Because there is a space betweenstimulus and response. What we do in that space is our choice. So please: tell me youre scared. Im scared too. Tell me times are tough. Tell me were facing a narrowing landscape ofpossibilities. But please do not te

On todays episode of Best Book Ever, Rabbi David Kasher is joined by Madison Margolin to talk about psychedelic experiences in the Torah. Madison is the author of Exile & Ecstasy: Growing Up with Ram Dass and Coming of Age in the Jewish Psychedelic Under

This week was the 250thanniversary of the midnight ride of Paul Revere. In his story we see so many echoes of our current moment. What lessons can we take with us right now? And how does our parsha's story of Aaron, the high priest, help us step forward

Find the text study sheet here.There are a number ofparallels between the creation of the world and the splitting of Yam Suf,casting this dramatic moment of the Exodus as a kind of recreationstory. Which makes the appearance of a provocative midras

From 4.12.2025Prepare to embrace the bold vision of Passover(that we are all heading toward freedom, that pharaohs crumble and fall)requires focus. Let's affirm the twin pillars of the Hebrew Bible(chesed/lovingkindness and tzedek/justice) to gird our

Ours is not the first generation in which telling this story, reiterating these foundational ideas, is risky. Dangerous, even. And perhaps that is the greatest reason of all to tell this storytruthfully.April 5, 2025 Pesah5785

Guy Branum joins Rabbi David Kasher to discuss Ashera and the presence of a goddess in the Torah.

Let us not turn to the gardenor the theater, or the studioto escape this world, but to enrich the soul, to strengthen our hearts to plant for a better future. Making art, tending gardens, telling stories, especially from within the narrowest constraints

This is an archive of IKAR's Adult learning class: The Amen Effect with Rabbi Sharon Brous

Lunch & Learn from Shabbat 3.21.2025 - Rabbi Tamar Elad-Appelbaum in conversation with Rabbi Sharon Brous.