Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchBan the Bible - Rabbi Sharon Brous (Yom Kippur, 5783)
Season 5783
I spent the summer reading banned books. Here’s what I learned: empathy poses the greatest threat to tyranny. Art is the antidote to numbness. And To…
4 years ago
BONUS CLASS Inscribed in the Book of Torah- Parshat Vayeilech
This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from September 29, 2022 that has been edited for brevity. Watch the full class on IKAR's You…
4 years ago
Lessons Learned from my Cancer - Rabbi Bradley Artson
Season 5783
Some lessons we learn just once, but the deeper wisdom we learn over and over and over. This summer was my coping with prostate cancer and surgery. A…
4 years ago
SERMON: The Earth Speaks - Rabbi Morris Panitz
Season 5783
Culture change always starts with stories.
And we aren’t the only living beings with stories to tell.
The Earth’s chorus of voices demands moral en…
4 years ago
SERMON We Need a Subversive Sequel - Rabbi Sharon Brous
Season 5783
Our world is crying out for a subversive sequel, a redemption narrative.
It’s time to write a new and better, more just and more inclusive version of …
4 years ago
SERMON What's a liberal Jew obligated to do?
Season 5783
During this time of cheshbon hanefesh or accounting of the soul, are we keeping our corner of the body of the Jewish people healthy with communally, …
4 years ago
BEST BOOK EVER The Magic Word - Parshat Nitzavim
Season 5782
Living in exile with God (as if such a thing could be.)
4 years, 1 month ago
SERMON Perverters of Justice and Pluralized Karma - Rabbi Sharon Brous
Season 5782
The warnings famously issued in this parashah are not Biblical fantasy—they are living reality. When we allow powerful people to deceive, mock and in…
4 years, 1 month ago
BBE BONUS CLASS The Sin of Sadness - Parshat Ki Tavo
Season 5782
This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's Parsha class from September 15, 2022
4 years, 1 month ago
BEST BOOK EVER Wandering Jews and Arameans - Parshat Ki Tavo
Season 5782
Where does our national story begin? With a wandering Aramean, according to the story told in this week's parsha. But exactly who that Aramean was is…
4 years, 1 month ago