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Join us on 12/6 around 11:30am PT in person & on YouTube.com/ikarlosangeles for a conversation b/w R' Angela Buchdahl + R' @SharonBrous on faith, identity, leadership, and Buchdahl’s new book, Heart of a Stranger. Please RSVP bit.ly/buchdahl12625 if you're joining in person.
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בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה' אֱלֹקֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם,
שֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּ וְקִיְּמָנוּ וְהִגִּיעָנוּ לַזְּמַן הַזֶּה:
We thank You, God, for keeping us alive and sustaining us for letting us live to witness this moment
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A rabbi reflects on her Yom Kippur message, as Israel's war in Gaza continues - NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Rabbi Sharon Brous of IKAR, a congregation in Los Angeles, about her message this year during the Yom Kippur holiday. npr.org/2025/09/30/nx-s1-555…
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If the Soul of the Jewish People is to be Redeemed - Rabbi @SharonBrous | Rosh Hashanah 1 / 9.23.25
We are facing a spiritual catastrophe. In the small space between prophecy and distinct possibility, we must forge a new path.
Watch/Read/Listen: ikar.org/events/if-the-soul-…
We enter 5786 facing great challenges as a people, a nation, and a world. Amid so much heartache and uncertainty, we gather to dream, mourn, and dance together, to learn, pray and find renewed hope together. ikar.org/high-holy-days/welc…
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Amid reports of missiles landing in Tel Aviv, we are gravely concerned for the safety of our family in Israel. We hold them in our hearts, along with all the people of the region, including innocents in Tehran whose lives are in jeopardy.
bit.ly/6525msnbcrabbibrous "If you can't unequivocally condemn attacks against Jews b/c you hold them collectively responsible for the decisions of the most hard-right ministers in Israel’s history then you aren't anti-war, anti-racist, or anti-genocide, you're an antisemite."
From @nytimes + J. David Goodman: Trump’s Fight Against Antisemitism Has Become Fraught for Many Jews - American Jews have watched with both alarm and enthusiasm as strong-arm tactics, including arrests of activists, have been deployed in their name. nytimes.com/2025/04/02/us/je…
Thank you @JTAnews. "Senator Booker spoke at IKAR this past Yom Kippur morning— it was 6 minutes of straight fire. Now it’s clear that he could have easily taken us all the way through Neilah without so much as a bathroom break!
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In a world of immeasurable sorrow, we are bursting with raw grief. After more than 500 days of anguish, after witnessing so much unimaginable loss, we braced, collectively, for the heartbreak that would come with our worst fears confirmed. Now, we're denied even that confirmation
May this cease fire be the beginning of the end…
…an end to the agony of the hostages and the torturous uncertainty of their families.
…an end to the devastation and suffering of the people of Gaza.
'Reflections on HOME, From Amidst the Fire' Rabbi @SharonBrous's weekend sermon "Even as the fires burn, let us hold on another, give voice to what we have lost, and turn toward what remains." forward.com/opinion/687868/l…
We are holding our whole community with love– and especially thinking of our beloveds who have been evacuated and those who have lost their homes. Our community is here to support you all as we navigate this difficult time. ikar.org/holding-our-communi…
Rabbi @SharonBrous leads a session on loneliness and community, hope and healing with leaders in tech and industry at the 2024 @dealbook Summit. Photo Credit: Amir Bangs for @nytimes nytimes.com/2024/12/11/busin…
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2024 @nytimes DealBook Summit - Influential People Share Their Insights By Julie Zann + Guerin Blask
What is one act we can do as citizens or community members to bridge that which seems to divide our communities? nytimes.com/2024/12/11/busin…
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Head to Hillel UCLA before Dec 15th to view 'Holy Sparks', curated by the Heller Museum at @HUCJIR in New York and @TheBraidStories in LA. jewishjournal.com/culture/37…
This is a political earthquake. A moment of rupture that will change this country, and all of us, forever.
And these tears are sacred tears.
The right to vote is precious. Almost sacred. It is the most powerful nonviolent tool in a democratic society.
We must use it. - Rep. John Lewis
Today I pray—with an aching, anguished, and still ever-hopeful heart—for those who remain in captivity, now for a full year. Until every one is home—כולנו חטופים—we are all held hostage. (1/3)
