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Jewish learning with moral urgency.

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IKAR Podcasts offers Jewish learning in a live communal register, moving between sermons, source study, holiday teaching, and public conversation. Its episodes pair Torah and ritual memory with questions of justice, safety, responsibility, grief, and civic life.

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IKAR Podcasts is a broad audio record of Jewish communal life as it is taught, argued, prayed, remembered, and organized. The show is less a studio program than a window into a live learning community. Episodes often carry the texture of the room: Shabbat greetings, Chag Sameach, dedications for healing or memory, blessings before study, source sheets being passed around, and speakers framing why a conversation matters now. That informality gives the feed its force. It can feel gentle for a moment, then suddenly urgent. Rabbi Sharon Brous appears frequently as a guiding IKAR voice, bringing moral clarity to questions of Jewish safety, Israel, antisemitism, and the responsibilities of a community under strain. Her teaching does not separate spiritual language from political consequence. One episode weighs the claim that protecting Jewish bodies also requires protecting the Jewish soul. Another traces postwar Jewish hopes in Australia through the memory of Holocaust survivors and descendants seeking a life without violent antisemitism. The show also makes room for close holiday teaching. Pesah episodes return to Egypt, the Seder table, Moses, Michamocha, the splitting sea, and the startling power of stories that sound impossible yet shape a people. Rabbi Deborah Silver invites listeners to picture liberation through childhood Haggadah images and ritual gestures. Rabbinic Intern Jacob Schatz approaches song, music, and redemption through text study and personal memory. Rabbi Cheryl Peretz uses humor to open questions about which Exodus stories communities choose to believe and repeat. The feed also includes civic engagement, such as a Lunch & Learn with Senator Ben Allen connected to IKAR's Know Your Reps work. Those conversations keep the show grounded in relationships with representatives, elections, organizing, and shared public responsibility. Guest teaching can be literary and intimate, as in Agnes Borinsky's reflections on an AIDS memorial project, remembered love, recorded testimony, and sacred encounter. Across episodes, the register is warm but not soft. It assumes that Jewish learning should change how people see the world, how they grieve, how they vote, how they remember, and how they protect one another. IKAR Podcasts suits listeners who want Torah with present-tense stakes rather than detached commentary. It is communal, emotionally literate, and willing to ask hard questions out loud.

Made for: For listeners drawn to Jewish study, holiday teaching, and spiritually grounded public ethics. It especially suits people who want communal texture alongside serious reflection on justice, memory, Israel, antisemitism, and civic responsibility.

What sets it apart: The show preserves the feel of IKAR's live communal rooms, where blessings, dedications, source study, sermons, guest speakers, and organizing conversations sit side by side. Its strength is the way ritual language and public responsibility are treated as one conversation.

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Sermons, talks, classes, and more from IKAR Rabbis and the IKAR community.

Jewish communal lifeTorah and text studyPesah and Exodus storiesIsrael and Jewish moral responsibilityantisemitism and Jewish safetycivic organizing and representativesmemory, grief, and healingsong, ritual, and liturgy

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  1. 1

    Joseph Builds the Administrative State - Rabbi David Kasher | The Best Book Ever

    ·1h
  2. 2

    Sacred Meetings - Agnes Borinsky | Pesah II

    ·16m
  3. 3

    The Stories We Tell - Rabbi Cheryl Peretz | Pesah I

    ·17m
  4. 4

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

    ·19m
  5. 5

    Search the Corners of Yourself - Rabbi Hannah Jensen

    ·15m
  6. 6

    Lesson Learned: On Accepting/Rejecting Women, AZ 18a-b - Rabbi Sharon Brous

    ·1h 6m
  7. 7

    CEO of The Gaza Children Village Dr. David Hasan and Rabbi Sharon Brous in conversation

    ·1h 3m
  8. 8

    We Expect More of You - Rabbi Sharon Brous

    ·18m
  9. 9

    The Kli Yakar’s Psychology of Wealth and Poverty - Rabbi David Kasher | The Best Book Ever

    ·1h
  10. 10

    Lost on Mount Sinai / Parshat Mishpatim - Rabbi David Kasher | The Weekly Parashah

    ·57m
  11. 11

    Don't Tell Me It's Hopeless - Rabbi Sharon Brous

    ·22m
  12. 12

    On CAUTION, On COURAGE: Gittin 55b-56a - Rabbi Sharon Brous | For the Love of Learning

    ·1h 6m
  13. 13

    Heart of a Stranger: Rabbis Sharon Brous and Angela Buchdahl in conversation

    ·45m
  14. 14

    On SUFFERING: When We Reach the Outer Limits of Our Understanding - Rabbi Sharon Brous | For the Love of Learning 5786

    ·1h 2m
  15. 15

    Don’t Let the Need for Cognitive Closure Harden Your Heart - Rabbi Sharon Brous

    ·20m
  16. 16

    The End of Exodus - Rabbi David Kasher | The Best Book Ever

    ·59m
  17. 17

    Peeking Behind the Veil - Rabbi Morris Panitz | For the Love of Learning

    ·1h 8m
  18. 18

    Taking Responsibility in Public Office / Parashat Ki Tisa - Rabbi David Kasher | The Best Book Ever

    ·55m
  19. 19

    Finding our Rock - Inviting Sacred Encounter - Rabbi Deborah Silver

    ·18m
  20. 20

    From Mistakes to Meaning - Michael Lynton and Joshua Steiner in conversation with Rabbi Morris Panitz

    ·1h 4m
  21. 21

    Rabbi Sharon Brous and Gideon Maltz, 2025 Charles Bronfman Prize Recipient

    ·51m
  22. 22

    Architect Barbara Bestor in conversation with Rabbi Sharon Brous

    ·42m
  23. 23

    On Enemies: Eternal and Earned, Esther 2-3 and Megillah 13b-14a - Rabbi Sharon Brous

    ·1h 7m
  24. 24

    Commit to Recommit - Rabbi Morris Panitz

    ·20m
  25. 25

    A Crimson Thread / Parashat Terumah - Rabbi David Kasher | The Best Book Ever

    ·1h
  26. 26

    Alexander the Great and the women who taught him, Tamid 31b-32b - Rabbi Brad Artson

    ·1h
  27. 27

    Practice Telling the Truth - Rabbi Sharon Brous

    ·20m
  28. 28

    Midrashic Origin Stories / Parshat Yitro - Rabbi David Kasher | The Best Book Ever

    ·1h 2m
  29. 29

    Come Back to the Mountain - Rabbi Morris Panitz

    ·12m
  30. 30

    What’s Mine and Yours is Hers, Ketubot 62b/Nedarim 50a - Rabbi Morris Panitz

    ·1h 6m
  31. 31

    We Win This Fight Together - Rabbi Hannah Jensen

    ·18m
  32. 32

    Pharaoh Never Died / Parshat Beshalah - Rabbi David Kasher | The Best Book Ever

    ·1h
  33. 33

    Resisting Tyranny in the Public Square, Berakhot 61b - Rabbi Morris Panitz | For the Love of Learning

    ·1h 5m
  34. 34

    HIAS CEO, Dr. Beth Oppenheim and Rabbi Hannah Jensen in Conversation

    ·52m
  35. 35

    We Are Under-Reacting - Rabbi Sharon Brous

    ·24m
  36. 36

    Hard-Heartedness / Parshat Bo - Rabbi David Kasher | The Best Book Ever

    ·1h
  37. 37

    Sephardi / Mizrahi Shabbat: Yoni Avi Battat & Sarah Bunin Benor in Conversation

    ·58m
  38. 38

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

    ·1h 1m
  39. 39

    For the People of Iran - Rabbi Morris Panitz

    ·16m
  40. 40

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

    ·1h 2m
  41. 41

    Leadership: Character or Destiny? - Rabbi David Kasher | The Best Book Ever

    ·59m
  42. 42

    The Midwives Birthed Into the World More Than Those Hebrew Babies - Rabbi Sharon Brous

    ·22m
  43. 43

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

    ·1h 4m
  44. 44

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

    ·59m
  45. 45

    Of Serpents and Salvation - Rabbinic Intern Jacob Schatz

    ·16m
  46. 46

    Counting Sheep - Rabbi Morris Panitz

    ·37m
  47. 47

    Why Fascists Fear Teachers - Randi Weingarten & Rabbi Sharon Brous in Conversation

    ·1h 3m
  48. 48

    After Bondi - Rabbi Sharon Brous

    ·21m
  49. 49

    The Trappings of Power - the Best Book Ever with Rabbi David Kasher

    ·58m
  50. 50

    On SURVIVAL: Playing Dead in Order to Live Gittin 56a-56b - Rabbi Sharon Brous

    ·1h 7m
  51. 51

    Breathing with God - Rabbi Morris Panitz

    ·19m
  52. 52

    On WORDS: And Their Power to Hurt and to Heal- Rabbi Sharon Brous | For the Love of Learning 5786

    ·51m
  53. 53

    History Doesn’t Repeat, But It Does Rhyme - Rabbi Sharon Brous

    ·24m
  54. 54

    On LOVE: What Partnership Looks Like - Rabbi Sharon Brous | For the Love of Learning 5786

    ·1h 1m
  55. 55

    The Cane and the Pitcher - Rabbi Deborah Silver

    ·19m
  56. 56

    When We Want to Look Away - Rabbi Sharon Brous

    ·18m
  57. 57

    Two Kidappings - The Best Book Ever with Rabbi David Kasher

    ·1h 3m
  58. 58

    Dr. Yasmeen Abu Fraiha in conversation with Rabbi Sharon Brous

    ·59m
  59. 59

    Everything is Breaking. Is Healing Even Possible?  - Rabbi Sharon Brous

    ·24m
  60. 60

    The Rise of Kings - The Best Book Ever with Rabbi David Kasher

    ·1h 1m
  61. 61

    The Journey Before The Journey - Rabbi Morris Panitz

    ·20m
  62. 62

    It Isn't Easy Being Good (Right Now) - Rabbi Dvora Weisberg

    ·16m
  63. 63

    It’s Precisely Now that We Dream Big - Rabbi Sharon Brous

    ·25m
  64. 64

    Welcoming the divine reflection; Opening our hearts and our doors to people of all abilities backgrounds And talents - Matan Koch

    ·18m
  65. 65

    Disability Shabbat - Lunch & Learn

    ·1h 3m
  66. 66

    Alana Zeitchik in Conversation with Rabbi Sharon Brous

    ·58m
  67. 67

    Redwood Trees & Jewish People - Rabbi Bradley Artson

    ·14m
  68. 68

    The Mountain, the Hair, and the Great Repair - Rabbinic Intern Jacob Schatz | Sukkot

    ·18m
  69. 69

    Gathering Joy - Rabbi Deborah Silver

    ·13m
  70. 70

    Before the Dove, there was a Raven - Rabbi Morris Panitz

    ·23m
  71. 71

    The Age of Rage is Upon Us. We Must Make Love Our Home. - Rabbi Sharon Brous | Yom Kippur Sermon

    ·31m
  72. 72

    We Don't Have Forever - Rabbi Sharon Brous & Lori Gottlieb | Rosh Hashanah Day 2 5786 Sermon-Dialogue

    ·47m
  73. 73

    If the Soul of the Jewish People is to be Redeemed - Rabbi Sharon Brous | Rosh Hashanah Day 1 5786

    ·41m
  74. 74

    This is Not an Interruption - Rabbi Hannah Jensen | Erev Rosh Hashanah Sermon

    ·20m
  75. 75

    Countering Antisemitism & Protecting Democracy - Rabbi Sharon Brous & Amy Spitalnick in conversation

    ·32m
  76. 76

    The Unreal and the Real - Rabbi Deborah Silver

    ·16m
  77. 77

    A Letter to the Pope - Rabbi Sharon Brous

    ·17m
  78. 78

    A Tale of Two Torahs - Rabbi Hannah Jensen

    ·16m
  79. 79

    Preparing, and Unprepared - Rabbinic Intern Jacob Schatz

    ·16m
  80. 80

    Show the World What a Jew Looks Like - Rabbi Sharon Brous

    ·17m
  81. 81

    Break the Ax - Rabbi Morris Panitz

    ·19m
  82. 82

    For Those Who Cannot Rise - Rabbi Deborah Silver

    ·16m
  83. 83

    Lonely Sits the City - Rabbi Hannah Jensen

    ·18m
  84. 84

    The Best Seat in Hell - Rabbi Morris Panitz

    ·21m
  85. 85

    Reflections from a Bomb Shelter - Rabbi Morris Panitz

    ·16m
  86. 86

    The Folly of Those Dark Fantasies - Rabbi Sharon Brous

    ·32m
  87. 87

    Jeremy Ben-Ami (J Street Pres.) and Rabbi Sharon Brous in Conversation

    ·1h 11m
  88. 88

    Sight and Vision - Rabbi Deborah Silver

    ·17m
  89. 89

    Even Now, We Dream - Rabbi Sharon Brous

    ·19m
  90. 90

    May You Be Blessed and Safe - Rabbi Hannah Jensen

    ·20m
  91. 91

    What I Need You To Hear - Rabbi Morris Panitz

    ·18m
  92. 92

    Four Things I Know - Rabbi Sharon Brous

    ·22m
  93. 93

    “What Faith Means to Me” - Rabbi Brous in conversation at the Milken Institute Global Conference 2025

    ·1h 5m
  94. 94

    Rabbi Brous at the Milken Institute Global Conference 2025 - The Amen Effect Author Talk

    ·47m
  95. 95

    Embracing Exile - Dr. David Kraemer in Conversation with Rabbi Sharon Brous

    Rabbi Sharon Brous hosts Dr.

    ·59m·5 clips
  96. 96

    The Captain of the World - The Best Book Ever with Rabbi David Kasher

    This episode announces upcoming Jewish educational events, including a Tanakh intensive in New York and a Talmud study series on justice principles in the West Coast.

    ·58m
  97. 97

    Torah, Danger, and Legacy, Chagigah 15 - Rabbi Morris Panitz & Rabbi Michael Panitz

    Rabbi Sharon Brous co-teaches a Talmud class with her father, Rabbi Michael Panitz, focusing on the complex story from Chagigah 15, highlighting their personal and educational bond.

    ·1h 5m
  98. 98

    On Justice and Responsibility, Yoma 23a - Rabbi Sharon Brous | For the Love of Learning

    Rabbi Sharon Brous introduces a podcast episode focused on Jewish teachings about justice and responsibility, starting with dedications and a blessing for learning.

    ·1h 6m
  99. 99

    Leaving Egypt with the Shekhinah - Rabbi Deborah Silver | Pesah VIII

    Rabbi Deborah Silver reimagines the Exodus through the Zohar, depicting the Israelites leaving Egypt with broken spirits rather than triumph.

    ·13m·1 clip
  100. 100

    The Song and The Star - Rabbinic Intern Jacob Schatz | Pesah VII

    ·26m
  101. 101

    Sukkot Drash - Rabbi Hannah Jensen

    Sep 30, 2026·8m
  102. 102

    It's Getting Hot in Here - Rabbinic Intern Jacob Schatz | Sukkot

    Sep 28, 2026·15m
  103. 103

    IsraAID’s Yotam Polizer and Rabbi Sharon Brous in Conversation in the Sukkah

    Rabbi Sharon Brous interviews IsraAID global CEO Yotam Polizer in the IKAR sukkah about field work from the 2015 Nepal earthquake to Gaza after October 7, 2023.

    Sep 27, 2026·50m·2 clips
  104. 104

    Writing Yourself into the Book of Life - Rabbi Dvora Weisberg

    Sep 24, 2026·16m
  105. 105

    How a Bereaved Father Found Solace By Encountering the Humanity of the Person Who Killed His Children

    Sep 22, 2026·50m
  106. 106

    The Torah I Learned From the Pope, and From My Father - Rabbi Sharon Brous | Kol Nidre

    Sep 21, 2026·33m
  107. 107

    When What We Love Falls - Rabbi Morris Panitz | Yom Kippur

    Sep 21, 2026·25m
  108. 108

    To Live and Love Well Not in Spite of Death, But Because of It - Rabbi Sharon Brous & Dr. BJ Miller | Rosh Hashanah II

    Sep 13, 2026·55m
  109. 109

    Avinu Malkeinu | Rosh Hashanah II

    Sep 13, 2026·10m
  110. 110

    Zealots Are Driving Us to the Cliff’s Edge - Rabbi Sharon Brous | Rosh Hashanah I

    Sep 12, 2026·38m
  111. 111

    This Is Your Life - Rabbi Hannah Jensen | Erev Rosh Hashanah Sermon

    Sep 12, 2026·18m
  112. 112

    Taller On The Inside - Rabbi Deborah Silver

    Sep 6, 2026·14m
  113. 113

    Rabbi Sharon Brous and Daniela Gerson discuss "The Wanderers"

    Aug 30, 2026·1h 1m
  114. 114

    Read it both ways  - Rabbi Candice Levy

    Aug 30, 2026·16m
  115. 115

    IKAR High Holy Days Bootcamp 5787

    Aug 28, 2026·1h 2m
  116. 116

    The Verse That Made Me Want to Throw Out the Whole Book - Rabbi Myra Meskin

    Aug 24, 2026·20m
  117. 117

    On Courage: How to Be a Dissident in an Age of Fear - Ami Fields-Meyer & Rabbi Sharon Brous in conversation

    Aug 23, 2026·1h 9m
  118. 118

    The Relentless Pursuit of Peace - Rabbi Sharon Brous

    Aug 16, 2026·21m
  119. 119

    Between Two Mountains - Rabbi Tova Leibovic-Douglas

    Aug 9, 2026·14m
  120. 120

    Perhaps The Word Was For Me - Rabbi Morris Panitz

    Aug 2, 2026·18m
  121. 121

    Say it Anyway - Rabbi Hannah Jensen

    Jul 26, 2026·16m
  122. 122

    The Dust and the Stars - Rabbinic Intern Jacob Schatz

    Jul 19, 2026·15m
  123. 123

    Choose Mercy Before Vengeance Chooses Us - Rabbi Morris Panitz

    Jul 14, 2026·17m
  124. 124

    Rabbis and Prophets: The Challenge of the Moral Critic - Rabbi Sharon Brous and Donniel Hartman

    Hidden gem

    Rabbi Sharon Brous and Donniel Hartman examine how Jewish moral criticism should respond to climate devastation, artificial intelligence, violent extremism, antisemitism, and the Israel-Palestine conflict.

    Jul 14, 2026·1h 31m·5 clips
  125. 125

    Guest Sermon from Reverend Raphael Warnock

    Hidden gem

    Raphael Warnock delivers an Isaiah-centered sermon at IKAR, linking 'every valley shall be exalted' to equity, integrity, and collective belonging.

    Jun 28, 2026·29m·2 clips
  126. 126

    Rabbi Sharon Brous and Reverend Raphael Warnock in Conversation

    Jun 28, 2026·18m
  127. 127

    Kissing Girls on Shabbat w/ Dr. Sara Glass + Lani Santo

    IKAR's Rabbi Sharon Brous hosts Sarah Glass and Lani Santo for a Pride Shabbat conversation about queer identity, ultra-Orthodox communities, and leaving prescribed lives.

    Jun 22, 2026·54m·3 clips
  128. 128

    The Only One - Rabbi Deborah Silver

    Jun 21, 2026·14m
  129. 129

    Before It’s Too Late - Rabbi Sharon Brous

    Jun 14, 2026·20m
  130. 130

    Confronting Settler Violence: Voices from the Jewish Solidarity Movement

    Jun 9, 2026·1h 20m
  131. 131

    Senator Booker in Conversation with Rabbi Brous: I had to do my part

    Jun 7, 2026·50m
  132. 132

    Magical Mind of Midrash Session 3 - Rabbi Morris Panitz

    Jun 4, 2026·1h 49m
  133. 133

    11:59 - Rabbi Morris Panitz

    May 31, 2026·18m
  134. 134

    The Jewish Art of Resolving Contradictions / Parshat Naso - Rabbi David Kasher

    May 28, 2026·59m
  135. 135

    Magical Mind of Midrash Session 2 - Rabbi Morris Panitz

    May 28, 2026·1h 34m
  136. 136

    But...How Do We Prepare to Listen?  - Rabbi Hannah Jensen

    May 27, 2026·18m
  137. 137

    Magical Mind of Midrash Session 1 - Rabbi Morris Panitz

    May 21, 2026·1h 32m
  138. 138

    Don't Forget the Poor on Shavuot! - Rabbi David Kasher

    May 21, 2026·58m
  139. 139

    Firstborn All Over Again / Parshat Bamidbar - Rabbi David Kasher

    May 19, 2026·58m
  140. 140

    The Curse of Exile: ‘If’ or ‘When’? /  Parshat Behar-Behukotai - Rabbi David Kasher

    May 19, 2026·59m
  141. 141

    Lunch & Learn: World War II Incarceration of Japanese Americans

    May 17, 2026·1h 9m
  142. 142

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

    May 17, 2026·20m
  143. 143

    A Democracy that Celebrates Disenfranchisement is No Democracy At All - Rabbi Sharon Brous

    May 10, 2026·17m
  144. 144

    Siyum: For the Love of Learning with Rabbi Sharon Brous & Rabbi Morris Panitz

    May 7, 2026·1h
  145. 145

    One Day at a Time - Rabbi Hannah Jensen

    May 3, 2026·18m
  146. 146

    Shabbat and Holidays: Two Timelines / Parshat Emor - Rabbi David Kasher

    Apr 30, 2026·1h 2m
  147. 147

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

    Apr 28, 2026·1h 16m
  148. 148

    The Weight of Wounds, The Work of Love - Rabbi Morris Panitz

    Apr 26, 2026·13m
  149. 149

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

    Apr 24, 2026·15m
  150. 150

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

    Apr 24, 2026·1h 1m
  151. 151

    Tears on the Page, Chagigah 4b-5b - Rabbi Morris Panitz | For the Love of Learning

    Apr 21, 2026·1h 5m
  152. 152

    Enduring Hostility - The Making of America’s Iran Policy | Dalia Dassa Kaye in conversation with Rabbi Sharon Brous

    Apr 19, 2026·1h 12m
  153. 153

    "Readiness is All." - Lorne Buchman

    Apr 19, 2026·15m
  154. 154

    Lunch & Learn: Senator Ben Allen with Rabbi Sharon Brous

    Rabbi Sharon Brous introduces a conversation with State Senator Ben Allen as part of IKAR's ongoing Know Your Reps campaign, focusing on political engagement and community organizing in an election year.

    Apr 13, 2026·1h 8m
  155. 155

    Lest We Become Agents of the Angel of Death - Rabbi Sharon Brous

    Rabbi Sharon Brous discusses the moral and existential challenges facing Judaism, emphasizing the need to distinguish between sacred and profane values to protect the Jewish soul.

    Apr 12, 2026·25m
  156. 156

    The Song and The Star - Rabbinic Intern Jacob Schatz | Pesah VII

    Rabbi Sharon Brous introduces a text study session focused on the themes of song and music in Jewish tradition, particularly around Pesah and the Star of Redemption.

    Apr 10, 2026·26m
  157. 157

    Leaving Egypt with the Shekhinah - Rabbi Deborah Silver | Pesah VIII

    Rabbi Deborah Silver explores different imaginative depictions of the Israelites' exodus from Egypt during Pesach, drawing from personal Haggadah memories, Seder traditions, and cultural references like the movie Prince of Egypt.

    Apr 10, 2026·13m
  158. 158

    Sacred Meetings - Agnes Borinsky | Pesah II

    Agnes Borinsky shares a poignant story about an interview with journalist David Dunlap for an AIDS memorial project, recounting his memories of his lover Warren P.

    Apr 6, 2026·16m
  159. 159

    The Stories We Tell - Rabbi Cheryl Peretz | Pesah I

    This episode explores the power of storytelling in Jewish tradition through a humorous anecdote about a child's exaggerated version of the Exodus story, highlighting how narratives shape faith and community.

    Apr 6, 2026·17m
  160. 160

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

    Apr 5, 2026·19m
  161. 161

    Search the Corners of Yourself - Rabbi Hannah Jensen

    Mar 29, 2026·15m
  162. 162

    Lesson Learned: On Accepting/Rejecting Women, AZ 18a-b - Rabbi Sharon Brous

    Mar 24, 2026·1h 6m
  163. 163

    CEO of The Gaza Children Village Dr. David Hasan and Rabbi Sharon Brous in conversation

    Mar 22, 2026·1h 3m
  164. 164

    We Expect More of You - Rabbi Sharon Brous

    Mar 22, 2026·18m
  165. 165

    The Kli Yakar’s Psychology of Wealth and Poverty - Rabbi David Kasher | The Best Book Ever

    Mar 19, 2026·1h
  166. 166

    Torah, Danger, and Legacy, Chagigah 15 - Rabbi Morris Panitz & Rabbi Michael Panitz

    Hidden gem

    IKAR Podcasts features Rabbi Sharon Brous and her father, Rabbi Michael Panitz, teaching the Talmud story of Elisha ben Abuya, known as Acher.

    Mar 17, 2026·1h 5m·4 clips
  167. 167

    Don’t Let the Need for Cognitive Closure Harden Your Heart - Rabbi Sharon Brous

    Mar 15, 2026·20m
  168. 168

    The End of Exodus - Rabbi David Kasher | The Best Book Ever

    Mar 12, 2026·59m
  169. 169

    Taking Responsibility in Public Office / Parashat Ki Tisa - Rabbi David Kasher | The Best Book Ever

    Mar 10, 2026·55m
  170. 170

    Peeking Behind the Veil - Rabbi Morris Panitz | For the Love of Learning

    Mar 10, 2026·1h 8m
  171. 171

    From Mistakes to Meaning - Michael Lynton and Joshua Steiner in conversation with Rabbi Morris Panitz

    Mar 8, 2026·1h 4m
  172. 172

    Finding our Rock - Inviting Sacred Encounter - Rabbi Deborah Silver

    Mar 8, 2026·18m
  173. 173

    Rabbi Sharon Brous and Gideon Maltz, 2025 Charles Bronfman Prize Recipient

    Mar 3, 2026·51m
  174. 174

    Architect Barbara Bestor in conversation with Rabbi Sharon Brous

    Mar 1, 2026·42m
  175. 175

    On Enemies: Eternal and Earned, Esther 2-3 and Megillah 13b-14a - Rabbi Sharon Brous

    Feb 24, 2026·1h 7m
  176. 176

    Commit to Recommit - Rabbi Morris Panitz

    Feb 22, 2026·20m
  177. 177

    A Crimson Thread / Parashat Terumah - Rabbi David Kasher | The Best Book Ever

    Feb 20, 2026·1h
  178. 178

    Alexander the Great and the women who taught him, Tamid 31b-32b - Rabbi Brad Artson

    Feb 19, 2026·1h
  179. 179

    Practice Telling the Truth - Rabbi Sharon Brous

    Feb 15, 2026·20m
  180. 180

    Lost on Mount Sinai / Parshat Mishpatim - Rabbi David Kasher | The Weekly Parashah

    Feb 13, 2026·57m
  181. 181

    On Justice and Responsibility, Yoma 23a - Rabbi Sharon Brous | For the Love of Learning

    Feb 11, 2026·1h 6m
  182. 182

    Midrashic Origin Stories / Parshat Yitro - Rabbi David Kasher | The Best Book Ever

    Feb 11, 2026·1h 2m
  183. 183

    Come Back to the Mountain - Rabbi Morris Panitz

    Feb 8, 2026·12m
  184. 184

    What’s Mine and Yours is Hers, Ketubot 62b/Nedarim 50a - Rabbi Morris Panitz

    Feb 4, 2026·1h 6m
  185. 185

    We Win This Fight Together - Rabbi Hannah Jensen

    Feb 1, 2026·18m
  186. 186

    Pharaoh Never Died / Parshat Beshalah - Rabbi David Kasher | The Best Book Ever

    Jan 30, 2026·1h
  187. 187

    Resisting Tyranny in the Public Square, Berakhot 61b - Rabbi Morris Panitz | For the Love of Learning

    Jan 27, 2026·1h 5m
  188. 188

    HIAS CEO, Dr. Beth Oppenheim and Rabbi Hannah Jensen in Conversation

    Jan 26, 2026·52m
  189. 189

    We Are Under-Reacting - Rabbi Sharon Brous

    Jan 25, 2026·24m
  190. 190

    Hard-Heartedness / Parshat Bo - Rabbi David Kasher | The Best Book Ever

    Jan 23, 2026·1h
  191. 191

    Sephardi / Mizrahi Shabbat: Yoni Avi Battat & Sarah Bunin Benor in Conversation

    Jan 21, 2026·58m
  192. 192

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    Jan 20, 2026·1h 1m
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    Jan 18, 2026·16m
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    Jan 13, 2026·59m
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    Jan 13, 2026·1h 2m
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    Jan 11, 2026·22m
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    On COMMUNITY, On UNITY? Ta'anit 23a - Rabbi Sharon Brous | For the Love of Learning

    Jan 7, 2026·1h 4m
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    Two Messiahs, Three Opinions - Rabbi David Kasher | Best Book Ever

    Jan 5, 2026·59m
  199. 199

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    Jan 5, 2026·16m
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    Counting Sheep - Rabbi Morris Panitz

    Dec 31, 2025·37m
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    Dec 26, 2025·1h
  202. 202

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    Dec 21, 2025·1h 3m
  203. 203

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    Rabbi Sharon Brous shares a story about a friend's Holocaust survivor grandparents who immigrated to Australia seeking safety from anti-Semitism and a place to practice Judaism freely.

    Dec 21, 2025·21m
  204. 204

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    May 4, 2025·22m
  205. 205

    BBE: Psychedelic Imagery in the Torah

    Apr 28, 2025·1h 6m
  206. 206

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    Apr 27, 2025·18m
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    Apr 20, 2025·18m
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    Apr 15, 2025·16m
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    Apr 7, 2025·19m
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    Mar 31, 2025·1h 4m
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    Mar 30, 2025·16m
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    The Amen Effect - Session 4 with Rabbi Brous

    Mar 26, 2025·1h
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    Mar 23, 2025·55m
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    Shabbat Sermon - Rabbi Tamar Elad-Appelbaum

    Mar 23, 2025·25m
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    The Amen Effect with Rabbi Brous - Session 2

    Mar 20, 2025·1h
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    The Amen Effect with Rabbi Brous - Session 3

    Mar 20, 2025·1h 4m
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    Transforming Elijah - Rabbi Morris Panitz

    Mar 16, 2025·17m
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    Mar 9, 2025·22m
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    Mar 5, 2025·1h 27m
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    Mar 2, 2025·19m
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    Mar 2, 2025·59m
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    Lunch & Learn with Roots/Shorashim/Judur

    Feb 24, 2025·1h 2m
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    The Amen Effect with Rabbi Sharon Brous - Session 1

    Feb 24, 2025·1h 2m
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    Finding North - Rabbi Deborah Silver

    Feb 23, 2025·18m
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    Feb 17, 2025·19m
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    Feb 9, 2025·17m
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    We Cannot Go Numb in this Darkness - Rabbi Hannah Jensen

    Feb 2, 2025·20m
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    Jan 29, 2025·56m
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    Jan 26, 2025·15m
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    Jan 19, 2025·18m
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    Reflections on HOME, From Amidst the Fire - Rabbi Sharon Brous

    Jan 12, 2025·21m
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    The Names We Carry - Rabbi Morris Panitz

    Jan 5, 2025·19m
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    Treachery Or Truth? - Rabbi Deborah Silver

    Dec 29, 2024·16m
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    Dec 15, 2024·19m
  235. 235

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    Dec 8, 2024·32m
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    Dec 8, 2024·1h 2m
  237. 237

    The Mouth of the Well - Rabbi Hannah Jensen

    Dec 8, 2024·19m
  238. 238

    Bound and Unbound - Rabbi Morris Panitz

    Dec 1, 2024·18m
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    Nov 24, 2024·22m
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    Nov 17, 2024·17m
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    Nov 10, 2024·21m
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    Gifts Of The Flood - Rabbi Deborah Silver

    Nov 3, 2024·14m
  243. 243

    Shemini Atzeret - Tom Fields-Meyer

    Oct 27, 2024·13m
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    From Blame and Shame to Cherished Belonging - Rabbi Sharon Brous

    Oct 27, 2024·24m
  245. 245

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    Oct 20, 2024·15m
  246. 246

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    Oct 13, 2024·34m
  247. 247

    Have Faith in Grief - Rabbi Morris Panitz | Kol Nidre 5785

    Oct 13, 2024·27m
  248. 248

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    Oct 6, 2024·49m
  249. 249

    A Hope Born From the Depths of Sorrow - Rabbi Sharon Brous | Rosh Hashanah I

    Oct 6, 2024·37m
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    There's Something about Going Back - Rabbi Hannah Jensen | Erev Rosh Hashanah

    Oct 2, 2024·24m
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    It is not in heaven. It is in our hands and in our hearts - Michal Lemberger

    Sep 29, 2024·15m
  252. 252

    Lunch & Learn with Peace Activists Arab Aramin & Yonatan Zeigen

    Sep 22, 2024·1h 10m
  253. 253

    Asking for More - Rabbi Morris Panitz

    Sep 22, 2024·15m
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    Circling the Season - Rabbi Deborah Silver

    Sep 15, 2024·18m
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    Sep 8, 2024·25m
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    When You Get a Second Chance — Take It - Rabbi Hannah Jensen

    Sep 1, 2024·13m
  257. 257

    What We Learn from the Rain - Rabbi Morris Panitz

    Aug 26, 2024·16m
  258. 258

    Learning to Let Go - Rabbi Morris Panitz

    Aug 18, 2024·17m
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    Dreams and Visions, From Within the Nightmare - Rabbi Sharon Brous

    Aug 12, 2024·19m
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    Why do I keep doing this? How our patterns have purpose. - Rabbi Marc Kraus

    Aug 5, 2024·16m
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    Let's Get to Work - Rabbi Hannah Jensen

    Jul 28, 2024·17m
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    Don’t Curse Tomorrow with the Despair of Today - Rabbi Morris Panitz

    Jul 21, 2024·14m
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    The Shining Thread - Rabbi Deborah Silver

    Jul 14, 2024·18m
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    This Moment of Angels - Rabbi Tova Leibovic-Douglas

    Jun 30, 2024·17m
  265. 265

    Our Brothers' Keepers - Rabbi Sharon Brous

    Jun 24, 2024·29m
  266. 266

    A Prayer for Peace - Rabbi Morris Panitz

    Jun 16, 2024·12m
  267. 267

    In the Shadows - Author Mickey Bergman in conversation with Rabbi Brous

    Jun 11, 2024·56m
  268. 268

    Lest the Zealots Lead Us Again to Catastrophe - Rabbi Sharon Brous

    Jun 9, 2024·24m
  269. 269

    Take Warning / Parshat Behukotai - Rabbi David Kasher

    May 31, 2024·40m
  270. 270

    Counting the Days; Days That Have Counted - Rabbi Ronit Tsadok

    May 27, 2024·18m
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    The End of Slavery / Parshat Behar - Rabbi David Kasher

    May 24, 2024·39m
  272. 272

    Counting the Omers / Parsha Emor - Rabbi David Kasher

    May 20, 2024·40m
  273. 273

    The Barriers We Construct - Rabbi Morris Panitz

    May 19, 2024·18m
  274. 274

    Beyond the Limits - Rabbi Morris Panitz

    May 13, 2024·16m
  275. 275

    Kedoshim Couplets / Parshat Kedoshim - Rabbi David Kasher

    May 13, 2024·41m
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    A Queasy Land / Parshat Aharei Mot - Rabbi David Kasher

    May 5, 2024·49m
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    I Care About Our Safety. And I Care About Our Soul. - Rabbi Sharon Brous

    May 5, 2024·27m
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    IKAR Reflects I Yom HaShoah 2024

    May 5, 2024·59m
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    A Righteous Protest Calls for Collective Liberation - Rabbi Sharon Brous

    Apr 28, 2024·24m
  280. 280

    [BBE] Magic 8 - Parshat Tazria

    Apr 22, 2024·47m
  281. 281

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    Apr 21, 2024·18m
  282. 282

    Open Doors, Open Hearts - Rabbi Sharon Brous

    Apr 14, 2024·24m
  283. 283

    BBE: Come Closer - Parshat Shemini

    Apr 8, 2024·48m
  284. 284

    The Nightingale of Iran - Discussion with Danielle and Galeet Dardasht

    Apr 7, 2024·48m
  285. 285

    Signs of Spring - Rabbi Hannah Jensen

    Apr 7, 2024·14m
  286. 286

    [BBE] Concessions to Human Nature -  Parshat Tzav

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  287. 287

    Clearing Away the Ashes - Rabbi Ronit Tsadok

    Mar 31, 2024·12m
  288. 288

    "Judaism Disrupted": Author Michael Strassfeld in conversation with Rabbi Panitz

    Mar 31, 2024·1h 7m
  289. 289

    Generative Uncertainty - Rabbi Morris Panitz

    Mar 24, 2024·15m
  290. 290

    The Last Bulwark Against Authoritarianism - Rabbi Sharon Brous

    Mar 18, 2024·28m
  291. 291

    On Our Best Behavior - Elise Loehnen in conversation with Rabbi Sharon Brous

    Mar 18, 2024·54m
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    Conversation with Marshall Goldberg

    Mar 17, 2024·53m
  293. 293

    BBE: Building a Home for God - Parshat Pekudei

    Mar 15, 2024·49m
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    BBE: Broken Torah for Broken People - Parshat Vayakhel

    Mar 11, 2024·42m
  295. 295

    BBE: The Origins of Yom Kippur Liturgy - Parshat Ki Tisa

    Mar 11, 2024·50m
  296. 296

    Standing Together

    Mar 10, 2024·1h 14m
  297. 297

    Everything is Broken. We Must Write a New Story. - Rabbi Sharon Brous

    Mar 10, 2024·22m
  298. 298

    Let Me Be - Rabbi Morris Panitz

    Mar 3, 2024·15m
  299. 299

    BBE: Everyday Torah - Parashat Tetzaveh

    Feb 29, 2024·49m
  300. 300

    Subculture Vulture: Moshe Kasher & Rabbi Sharon Brous in Conversation

    Feb 26, 2024·1h 5m
  301. 301

    I Will Not Turn Away - Rabbi Sharon Brous

    Feb 26, 2024·18m
  302. 302

    BBE: The Third Rail - Parshat Terumah

    Feb 19, 2024·45m
  303. 303

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    Feb 18, 2024·16m
  304. 304

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    Feb 11, 2024·16m
  305. 305

    BBE: Third Category of Law - Parshat Mishpatim

    Feb 9, 2024·34m
  306. 306

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    Feb 5, 2024·1h 4m
  307. 307

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    Feb 5, 2024·44m
  308. 308

    Remembering Who We Are - Rabbi Morris Panitz

    Jan 29, 2024·14m
  309. 309

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    Jan 21, 2024·17m
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    The Golem of Brooklyn - Adam Mansbach & Hillel Tigay

    Jan 21, 2024·50m
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    Jan 19, 2024·45m
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    Jan 12, 2024·43m
  313. 313

    Rep. Katie Porter and Rabbi Sharon Brous in Conversation

    Jan 8, 2024·1h 15m
  314. 314

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    Jan 8, 2024·18m
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    Jan 3, 2024·23m
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    Dec 21, 2023·1h 3m
  317. 317

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    Dec 17, 2023·20m
  318. 318

    BBE: DREAM INTERPRETATION - Parshat Mikeitz

    Dec 15, 2023·44m
  319. 319

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    Dec 13, 2023·1h 17m
  320. 320

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    Dec 4, 2023·1h 2m
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    Dec 4, 2023·13m
  322. 322

    BBE: RETURN TO THE HOUSE OF GOD – Parshat Vayishlakh

    Dec 1, 2023·43m
  323. 323

    Remembering and Rebuilding - A Conversation with Kibbutz Kfar Azza Survivors

    Nov 29, 2023·1h 4m
  324. 324

    Ask for Wonder #3: Exploring the Thought of Abraham Joshua Heschel with Rabbi Morris Panitz

    Nov 28, 2023·1h 11m
  325. 325

    Women Wage Peace - Rabbi Sharon Brous

    Nov 26, 2023·23m
  326. 326

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    Nov 19, 2023·8m
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    Nov 19, 2023·19m
  328. 328

    BBE: WAS ESAU BAD? - Parshat Toldot

    Nov 18, 2023·50m
  329. 329

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    Nov 16, 2023·1h 3m
  330. 330

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    Nov 13, 2023·23m
  331. 331

    BBE: Legends of the Cave - Parshat Hayei Sarah

    Nov 11, 2023·47m
  332. 332

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    Nov 8, 2023·1h 2m
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    Nov 5, 2023·56m
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    Even Now, Reach Out Your Hand - Rabbi Hannah Jensen

    Nov 5, 2023·16m
  335. 335

    BBE: BEFORE THE BINDING - Parshat Vayeira

    Nov 3, 2023·49m
  336. 336

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    Oct 29, 2023·26m
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    Oct 27, 2023·42m
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    Oct 21, 2023·39m
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    Oct 15, 2023·24m
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    Oct 13, 2023·46m
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    Oct 13, 2023·36m
  342. 342

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    Sep 26, 2023·51m
  343. 343

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    Sep 26, 2023·28m
  344. 344

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    Sep 26, 2023·39m
  345. 345

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    Sep 19, 2023·23m
  346. 346

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    Sep 18, 2023·36m
  347. 347

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    Sep 18, 2023·44m
  348. 348

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  349. 349

    Reclaiming Dignity - Rabbi Morris Panitz

    Aug 28, 2023·15m
  350. 350

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    Aug 21, 2023·16m
  351. 351

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    Aug 13, 2023·17m
  352. 352

    Think Small - Rabbi Sharon Brous

    Aug 6, 2023·19m
  353. 353

    Four Ways to Listen - Rabbi Deborah Silver

    Jul 30, 2023·20m
  354. 354

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    Jul 23, 2023·13m
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    42 - Rabbi Hannah Jensen

    Jul 16, 2023·14m
  356. 356

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    Jul 9, 2023·23m
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    Aaron's Rod - Rabbi Deborah Silver

    Jun 26, 2023·11m
  358. 358

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    Jun 20, 2023·46m
  359. 359

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    Jun 20, 2023·19m
  360. 360

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    Jun 12, 2023·18m
  361. 361

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    Jun 6, 2023·54m
  362. 362

    Blessings and Accountability: A LGBTQ+ Pride Reflection

    Jun 4, 2023·15m
  363. 363

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    May 29, 2023·48m
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    All in This Together - Rabbi Sharon Brous | Shavuot 5783

    May 29, 2023·49m
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    May 29, 2023·37m
  366. 366

    Creative Revelation - Shavuot Opening Panel | Shavuot 5783

    May 29, 2023·50m
  367. 367

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    May 29, 2023·42m
  368. 368

    Every Letter, Every Soul - Rabbi Morris Panitz

    May 22, 2023·16m
  369. 369

    The Power of Nonviolence - In Conversation with Ali Abu Awwad

    May 15, 2023·1h 7m
  370. 370

    THE SCIENCE OF BELIEF with Mayim Bialik

    May 2, 2023·1h 18m
  371. 371

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    May 1, 2023·36m
  372. 372

    The Thin Line - Rabbi Morris Panitz

    Apr 24, 2023·16m
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    Reparations Now: A Conversation on the CA Reparations Task Force's Findings and Proposals with Member Dr. Shery Grills, Rabbi Aryeh Cohen and Reverend Eddie Anderson.

    Apr 19, 2023·1h 37m
  374. 374

    Prophetic Grief and Public Protest - Rabbi Sharon Brous

    Apr 16, 2023·27m
  375. 375

    The Forgotten Story of Our Pilgrimage - Rabbi Morris Panitz

    Apr 14, 2023·18m
  376. 376

    Who is Waiting? - Rabbi Deborah Silver

    Apr 10, 2023·1m
  377. 377

    The Season of Our Freedom: What Does it Mean to Be Free? - Rabbi Dvora Weisberg

    Apr 10, 2023·9m
  378. 378

    SERMON: A Holy Justice, and a Just Holiness - Rabbi David Kasher

    Apr 3, 2023·25m
  379. 379

    We Were Strangers, Too - Rabbinic Intern Hannah Jensen

    Mar 26, 2023·17m
  380. 380

    The Seeds We've Sown - Rabbi Robit Tsadok

    Mar 23, 2023·15m
  381. 381

    Rabbi Sharon Brous in conversation with Rep. Adam Schiff

    Mar 19, 2023·1h 6m
  382. 382

    Redemptive Art - Rabbi Sharon Brous

    Mar 13, 2023·15m
  383. 383

    BEST BOOK EVER: ASTROLOGY with Chani Nicholas

    Mar 9, 2023·56m
  384. 384

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    Mar 6, 2023·12m
  385. 385

    Fasting before Feasting - Rabbi Morris Panitz

    Mar 5, 2023·16m
  386. 386

    Seeds of Hope and Defiance - Rabbi Sharon Brous

    Feb 28, 2023·27m
  387. 387

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

    Feb 27, 2023·1h 6m
  388. 388

    BBE BONUS CLASS: PICTURES IN THE SKY: Pattern-Spotting at Sinai - Parshat Terumah

    Feb 24, 2023·42m
  389. 389

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

    Feb 20, 2023·37m
  390. 390

    BBE BONUS CLASS: AN EYE FOR AN EYE - Parshat Mishpatim

    Feb 17, 2023·1h
  391. 391

    The Root of Change - Rabbi Morris Panitz

    Feb 12, 2023·16m
  392. 392

    The Tears of Zion - Rabbi Sharon Brous

    Feb 5, 2023·26m
  393. 393

    Pharaoh’s Stubbornness, and Our Own - Rabbi Sharon Brous

    Jan 29, 2023·18m
  394. 394

    The Blessing of Re-Rooting - Rabbi Morris Panitz

    Jan 29, 2023·7m
  395. 395

    Lady Justice - RSB in Conversation with Dahlia Lithwick

    Jan 22, 2023·53m
  396. 396

    Moses, Isaiah, and Martin - Rabbi David Kasher

    Jan 16, 2023·15m
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    All We Own We Owe - Rabbi Panitz

    Jan 9, 2023·16m
  398. 398

    When God Calls Twice - Rabbi David Kasher

    Jan 3, 2023·16m
  399. 399

    Making Our Way: Trusting a Path That is Both Short and Long - Rabbinic Intern Hannah Jensen

    Dec 26, 2022·16m
  400. 400

    Miracle of Miracles: I Need You To See Me - Rabbi Sharon Brous

    Dec 18, 2022·15m
  401. 401

    Making Peace With Anxiety - Rabbi David Kasher

    Dec 18, 2022·18m
  402. 402

    A Conversation with Standing Together: Jewish-Arab Movement for Peace & Social Justice in Israel

    Dec 12, 2022·1h 7m
  403. 403

    Blessings on Blessings on Blessings - Rabbi Ronit Tsadok

    Dec 11, 2022·12m
  404. 404

    IKAR Presents: Ari Wallach, "Longpath: Becoming the Great Ancestors Our Future Needs"

    Dec 6, 2022·1h 15m
  405. 405

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    Dec 5, 2022·21m
  406. 406

    Doubling our Love - Rabbi Morris Panitz

    Nov 28, 2022·20m
  407. 407

    The Narrative Fallacies Fueling Antisemitism - Rabbi Sharon Brous

    Nov 20, 2022·24m
  408. 408

    An Evening with Breaking the Silence

    Nov 18, 2022·1h 20m
  409. 409

    You Call That Religious? - Rabbi Sharon Brous

    Nov 13, 2022·20m
  410. 410

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    Nov 7, 2022·57m
  411. 411

    Tough Love - Rabbi Morris Panitz

    Nov 7, 2022·15m
  412. 412

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    Nov 6, 2022·21m
  413. 413

    Abraham's Spiritual Development - Parshat Lekh Lekha

    Nov 4, 2022·44m
  414. 414

    ParshaNut Book Release! - Rabbi David Kasher

    Oct 30, 2022·22m
  415. 415

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    Oct 23, 2022·17m
  416. 416

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    Oct 21, 2022·47m
  417. 417

    Season Finale! - Parshat V’zot HaBrachah

    Oct 21, 2022·14m
  418. 418

    HOME: Our Stories of Housing Insecurity

    Oct 20, 2022·41m
  419. 419

    Preserving Doubt - Rabbi Morris Panitz

    Oct 19, 2022·11m
  420. 420

    BONUS CLASS Back to the Beginning - Parshat Ha'azinu

    Oct 9, 2022·47m
  421. 421

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    Oct 6, 2022·33m
  422. 422

    A Drop in the Ocean - Rabbi David Kasher (Yom Kippur, 5783)

    Oct 6, 2022·26m
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    BONUS CLASS Inscribed in the Book of Torah- Parshat Vayeilech

    Oct 2, 2022·53m
  424. 424

    Lessons Learned from my Cancer - Rabbi Bradley Artson

    Oct 2, 2022·22m
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    SERMON We Need a Subversive Sequel - Rabbi Sharon Brous

    Sep 28, 2022·31m
  426. 426

    SERMON: The Earth Speaks - Rabbi Morris Panitz

    Sep 28, 2022·22m
  427. 427

    SERMON What's a liberal Jew obligated to do?

    Sep 26, 2022·23m
  428. 428

    BEST BOOK EVER The Magic Word - Parshat Nitzavim

    Sep 21, 2022·12m
  429. 429

    SERMON Perverters of Justice and Pluralized Karma - Rabbi Sharon Brous

    Sep 19, 2022·18m
  430. 430

    BBE BONUS CLASS The Sin of Sadness - Parshat Ki Tavo

    Sep 15, 2022·51m
  431. 431

    BEST BOOK EVER Wandering Jews and Arameans - Parshat Ki Tavo

    Sep 13, 2022·13m
  432. 432

    SERMON The War Before the War - Rabbi David Kasher

    Sep 12, 2022·15m
  433. 433

    BBE BONUS CLASS How Rabbis Deal with Moral Discomfort - Parshat Ki Teitzei

    Sep 9, 2022·48m
  434. 434

    BEST BOOK EVER A Life in Pieces - Parshat Ki Teitzei

    Sep 9, 2022·17m
  435. 435

    SERMON: Like a Ripple - Rabbi Lebell

    Aug 30, 2022·18m
  436. 436

    BEST BOOK EVER The Tempter - Parshat Re’eh

    Aug 22, 2022·11m
  437. 437

    SERMON Even When You’re Far Away, I’m Right Here - Rabbi Sharon Brous

    Aug 22, 2022·20m
  438. 438

    BBE BONUS CLASS Two Kinds of Fear - Parshat Eikev

    Aug 19, 2022·41m
  439. 439

    BEST BOOK EVER Both Sides Now - Parshat Eikev

    Aug 16, 2022·13m
  440. 440

    SERMON The Prayer Problem - Rabbi David Kasher

    Aug 14, 2022·22m
  441. 441

    BEST BOOK EVER What’s Love Got to Do With It? - Parshat Vaetchanan

    Aug 11, 2022·12m
  442. 442

    SERMON The Transformative Power of Shared Grief - Rabbi Sharon Brous

    Aug 7, 2022·22m
  443. 443

    BBE BONUS CLASS The Axis of Evil - Parshat Devarim

    Aug 5, 2022·50m
  444. 444

    BEST BOOK EVER Moses Grabs the Mic - Parshat Devarim

    Aug 3, 2022·18m
  445. 445

    SERMON We’ll Find Water - Rabbi Morris Panitz

    Jul 31, 2022·14m
  446. 446

    BBE BONUS CLASS Anger Management - Parshat Matot-Masei

    Jul 28, 2022·44m
  447. 447

    BEST BOOK EVER The Forest of Sadness - Parshat Matot-Masei

    Jul 26, 2022·15m
  448. 448

    SERMON In Praise of Old Age - Rabbi David Kasher

    Jul 24, 2022·20m
  449. 449

    BBE BONUS CLASS The Death Register - Parshat Pinchas

    Jul 21, 2022·1h 4m
  450. 450

    BEST BOOK EVER Everything is Permitted - Parshat Pinchas

    Jul 19, 2022·18m
  451. 451

    SERMON Brown M&Ms - Rabbi Joseph Shamash

    Jul 18, 2022·14m
  452. 452

    BEST BOOK EVER Donkey Xote - Parshat Balak

    Jul 13, 2022·14m
  453. 453

    SERMON This is the Decree of the Torah - Rabbi David Kasher

    Jul 10, 2022·15m
  454. 454

    Pride Shabbat: LGBTQ+ Stories

    Jun 30, 2022·1h 1m
  455. 455

    BEST BOOK EVER The Ambivalent Angel - Parshat Korah

    Jun 29, 2022·15m
  456. 456

    SERMON "The Red String" - Rabbi Morris Panitz

    Jun 26, 2022·18m
  457. 457

    IKAR Abortion Stories

    Jun 24, 2022·42m
  458. 458

    BEST BOOK EVER Overkill - Parshat Shelach

    Jun 22, 2022·11m
  459. 459

    Desire Revisited - Parshat Beha'alotcha

    Jun 21, 2022·19m
  460. 460

    BBE BONUS CLASS Appealing Divine Law - Parshat Beha'alotkha

    Jun 17, 2022·56m
  461. 461

    BEST BOOK EVER The World's Shortest Book - Parshat Beha'alotkha

    Jun 15, 2022·17m
  462. 462

    BEST BOOK EVER The Case of the Seventy Princes - Parshat Naso

    Jun 9, 2022·12m
  463. 463

    SERMON There Were Twelve Flags of Israel - Shabbat Bamidbar

    Jun 7, 2022·16m
  464. 464

    SERMON Restored with Love: Lessons from Megilat Rut - Rabbi Keilah Lebell

    Jun 2, 2022·14m
  465. 465

    BEST BOOK EVER Into the Wild - Parshat Bamidbar

    May 30, 2022·13m
  466. 466

    BBE BONUS CLASS Weapons of War - Parshat Behukotai

    May 27, 2022·1h 7m
  467. 467

    SERMON On Mourning and Lag b’Omer - Rabbi Ronit Tsadok

    May 24, 2022·10m
  468. 468

    BEST BOOK EVER The Book of Love - Parshat Behukotai

    May 23, 2022·14m
  469. 469

    BBE BONUS CLASS The Meaning of Freedom - Parshat Behar

    May 20, 2022·54m
  470. 470

    BEST BOOK EVER Joy and Jubilee - Parshat Behar

    May 18, 2022·15m
  471. 471

    SERMON "I am a private person." - Rabbi David Kasher

    May 15, 2022·15m
  472. 472

    BBE BONUS CLASS Kabbalistic Storytelling - Parshat Emor

    May 13, 2022·52m
  473. 473

    CLASS The Ethics of Public Shaming - The Path of Life: Jewish Ethics with the Maharal of Prague - R' David Kasher

    May 11, 2022·1h 3m
  474. 474

    BEST BOOK EVER A State of Moral Emergency - Parshat Emor

    May 9, 2022·16m
  475. 475

    CLASS The Path of Life: Jewish Ethics with the Maharal of Prague - Rabbi David Kasher

    May 8, 2022·1h 3m
  476. 476

    BBE BONUS CLASS Decoding the Codes - Parshat Kedoshim

    May 6, 2022·47m
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    BEST BOOK EVER The Most Important Thing - Parshat Kedoshim

    May 4, 2022·16m
  478. 478

    The Question of Jewish Identity - Rabbi David Kasher

    May 2, 2022·18m
  479. 479

    BBE BONUS CLASS The Nakedness - Parshat Acharei Mot

    Apr 30, 2022·1h 3m
  480. 480

    Yom HaShoah - A Survivor's Story

    Apr 27, 2022·27m
  481. 481

    Telling the Story Differently

    Apr 22, 2022·15m
  482. 482

    SERMON The Unsung Heroines of Our Liberation Story - Rabbi Tova Leibovic-Douglas

    Apr 18, 2022·13m
  483. 483

    SERMON Leaving Egypt in a Warming World - Rabbi Morris Panitz

    Apr 10, 2022·17m
  484. 484

    BEST BOOK EVER BONUS CLASS The Priests of Passover

    Apr 8, 2022·57m
  485. 485

    BEST BOOK EVER Shedding Our S(k)ins - Parshat Metzora

    Apr 4, 2022·16m
  486. 486

    SERMON Covid Torah - Rabbi David Kasher

    Apr 3, 2022·21m
  487. 487

    BEST BOOK EVER BONUS CLASS The Origins of Impurity

    Mar 31, 2022·48m
  488. 488

    The Haunted House - Parshat Tazria

    Mar 28, 2022·13m
  489. 489

    The Complicated Wisdom of Jewish Time

    Mar 27, 2022·20m
  490. 490

    BBE BONUS CLASS Cold Comfort - Parshat Shemini

    Mar 25, 2022·48m
  491. 491

    SERMON Don’t Look Away - Rabbi Morris Panitz

    Mar 22, 2022·7m
  492. 492

    SERMON Fostering Possibility - Rabbi Susan Silverman

    Mar 21, 2022·17m
  493. 493

    BEST BOOK EVER Kasher on Kosher - Parshat Shemini

    Mar 21, 2022·17m
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    BEST BOOK EVER BONUS CLASS The Sin of Abel - Parshat Vayikra

    Mar 11, 2022·58m
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    BEST BOOK EVER What's Your Sin? - Parshat Vayikra

    Mar 8, 2022·15m
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    SERMON - All Life is Sacred

    Mar 7, 2022·11m
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    BEST BOOK EVER BONUS CLASS The Weight of Eternity

    Mar 4, 2022·50m
  498. 498

    A Doorway to Other Things - Parshat Pekudei

    Mar 1, 2022·16m
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    SERMON A Technologically Reflective People - Rabbi David Kasher

    Feb 28, 2022·15m
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    A Prayer for Ukraine

    Feb 27, 2022·9m