IKAR Podcasts

Latest Episodes
Alana Zeitchik in Conversation with Rabbi Sharon Brous
A conversation in recognition of October 7th with Rabbi Sharon Brous and Alana Zeitchik, an Israeli-American peace advocate.
Redwood Trees & Jewish People - Rabbi Bradley Artson
A lighthearted and serious look at the shared strengths of the most majestic of trees and the ancient resilient Children of Israel.
The Mountain, the Hair, and the Great Repair - Rabbinic Intern Jacob Schatz | Sukkot
Examining how our perceptions inform our beliefs and behaviors, through the Babylonian Talmud's account of the ancient Water-Drawing Festival.
Gathering Joy - Rabbi Deborah Silver
As we move from the peak experiences of the High Holydays into Sukkot, how will we gather in our joy? What practices can we adopt for Sukkot, whether or not we are able to build a Sukkah? And what role does this joy have to play in our experience of Sukk
Before the Dove, there was a Raven - Rabbi Morris Panitz
We cannot bypass the pain in pursuit of the promise. Only by confronting the trauma of our past, both individual and collective, can we build a future of expansive possibility.
The Age of Rage is Upon Us. We Must Make Love Our Home. - Rabbi Sharon Brous | Yom Kippur Sermon
I turned to King David and the Prophet Natan to learn how to fight fascism.I learned something much deeper and more sustaining for our time.
We Don't Have Forever - Rabbi Sharon Brous & Lori Gottlieb | Rosh Hashanah Day 2 5786 Sermon-Dialogue
Living meaningfully with the time we've got.Join Rabbi Brous and Lori Gottlieb in a sermon-dialogue on the intersection of Jewish and therapeutic wisdom on issues of deep concern for us today: how to stay in relationship with people whose ideas break yo
If the Soul of the Jewish People is to be Redeemed - Rabbi Sharon Brous | Rosh Hashanah Day 1 5786
We are facing a spiritual catastrophe. In the small space between prophecy and distinct possibility, we must forge a new path.
This is Not an Interruption - Rabbi Hannah Jensen | Erev Rosh Hashanah Sermon
We're living in a world of constant distraction and alerts and noise, and we're exhausted. But we also don't know how to get out of this internally and externally constructed trap. What can these holidays help us learn about the necessity of stillness and
Countering Antisemitism & Protecting Democracy - Rabbi Sharon Brous & Amy Spitalnick in conversation
The Jewish community is being offered a false choice between countering antisemitism and protecting democracy and civil rights. But there is no inclusive democracy without Jewish safety -- and no Jewish safety without inclusive democracy. Amy Spitalnick