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The Nexus Project @nexusproject.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

In a powerful Rosh Hashanah sermon, @weareikar.bsky.social's Rabbi @sharonbrous.bsky.social explains why she's become disillusioned with how we track antisemitism today.

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The Nexus Project @nexusproject.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Watch and read @sharonbrous.bsky.social's full sermon here:

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Zealots Are Driving Us to the Cliff’s Edge

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Crip Dyke @cripdyke.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

This is an excellent excerpt from Rabbi @sharonbrous.bsky.social . It's well worth two minutes of your time. I'll be reading her full text later today.

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The Nexus Project @nexusproject.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Rabbi @sharonbrous.bsky.social, Senior Rabbi & Founder of @weareikar.bsky.social, issued a wakeup call on the Supreme Court’s gutting of the Voting Rights Act. “Our future is bound up in one another, and a democracy that disenfranchises one ultimately disenfranchises us all.”

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Berman Archive at Stanford @bermanarchive.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

"We should be angry about what's happening in our country and around the world. But the question is, what does that anger awaken in us?" — @sharonbrous.bsky.social of Ikar in J. Weekly jweekly.com/2026/03/18/r...

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Rabbi Sharon Brous: We must ‘rehumanize’ each other

The founding rabbi of L.A.’s Ikar congregation will discuss healing, community and “The Amen Effect” at an April 23 event in San Francisco.

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HIAS @hias.org · 11/03/2026

Over 1,100 American clergy across all Jewish denominations unite to stand with refugees, asylum seekers, and immigrants. Together, they affirm our core Jewish values that declare our responsibility for the dignity, humanity and rights of ALL who dwell within our borders.

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The Nexus Project @nexusproject.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

"If everything is antisemitic, then nothing is." Rabbi @sharonbrous.bsky.social, Senior Rabbi & Founder of @weareikar.bsky.social, and the Nexus Project's President, Jonathan Jacoby, discuss the weaponization of antisemitism and why sensationalizing antisemitism is a direct threat to Jewish safety.

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Rabbi Sharon Brous @sharonbrous.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Heartbroken and stand in solidarity with Beth Israel Congregation in Jackson, Mississippi, targeted in an arson attack this past Shabbat.

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Hans E. Offerdal @hofferdal.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Don't miss this online event (Jan. 6) on the relation between #faith and #democracy. An absolute stellar panel with @crawfordstuff.bsky.social, @revjimwallis.bsky.social, @iamgloriapurvis.bsky.social and @sharonbrous.bsky.social. Organized by Franciscan Action Network and @paxchristiusa.bsky.social

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jstreetdotorg.bsky.social @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

🗞️ Today in @nytimes.com: There is a particular horror in attacks on holy days, but even in the darkest moments, there are sparks of humanity. Rabbi @sharonbrous.bsky.social reflects on the courage, solidarity and resilience of communities in the face of terror:

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Opinion | The Humanity Amid the Horror at Bondi Beach

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Dr Anna Hájková @ankahajkova.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Recommend @sharonbrous.bsky.social urgently, on the light that solidarity brings into these dark dark times The Humanity Amid the Horror at Bondi Beach www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/o...

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Rabbi Sharon Brous @sharonbrous.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

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.bsky.social 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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Rabbi Sharon Brous @sharonbrous.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

,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 בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה' אֱלֹקֵינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם מַתִּיר אֲסוּרִים We thank You, Holy One, for releasing these beloved captives

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Partners for Progressive Israel @partners4israel.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Jewish communities are "so afraid because of potential harm and real harm that has come to Jews ... that they've stopped speaking out when Israel's gov't behaves in ways that are fundamentally antithetical to our Jewish values". NPR interviews R' @sharonbrous.bsky.social. www.npr.org/2025/09/30/n...

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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.

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Shana @shayz0rz.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Just now getting a chance to listen to this, and it...after yesterday's events, I think it hits harder than it already would have.

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Rabbi Sharon Brous @sharonbrous.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

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. www.npr.org/2025/09/30/n...

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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.

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Rabbi Sharon Brous @sharonbrous.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

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-th...

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IKAR @weareikar.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

May this terrible attack be a reminder of the preciousness of every human life. May the resolve of those working toward peace be strengthened, so that there will be no more victims of violence in Israel, in Gaza, or in the West Bank, and so that all may have a future of peace, safety, and dignity.

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Rabbi Sharon Brous @sharonbrous.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

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-da...

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My Civic Workout @mycivicworkout.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

“We are going back into our sacred traditions and recognizing that all of our traditions contain the raw material to justify violence and extremism, and also contain the raw material to justify compassion, coexistence and kindness.” Watch here: www.ted.com/talks/sharon... @sharonbrous.bsky.social

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It's time to reclaim religion

At a moment when the world seems to be spinning out of control, religion might feel irrelevant -- or like part of the problem. But Rabbi Sharon Brous believes we can reinvent religion to meet the need...

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Rabbi Sharon Brous @sharonbrous.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Our most sacred commitment is to the protection and preservation of human life—and our most fervent prayer is for peace.

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Rabbi Sharon Brous @sharonbrous.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

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.

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JM 📎🟦🪬🥯🥡🥠🦀 @jmdc88.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Thank you, @sharonbrous.bsky.social for this message.

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Rabbi Sharon Brous @sharonbrous.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

bit.ly/6525msnbcrab... "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."@allinwithchris.bsky.social

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IKAR @weareikar.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

In this time of so much heartache, we wrap the victims’ brokenhearted families in loving arms. May their memories be a blessing.

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IKAR @weareikar.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

At a DC event dedicated to celebrating Jewish heritage tonight, a young couple— both of whom worked at the Israeli Embassy— was shot and killed. We are sickened by this act of murder. Terrorist violence is never justified; this is not the path to a just and peaceful future.

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Hatikvah Slate @hatikvahslate.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

If you missed our powerful #YomHaatzmaut webinar yesterday, with Rabbi @sharonbrous.bsky.social, @evanwolfson.bsky.social, and @taliabenamy.bsky.social, you can now watch it on the YouTube channel of @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social, one of our endorsing organizations. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGGv...

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Israel @ 77: What we're honoring. What we're fighting for.

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Rabbi Sharon Brous @sharonbrous.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

From @nytimes.com + 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. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/u...

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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.

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Rabbi Sharon Brous @sharonbrous.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

We’d do well to consider why Sen. Booker felt such prophetic urgency in issuing this call in this moment. Rav Kook wrote that when the heart callouses to cruelty, we must, periodically, suspend the normal.

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Cory Booker spoke at a synagogue on Yom Kippur. Its rabbi says Jews should learn from his 25-hour Senate speech. - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

"The physical feat is impressive, but it’s not the point," said Rabbi Sharon Brous of Los Angeles' IKAR.

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Noam Shelef @noamshelef.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

I Am Not Your Pawn "Jews – paradoxically blamed for both the protests and the repressive response to them, for both globalism and nationalism... – are the perfect, convenient wedge for those seeking to dissolve and destroy our democracy." 🔥from @sharonbrous.bsky.social ikar.org/events/i-am-...

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I Am Not Your Pawn

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IKAR @weareikar.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

THIS WEEKEND MARCH 21-22: We're honored to share three opportunities of learning with Rabbi Tamar Elad-Appelbaum. ikar.org/scholar-in-r...

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Maoz Inon @maozinon.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Join us in Los for a special conversation with Israeli and Palestinian leaders at the forefront of a growing peace movement. In dialogue with @sharonbrous.bsky.social , they will share their personal journeys and vision for a shared future. RSVP: bit.ly/maozaziz3325 @azizabusarah.bsky.social

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Rabbi Sharon Brous @sharonbrous.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Please God, from the depths of this darkness, give us the strength to continue to imagine and work toward a world in which all children, Israeli and Palestinian, grow up in safety, tucked in at night without fear and heartache.

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Rabbi Sharon Brous @sharonbrous.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

We pray for the Bibas and Lifshitz families. We pray for all of the hatufim, and their loved ones— this torture must end. We pray for all of the bereaved-– may their loved ones’ memories be a revolution.

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Rabbi Sharon Brous @sharonbrous.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Instead, even as we grapple with the unthinkable, violent end met by Oded, a true lover of peace, and by Kfir and Ariel, two precious, defenseless little ones, we are confronted by yet another perverse, premeditated, torturous deception. A whole nation cries out: Where is Shiri? Where is Shiri?

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Rabbi Sharon Brous @sharonbrous.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

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 are denied even that confirmation.

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Jeremy Peters @petersjwh.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

"if we commit to taking care of each other, then and only then might we be able to navigate this challenging time with some measure of hope for a better future." - @sharonbrous.bsky.social

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IKAR @weareikar.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

We look forward to welcoming @maozinon.bsky.social + @azizabusarah.bsky.social, Israeli and Palestinian leaders at the forefront of a burgeoning new peace movement. They'll share with R' @sharonbrous.bsky.social their personal journeys and vision for a shared society. RSVP: bit.ly/maozaziz3325

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Julie Cohen ❌👑 @filmmakerjulie.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

What a joy for @mohusseini.com and I to screen The Path Forward at @weareikar.bsky.social and have deep healing convo with Rabbi @sharonbrous.bsky.social. Thanks to Aziza Hassan for introducing.

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That @mohu dude @handle.invalid · 14/02/2025

Such an amazing night for @filmmakerjulie.bsky.social and I! Still riding the high of being in uplifting communion with the @weareikar.bsky.social and muslimjewishnewground.org communities and meeting the deeply inspiring Aziza Hasan and Rabbi @sharonbrous.bsky.social

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