarians whose work is grounded in their Jewish values and is of universal benefit to all people. The goal of the Prize is to recognize dynamic leaders whose innovation and impact serve as inspiration for the next generation.

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