Keeping Open Our Doors and Our Heart – Rabbi Sharon Brous

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Keeping Open Our Doors and Our Heart – Rabbi Sharon Brous

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18 minutes

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Jan 23, 2022

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Jewish vulnerability is rooted in the enduring awareness of those who want to do us harm. And the world is full of goodness. We must learn to hold both.

Released:

Jan 23, 2022

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Podcast episode

Titles in the series (55)

Sermons and talks from IKAR Rabbis and the IKAR community.

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Searching for Faith – Rabbi David Kasher by IKAR Sermons & Talks
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We Belong to One Another: Living in the Plural – Rabbi Sharon Brous by IKAR Sermons & Talks
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The Angels Among Us – Rabbi Sharon Brous by IKAR Sermons & Talks
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Midwives For a New World – Rabbi Morris Panitz by IKAR Sermons & Talks
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The Still, Small Voice – Rabbi Sharon Brous by IKAR Sermons & Talks
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Got Any Stories to Tell? – Rabbi Ronit Tsadok by IKAR Sermons & Talks
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Sukkot and the Garden of Eden – Rabbi Morris Panitz by IKAR Sermons & Talks
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From Deluge to Dove – Rabbi Tsadok’s Sermon by IKAR Sermons & Talks
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The Essence of Hanukkah: Creating Light or Kindling Fire? – Rabbi Morris Panitz by IKAR Sermons & Talks
18 min listen
Don’t Let Antisemitism Poison the Movement – Rabbi Sharon Brous by IKAR Sermons & Talks
22 min listen
Symbolic Mapping – Rabbi David Kasher by IKAR Sermons & Talks
15 min listen
A Time to Mask and a Time to Unmask – Rabbi Doctor Dvora Weisberg by IKAR Sermons & Talks
12 min listen
A Time to Dance: Simchat Torah, The Last Happy Memory! – Rabbi Dr. Bradley Shavit Artson by IKAR Sermons & Talks
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The Poetry of Torah – Rabbi David Kasher by IKAR Sermons & Talks
16 min listen
The Limits of Suffering – Rabbi Morris Panitz by IKAR Sermons & Talks
17 min listen
This is the Natural Order: Grace, Gratitude, Generosity – Rabbi Sharon Brous by IKAR Sermons & Talks
14 min listen
No Victory Until All Have Crossed the Sea – Rabbi Sharon Brous by IKAR Sermons & Talks
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The Danger of History Repeating – Rabbi Sharon Brous by IKAR Sermons & Talks
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When Doves Sigh – Rabbi David Kasher by IKAR Sermons & Talks
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The Mystery of Jacob’s Jar – Rabbi Morris Panitz by IKAR Sermons & Talks
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What It Takes to Discover Our True Selves – Sammy Kanter, Rabbinic Intern by IKAR Sermons & Talks
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What Does it Take to Awaken the Conscience? [Abbreviated drash] – Rabbi Sharon Brous by IKAR Sermons & Talks
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A Brief History of Parsha Study – Rabbi David Kasher by IKAR Sermons & Talks
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IKAR FAMILY STYLE – EP 1: A Hanukkah Scavenger Hunt by IKAR Sermons & Talks
8 min listen
Toward Collective Liberation – Rabbi Sharon Brous by IKAR Sermons & Talks
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When I Close My Eyes, I See Fire – Rabbi Sharon Brous by IKAR Sermons & Talks
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All Life is Sacred - Rabbi Morris Panitz: We are all made in the image of God, interconnected and morally accountable to one another. by IKAR Sermons & Talks
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Leaving Egypt in a Warming World - Rabbi Morris Panitz: Egypt is not just a place. It’s our addiction to fossil fuels, our extractive relationship to the Earth, our rendering of Creation solely and soullessly as an instrument for greed. In each generation, every individual must see themselves as though they left Egypt, which begs the question: on the road to freedom, what will each of us do to leave Egypt behind us? by IKAR Sermons & Talks
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The Inner Whisper - Rabbi Sharon Brous: On my final shabbat before sabbatical, we explore the connection between na’aseh v’nishmah—doing and discovering—and shmita, a periodic break in the rhythm of doing to digest lessons learned and deepen our roots as we prepare for the next chapter of our flourishing. by IKAR Sermons & Talks
22 min listen
January 6th, One Year Later: Rep. Adam Schiff & Rabbi Sharon Brous Discuss the Democracy Crisis by IKAR Sermons & Talks
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Perverters of Justice and Pluralized Karma - Rabbi Sharon Brous: The warnings famously issued in this parashah are not Biblical fantasy—they are living reality. When we allow powerful people to deceive, mock and instrumentalize those most vulnerable, when we cede to a norm of heartlessness, indifference and the perversion of justice, there is no end to the cruelties that will permeate our society. It’s time to wake up—to recognize this moment and movement for exactly what it is. by IKAR Sermons & Talks
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The War Before the War - Rabbi David Kasher: Sifting through a dense catalog of state regulations in search of some inspiration for the High Holy Days - with some help from the Ba'al Shem Tov and Abraham Maslow. by IKAR Sermons & Talks
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Like a Ripple - Rabbi Lebell: We live in a vast, complex world. It’s beautiful, but wracked with devastation and suffering. Infinitesimal in the face of it all, one wonders how they could possibly make a difference. The first four words of Parshat Re’eh teach us that each individual’s presence does in fact have an impact on the wider community, and a single action can even tip the whole world toward good. Let’s choose to live like every single one of us matters, like the way we live can bring us closer to a healed, redeemed world. by IKAR Sermons & Talks
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Even When You’re Far Away, I’m Right Here - Rabbi Sharon Brous: As we prepare to bring our oldest to college, I feel for Moses, struggling to say goodbye to his own children as they stand poised to enter the Promised Land, knowing this is a journey they must take without his guiding presence by their side. Somehow, amidst the confused, rambling contradictions, Moses helps b’nai Yisrael remember what matters most, and reminds us just what we need to hear as well. by IKAR Sermons & Talks
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The Transformative Power of Shared Grief - Rabbi Sharon Brous: Tisha b’Av is a day of communal grief-- we fast, lament and hold the memory of the greatest catastrophes the Jewish people have endured. T by IKAR Sermons & Talks
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The Inner Whisper - Rabbi Sharon Brous: On my final shabbat before sabbatical, we explore the connection between na’aseh v’nishmah—doing and discovering—and shmita, a periodic break in the rhythm of doing to digest lessons learned and deepen our roots as we prepare for the next chapter of our flourishing. by IKAR Sermons & Talks
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Keeping Open Our Doors and Our Heart – Rabbi Sharon Brous

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